Defense
Congress faces series of homeland security decisions
Key issues range from cybersecurity to border control.
Defense
Gates: Pentagon not exempt from overall pressure to cut spending
Defense secretary finally comes up against an enemy he can't overcome.
Pay & Benefits
The Index: 2011 Edition
Your annual guide to the critical retirement information covered in this column.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Key lawmaker wants to limit full-body screening at airports
Legislation would bar TSA from using advanced imaging technology scanners for primary inspection.
Defense
Gates takes ax to Defense programs to end ‘culture of endless money’
Department identifies $154 billion in proposed efficiencies though ending weapons programs, changing business practices.
Pay & Benefits
Analysis: Pay reform at the crossroads
The next two years are the ideal time to introduce more performance-based factors in the General Schedule system, drawing on 30 years of research and experience.
Pay & Benefits
Memo clarifies status of federal interns during program overhaul
Most existing hiring tools will remain at agencies’ disposal until officials finalize new policies.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker proposes ban on union activities during work hours
Bill is an early attack on government employees, labor group says.
Oversight
House speaker: Action on debt ceiling to avert shutdown must be tied to budget cuts
John Boehner says 'meaningful action' needed to end 'job-killing spending binge in Washington.'
Oversight
House oversight panel Democrats get more aggressive
Committee’s ranking member vows to “do everything in our power” to stop any GOP witch hunts.
News
The Week in Comments: Pay, the new Congress and defending Honors
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Oversight
HHS shifts new health insurance oversight office to CMS
Move could protect newly created office from Republican House appropriators who want to defund key parts of health reform law.
Oversight
Watchdog: IRS stretched thin by new missions
Taxpayer advocate says agency isn't well-equipped for its upcoming role in paying out billions of dollars in benefits under the new health insurance law.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Army sees DISA as ‘clear choice’ for secure cloud IT services
In applying Obama-mandated ‘cloud first’ policy, Army aligns its data systems with direction pushed by Defense Information Systems Agency.
Oversight