News
Senate poised to approve debt deal, send it to president
The vote, followed quickly by Obama signing the bill, will bring an anticlimactic end to a months-long battle.
Oversight
A Laughingstock
Members of Congress may not realize it, but they are becoming national jokes.
Oversight
House passes debt deal; action moves to Senate
Bill gains bipartisan support, although 66 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted against it.
Tech
From Nextgov: Government IT may fare well under debt ceiling deal
The $2.5 trillion in projected cuts are unlikely to lead to canceling major IT initiatives, experts say, but automatically triggered cuts could do damage.
Oversight
Cybersecurity: Defense Department
The latest in our series of Best Practices Case Studies.
Pay & Benefits
Officials press Congress on FAA funding
Partial shutdown has left some employees without a paycheck, including inspectors still on the job.
News
Federal employee groups await the chopping block
Debt ceiling bill does not directly target feds’ pay and benefits, but discretionary spending caps will affect the government workforce.
News
TSP funds down in July
Majority of investment options show small losses for third month in a row.
Trends
Breaking Through
Women have come a long way in the top ranks, but the SES still is mostly male.
Features
Justice Delayed
How a battle over the independence of administrative law judges is tying HUD in knots.
Features
Bureaucratic Oath
Amid an ongoing political battle, HHS officials are managing to implement the massive health care law.
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