Intelligence File
One Bad Apple
What the Tucson shooting teaches us about the dangers of wrong intelligence.
Pay & Benefits
Cutting Benefits: Readers Bite Back
A sampling of responses to proposals to cut back on federal employee benefits.
News
From Nextgov.com: IRS said to fail to protect taxpayer information in emails
TIGTA says many messages unauthorized, either for taxpayers or revenue service employees.
Defense
Slippery-slope syndrome: With the CIA ‘finding,’ how deep is the U.S. wading into Libya’s civil war?
Experts say there is a long way to go toward full involvement.
Pay & Benefits
Watchdog praises VA for education on new GI bill
But the department needs to improve outreach to disabled vets, GAO says.
Oversight
Politics and FOIA combine for combustible mix at hearing
House Oversight Chairman Issa accuses DHS officials of employing ‘Nixonian enemies list’ in document review process.
News
The Week in Comments: Raising pay, shutting down and contracting, contracting, contracting
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Oversight
Former OSC Scott Bloch sentenced to one month in prison
Bloch had pleaded guilty last April to withholding information from Congress on allegations he hired a firm to wipe files from his work computer.
Oversight
With reauthorization in the air, Mica cuts up on FAA
Odds are high that an FAA deal will be done, despite dispute over union certification.
Oversight
Biden: Parties agree on figure for overall budget deal
House Republicans and Senate Democrats inch closer toward deal that would prevent government sutdown on April 8.
Pay & Benefits
All in the Family
OPM releases comprehensive guidance on FEHB coverage for dependents under age 26.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Legacy of WikiLeaks scandal might be agency mistrust
Former national security officials worry that intragovernment cooperation against terrorism might dry up.
Defense