Trends

Just Rewards

Eliminating second chances for contractor incentives could save millions, auditors say.

Features

To the Brink

How did the federal government come within an hour of shutting down?

Trends

Masters of Disaster

As casualties mount, so do the number of agencies involved in the cleanup.

Features

One Giant Leap

NASA must look beyond the earthly demands of deficit cutting and politics to chart its course.

Editor's Notebook

Close Call

The consequences of budget brinkmanship.

In Every Issue

Briefing

The cream of the civil service crop, being virtually there with vGov, federal fuel use and more.

Viewpoint

Back to the Basics

A simple strategy for a complex cyber threat.

Management Matters

The Myth of Multitasking

Trying to tackle that pile of work all at once could be slowing you down.

News

Why Government Matters

Defense

Space shuttle Endeavour gets set to attempt its final landing

Shuttle program will end after Atlantis mission in July.

Oversight

Efforts to bring jobs in-house may be losing momentum

Contractors welcome House-passed Defense bill that would lift Obama’s two-year-old moratorium on Pentagon outsourcing.

Oversight

Former Obama Secret Service agent running for senate in Maryland

It's a rare move for a member of the president's security detail.

Pay & Benefits

From Nextgov: Social Security statements to go online

SSA has been especially cautious about putting info on the Web because Social Security numbers can be used in identity theft.

Pay & Benefits

Agriculture Department offers buyouts, early outs

Department joins growing list of agencies trying to contain costs in difficult fiscal environment.

Oversight

Obama to name former utility executive as Commerce chief

John Bryson would inherit a department expected to be at the center of efforts to overhaul government.

Oversight

Room for One More

Watch for Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry to try to fill a void in the GOP presidential race.

Defense

Obama names new military leadership team

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey tapped as new chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. named vice chairman and Gen. Ray Odierno designated to be Army chief of staff.