Tech
Analysis: Are 50 Foiled Terrorist Plots Worth Your Privacy?
NSA director's testimony doesn't answer critics' charges about the potential for abuse.
Defense
The Taliban Is Ready for Peace Talks
Qatar to host direct negotiations among the Taliban, the Karzai government and the U.S.
Defense
Analysis: Why Are People So Distrustful of Big Government?
For some, it's a long history of abuses carried out in the name of national security.
Defense
Analysis: President Obama's Uphill Defense of the NSA Surveillance
Trust us, because ... trust us.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Farewell, Ahmadinejad
The Iranian president is term-limited out and David Letterman is curious about what is next.
Pay & Benefits
How Many Times Can You Retire From Government?
Senator reveals not one, not two, but three public pensions atop his salary.
Oversight
Federal Employees Increasingly Under Attack on Public Lands
Park Police report 43 percent rise in violent attacks in 2012.
Oversight
Why Obama’s Approval Rating Isn’t Higher
Controversies could prevent him from getting credit for the improving economy.
Oversight
IRS Supervisor Clarifies Washington Role in Tax-Exempt Targeting
Paz tells Hill investigators she scrutinized some applications.
Oversight
House Oversight Leader's Plan to Resuscitate the IRS Scandal
Rep. Darrell Issa is committed to keeping the scandal in the spotlight.
Oversight
In Rare Interview, Cheney Champions NSA Surveillance
But he doesn't quite throw his support to President Obama.
Oversight
Obama's Approval Ratings Have Taken a Huge Hit After Scandals
Numbers dip especially among young people and on handling of terrorism.
Oversight
Al Gore: NSA Surveillance 'Violates the Constitution'
Former vice president pushes President Obama and Congress to revisit the laws underlying the program.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama, Clinton and Snowden
The NSA leaker reminds Jimmy Fallon of a television advertising staple.
Oversight
Bill Would Reverse Green Initiatives for New Federal Buildings
Lawmakers want to undo plans to reduce coal and natural gas consumption in federal government.
Nextgov
CIA Gave Amazon a Leg Up on Cloud Deal
Intelligence agency unfairly allowed the company to weaken security requirements, auditor finds.
Defense
House Approves 1.8 Percent Military Pay Raise
Senate bill includes a 1 percent pay boost for service members.
Oversight
Daniel Ellsberg on the High Costs of Executive-Branch Secrecy
The president and his underlings, "given a chance to paralyze opposition by practicing secrecy and deception, will use that power."
Management
Top Secret Defense Contractors No Longer Being Reinvestigated
Many personnel with top clearance may be affected by the change.
Oversight