Defense

Next steps unclear after balky national alert test

FEMA chief accepts criticisms for glitches in the first-ever nationwide emergency message.

Defense

WikiLeaks ruling spotlights outdated e-privacy law

Electronic messages, such as Tweets, are currently protected, but Twitter subscriber names and connection times, for instance, are not.

Defense

Romney's military spending catch-22

The presidential candidate casts himself as both a deficit hawk and military hawk.

Pay & Benefits

USPS proposal to leave federal health benefits program questioned

Agency could save money by contributing less to premium costs, according to consultant.

Pay & Benefits

Analysis: Searching for honest performance ratings

The key to evaluating employees is managing expectations.

Defense

Veterans Day basketball game to tip off on carrier that buried bin Laden at sea

President Obama is set to attend Friday night’s match between North Carolina and Michigan State.

News

IRS offering buyouts to employees

Thousands of workers have until end of the year to accept the offers.

Defense

Panetta plays last card, warns Defense cuts could lead to attack on the U.S.

Pentagon head says a reduced Defense budget 'invites aggression.'

Oversight

GOP aide mocks Democrats' super proposal

Document says 'Only a Democrat would think you can pick up $350 billion from miscellany.'

Defense

Soldier found guilty of killing Afghan civilians for sport

Army Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs faces a maximum sentence of life without parole.

Defense

Odierno repeats Pentagon warnings against sequestration

Defense Department is already supposed to cut $450 billion, but faces up to $600 billion more in in cuts if a deal isn't reached.

Oversight

Concerns growing that FHA could go broke

Forthcoming reports could spark debate about government role in housing market.

News

Play of the Day -- Top 10 Rick Perry excuses

A daily roundup of late-night video.

News

NASA headquarters, four other centers turn to buyouts

Separation incentives come as the agency adjusts to life after the space shuttle program.

Pay & Benefits

11.11.11 Edition

Eleven things federal employees who have served in the military should know.

News

'Heavily Engaged in Management'

Pay & Benefits

Anti-tobacco groups praise bill to ban smoking in federal buildings

California Democrat offered legislation after Obama declined to issue an executive order.

Pay & Benefits

Measure targeting workers comp benefits draws criticism

Unions oppose the proposal to reduce income of retirement-age FECA beneficiaries to no more than they would receive under a normal federal retirement plan.