Oversight
End to FAA mess in sight
Senate considers House-passed bill -- including GOP provisions -- to fund the aviation agency into September.
Oversight
Obama signs debt deal, turns to job creation
To all those caught up in the frenzy of the debt-ceiling fight in Washington these past few weeks, it seemed like a moment of relief, but it was only the “first step,” as Obama called it.
Defense
Ashton Carter named as new deputy secretary of Defense
The physicist currently serves as the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.
Oversight
LaHood: FAA funding failure has 'enormous' ripple effects
Partial shutdown will hurt construction workers as well as agency employees, Transportation chief says.
Defense
Mullen presses Iraqis to decide U.S. troop status
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman wants immunity to be part of a withdrawal.
News
Senate poised to approve debt deal, send it to president
The vote, followed quickly by Obama signing the bill, will bring an anticlimactic end to a months-long battle.
Oversight
A Laughingstock
Members of Congress may not realize it, but they are becoming national jokes.
Oversight
House passes debt deal; action moves to Senate
Bill gains bipartisan support, although 66 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted against it.
Tech
From Nextgov: Government IT may fare well under debt ceiling deal
The $2.5 trillion in projected cuts are unlikely to lead to canceling major IT initiatives, experts say, but automatically triggered cuts could do damage.
Oversight
Cybersecurity: Defense Department
The latest in our series of Best Practices Case Studies.
Pay & Benefits
Officials press Congress on FAA funding
Partial shutdown has left some employees without a paycheck, including inspectors still on the job.
News
Federal employee groups await the chopping block
Debt ceiling bill does not directly target feds’ pay and benefits, but discretionary spending caps will affect the government workforce.
News