Oversight
Analysis: How to cut costs and improve performance
Recently, the focus has been on the choice between draconian spending cuts and tax increases. But there’s a better way.
Oversight
Americans disagree on government role in wealth distribution
About 70 percent of Democrats support higher taxes on the rich to spread out wealth; about the same percentage of Republicans oppose that policy.
Oversight
Moody's threatens U.S. debt downgrade
Rating agency's call for "substantial deficit reduction” fuels arguments that budget cuts should be added to debt ceiling vote.
Pay & Benefits
Best Dates to Retire, Revisited
Answers to reader questions about optimal retirement dates next year.
News
From Nextgov: Former federal contractor gets jail time for falsifying immigration records
Fraud allowed illegal immigrants to get passports; case represents larger insider threat problem.
Oversight
Departing Commerce secretary laments government's 'aversion to failure'
Gary Locke calls for quantitative measures of program success.
Oversight
Mullen: Clock ticking for decision on Afghanistan troop withdrawal numbers
President Obama has committed to start removing U.S. forces from Afghanistan in July.
Oversight
USDA scraps food pyramid for a plate
New nutrition icon is easier for busy families to digest, first lady and Agriculture chief say.
News
The Week in Comments: Pay, performance, budgets and debt
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Defense
Pentagon details plan for new nuclear bomber
Able to carry out missions with or without onboard pilots, the fleet would be the "centerpiece" of a suite of long-range strike aircraft.
Pay & Benefits
Lights go back on at several D.C. agencies after 36-hour outage
Employees were encouraged to telework until electricity was restored.
Defense
Progress in Iraq called 'precarious as it is positive'
Lawmakers express concern over the timetable for complete withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Defense
Google says Chinese hackers breached e-mail accounts of U.S. government officials
"Phishing" scam tricked users into revealing personal information.
News