Oversight

Pawlenty lays out Reaganesque economic agenda

The former governor cites USPS, the Government Printing Office, Amtrak, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as candidates for privatization.

News

Chief of the Year: Finance

Jim Taylor, chief financial officer, Labor Department.

News

Chiefs of the Year 2011

A series highlighting top government executives in the areas of finance, human capital, information and information security.

News

Goolsbee to leave White House in fall

The Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers will return to teaching.

Oversight

The Home Front

Despite the housing slump, Americans of all political persuasions have a visceral desire to own their own home.

News

Feds, Count Your Blessings

News

Report: Contractor waste in war zones could grow

Wartime contracting commission warns of unsustainable projects in Iraq and Afghanistan.

News

From Nextgov: Report recommends new IT acquisition manager positions

Jobs would help establish a bridge between government and industry.

Oversight

HR managers feel they lack time, money for succession planning

Human resources pros focus more on ensuring skilled staff is in the pipeline in their agencies than in their own offices, report finds.

Defense

No decision on troop withdrawal by Obama

The president is awaiting recommendations from Petraeus, Gates, press secretary says.

Oversight

Poll: Escape Route

Has the pay freeze put a damper on your vacation plans? Or do you need a break now more than ever? Take our poll.

Pay & Benefits

GOP lawmakers unveil bill to reduce government workforce

Legislation would allow one federal employee to be hired for every three employees who leave.

Defense

Five American soldiers killed in central Iraq

Though all of the American forces still in Iraq are scheduled to withdraw by the end of the year, militant attacks have continued to target U.S. troops.

Tech

New IT Field

Program management becomes an official career field for federal IT.

News

Colorful Stereotypes

Defense

GOP report says private airport screeners can do more for less

Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., urges TSA to ‘get out of the personnel business’ and focus on setting security standards.

Defense

GAO: Reservists need better information about health care benefits

Defense should improve efforts to educate eligible reservists about the TRICARE program, report says.

Oversight

Republicans challenge Obama guidance on labor agreements in contracts

House lawmakers push `neutral contracting’ bill as administration defends agency option to favor unionized bidders.

News

From Nextgov: Airport body scans to get less personal by early 2012

TSA plans to modify half its machines to show more generic pictures by year-end.

Defense

House panel cuts more than $1 billion from nuclear agency budget

Subcommittee agrees to $1.1 billion less than Obama's initial request for U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration.