News
Federal charity drive launching 50th year
OPM aims to increases the amount of money raised and the number of feds who donate through the Combined Federal Campaign.
Oversight
MSPB: Perceptions of prohibited personnel actions hit 18-year low
Agencies still must remain vigilant for potential violations in order to keep employees fully engaged, study says.
Defense
Wartime commission report on waste prompts opposing reactions
Contractors group says criticism ‘ignores realities’ of war zone contingency operations.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement plan funds continue to slide in August
Majority of TSP investment options lose ground for the fourth straight month and slip into the red for 2011.
News
Administration lowers deficit projection
In its Mid-Session Review, OMB revises deficit estimate to $1.316 trillion, down 20 percent from February’s projection of $1.645 trillion.
News
The Week in Comments: Cheney v. Powell, wartime waste and FEMA's value
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Defense
In Petraeus’s retirement, the twilight of the celebrity general
Staunchly pro-military sentiment of the past 10 years has been replaced by a willingness to cut the Pentagon's budget.
Defense
After 9/11, anthrax attacks seemed too natural
Incidents tested the limits of the U.S. public health system and changed for a decade the way Americans looked at the mail carrier.
Defense
August the first month of Iraq war with no U.S. military deaths
Commanders attribute success to the Iraqi government taking a more active role in combating Shiite militias, in combination with unilateral strikes by the U.S.
News
Play of the Day -- Best buddies: Flashback to when Powell and Cheney were friends
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Oversight
Obama agrees to address Congress on Sept. 8
Move comes after House Speaker John Boehner had rebuffed president's request to appear on Sept. 7.
Pay & Benefits
Partner Perks
OPM may have the power to grant same-sex spouses health benefits, and feds offer assistance to hurricane victims.
Trends
Evolutionary State
How wikis and blogs have helped the nation’s oldest federal agency learn to share.
Features
Ten Years After
On the anniversary of our gravest terrorist attack, federal agencies take stock of the quest to keep America safe.
Perspectives
Reining In the Regulators
Reining in the regulators is one way politicians curry favor with key supporters.
Trends
Tipping the Balance
Executive training programs don’t do enough to fight off favoritism, critics say.
Trends