Oversight
Obama details $447 billion jobs plan
President challenges congressional super-committee to come up with additional spending cuts to offset cost of proposal.
Defense
FBI, intel agencies investigating terror threat to New York, Washington
President Obama was briefed on the threat Thursday.
Defense
Federal surveyors use smartphone apps to review Missouri River flood damage
The Army Corps of Engineers developed a mobile information collection application to manage damage assessments.
Defense
Government’s response to 9/11 called positive and democratic
Panelists describe major improvements in military, national intelligence, state and local surveillance tools.
News
Super committee's first meeting dominated by jobs
Members disagree on relationship between deficit reduction and unemployment.
News
Memories of Sept. 11
Share your stories of where you were during the attacks on New York and Washington.
Defense
Afghanistan's civilian surge comes with enormous price tag and uncertain results
It costs $500,000 to deploy a single civilian to the war zone for one year.
Defense
Homeland Security chief: Disaster aid is running out
Relief fund is running so low that new recovery projects have been halted, Janet Napolitano says.
Pay & Benefits
Group urges debt committee to consider rural feds
Workforce cuts would fall heavily on small towns and rural areas, where federal agencies may be among the largest employers.
Defense
Defense budget could fall by 31 percent in 10 years, think tank says
Cuts should be strategically targeted to fit post-9/11 priorities the Pentagon must determine, analysts say.
News
The Week in Comments: Disaster spending, federal hiring and inappropriate political activity
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
News
Play of the Day -- Stewart mocks Romney for envisioning America as a 'job machine'
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Defense
A decade after 9/11 attacks, U.S. still grappling with detainee policy
The struggle to strike a balance in handling insurgents raises fundamental legal questions about where to take them, how long to hold them and when to fold each case.
News
Senate coughs up $50 million for FDA food safety efforts
Proposal is aimed at helping the agency implement a recent law giving it unprecedented authority over both domestic and foreign food products.
News
Effort to update computer fraud law draws warning from Justice
Department officials say changing the law to protect users who violate terms of service could hinder prosecution of insider hacking cases.
Defense