Pay & Benefits
Early Outs
Addressing questions about early retirement offers -- and TSP protections.
Oversight
No vote on debt plan Thursday; default deadline moves closer
Boehner is still seeking support for Republican proposal.
Defense
Thwarted Fort Hood terror attack raises new questions about radicalism within military
Base was the site of a 2009 rampage that left 13 people dead.
Oversight
White House taps inspectors general in campaign to cut waste
Members of new transparency board meet to ‘root out’ fraud and abuse in federal programs.
Oversight
DHS hires new human capital chief
Veteran federal HR executive Catherine Emerson will fill the position, which is being converted from political to career.
News
From Nextgov: Shared interest in online fraud makes strange bedfellows
U.S. officials hope joint efforts with Russian and Chinese counterparts to net identity thieves will build good will to tackle cyber espionage and Internet freedom.
Pay & Benefits
Unions rally to protest debt ceiling impasse, furloughs
Advocates for government workers take to Capitol Hill to decry congressional stalemate.
News
The Week in Comments: Playing favorites, and FAA furloughs
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Oversight
Need ‘compromise’ or FAA won’t function, Transportation secretary says
The Federal Aviation Administration has been in partial shutdown for almost a week, with 4,000 furloughed employees.
Oversight
White House still sees path to debt compromise, says unlikely
Press secretary says debt deal is possible "if the political will is there."
Oversight
Senate will defeat Boehner plan after House vote Thursday night, Reid says
Both parties expect the House to narrowly pass Boehner's measure, over Democratic opposition.
Defense
Record number of U.S. troops killed by Iranian weapons
Commanders in Iraq say Tehran is pushing to gain influence in the region.
Oversight
GOP debt plan gains in House, dies in Senate?
Senate majority leader says there are other options besides taking up the Republican bill as is.
Defense
General cleared of allegations of ordering psy-ops on senators
Probe does not turn up evidence to back accusations that Lt. Gen. William Caldwell told troops to manipulate lawmakers visiting Afghanistan.
Pay & Benefits
Pension Tension
This time, a lawmaker targets his colleagues instead of the federal workforce.
Tech
From Nextgov: Leaked FAA report adds fuel to debate over LightSquared broadband network
Document says the project could knock out GPS for aviation use across the continental U.S., but company argues that assessment is based on outdated information.
Oversight
Six similarities between the Boehner and Reid debt plans
Plans have some things in common, including caps and spending targets.
Defense