Pay & Benefits
Survey: Feds save more money than average Americans
Government workers squirreled away thousands of dollars more between March and September than the general population, study shows.
Defense
Lawmakers eye Afghanistan withdrawal date, funding
Senate panel holds the first in a series of congressional hearings on Obama's decision to deploy 30,000 more troops.
Defense
Obama says Afghan surge will cost $30 billion in fiscal 2010
Debate begins over how the administration will come up with the money.
Defense
Northrop threatens to quit contest for tanker contract
Company's president says the Pentagon must significantly change the parameters of the competition for it to be worth participating.
News
From Nextgov.com: Survey shows cyberattacks are getting more disruptive
Increasing number of incidents involve invading computer networks and defacing Web sites.
Oversight
Panel presses FAA on pilot fatigue rules
Agency official calls process of updating regulations "a difficult and complicated effort."
Oversight
NASA scientist fined in procurement case
Mark Schoeberl, a former senior manager at the Goddard Space Flight Center, admitted directing contracts to a company owned by his wife.
Pay & Benefits
Obama is first president to freeze locality pay
Employee groups say proposal will strain federal workforce.
Defense
GOP appropriator offers plan for funding Afghanistan troop increase
Rep. Jerry Lewis says Congress could free up $35 billion by limiting increases in five nondefense spending bills to 2 percent over fiscal 2009.
Oversight
Experts foresee need for fiscal 2010 Defense supplemental in spring
Influx of troops in Afghanistan could require tens of billions of dollars more than what has already been requested for this fiscal year.
Oversight
A Voting Victory
The long-overdue MOVE Act could serve as a model for future election reforms.
Defense