Pay & Benefits
The Week in Comments: Is another shutdown coming?
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Fox News swaps Romney, Obama photos in GOP poll graphic
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Defense
U.S. formally ends Iraq war
Formal ceremony comes nearly nine years after invasion of the country aimed at toppling Saddam Hussein's dictatorship.
Defense
House passes Defense authorization bill; White House drops veto threat
Measure includes controversial provisions requiring military detention for some terrorism suspects.
Oversight
GOP unveils House version of stalled spending bill
White House urges another short-term funding extension to allow negotiators to work out differences on appropriations and payroll tax measures.
Oversight
White House rebuts Wall Street Journal editorial on regulation
Debate centers on what is measured by the federal Regulatory Information Service Center.
Defense
Joint Chiefs chairman reflects on Iraq as U.S. rushes to exit
Martin Dempsey says for people like him, 'Iraq was the defining element of the last 20 years of our career.'
Defense
Lawmakers who back Joint Strike Fighter get more cash from contractors, report finds
Individuals working for the four top contractors focus contributions on House members in the JSF Caucus, watchdogs say.
Oversight
Lawmakers decry extended pay freeze to finance payroll tax holiday
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., says he’s confident chamber’s Democrats will oppose any measures reducing federal compensation to pay for tax cut.
Pay & Benefits
OMB to feds: Prepare for the possibility of a shutdown
For many agencies, the latest stopgap spending measure runs out Friday.
Defense
Final Defense bill contains key contractor provisions
Executive pay cap and ban on forced disclosure of campaign gifts are likely to become law, after Obama withdraws veto threat.
Defense
Unions slam VA plan to track employees electronically
Ultrasound and infrared technology could locate people and objects equipped with wireless tags with an accuracy of 1 meter.
Defense
Air Force to lift hiring freeze
Despite this respite, ‘budget and funding issues are still fluid,’ official says.
Defense
Embattled nuclear agency chairman verbally abused female employees, colleague says
'Of all the issues of leadership before us, I have found this the most troubling," Commissioner William Magwood says in testimony about Gregory Jaczko.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Has Rick Perry read 'Runnin' for President for Dummies'?
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Defense
In Fort Bragg, military families brace for economic 'perfect storm'
The decrease in defense funding and the housing bubble are creating an 'uneasy feeling.'
Management