Defense

Sequestration Could Lead to Job Losses, Defense Comptroller Says

Across-the-board cuts also are expected to curtail long-term military readiness

Management

House Republicans Challenge TSA’s $50 Million Clothing Order

Contract for uniforms is poorly timed since it coincides with sequestration, lawmakers say.

Oversight

Caroline Kennedy Headed to Japan as New Ambassador

The Obama administration is sending Kennedy to Tokyo.

Oversight

USPS Should Charge More Where It Can, Report Says

Discounts for presorting cost more than they save.

Oversight

Sasha and Malia's Spring Break Will Not Ruin the Republic

Presidents pay for their vacations, taxpayers pay for security.

Defense

Pentagon Scales Back Furloughs, Calls for Additional Flexibility

Spending deal fixed some but not all the department's sequestration problems, Hagel says.

Oversight

Senate Backs Amendment to Boost IGs' Power

Provision would increase personnel, training and authority for inspectors general across government.

Tech

Energy Dept. Overpays Contractor Executives

Oak Ridge, Tenn., officials sign off on salary that’s 80 percent too high, IG says.

Management

OPM to Senior Execs: Tell Us How You Really Feel

Agency wants honest feedback from top career civil servants who leave their jobs.

Management

Short-Term Flexibility Won't Help Long-Term Impact of Sequestration

Greater control doesn't change the dollars and cents of the equation.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Effects of the Sequester

Letterman recounts the timeline of different crises in Washington.

Oversight

Play of the Day: A Passover Victory for Obama

The president’s diplomatic skills in Israel were fair game Monday.

Oversight

Analysis: Sequestration Shows That Congress Needs to Be Fixed

Time to reform the institutional dysfunction that led us to crude budget cuts.

Defense

Have Americans Forgotten Afghanistan?

As the U.S. grapples with sequestration, the economy, and other policy battles, the war has fallen (even farther) from view.

Nextgov

Relive President Obama's Drone War, in Under 10 Seconds

More than 3,000 people have died as a result of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004.