Defense
Panetta tries to assuage Pentagon budget-cutting concerns
Additional $500 billion cut that would come if congressional deficit reduction committee fails to do its job is meant to be a worst-case scenario.
Defense
IED attacks in Afghanistan hit all-time high
Official says it is critical to go after the source of materials for making the crude but deadly improvised explosive devices.
News
With debt deal in hand, when does Geithner quit?
Treasury head says he has not "made that decision yet."
Defense
Senate panel cuts more than $500 million from spy operations
Bill would reduce intelligence spending by about 1 percent.
Oversight
'Gang of Six' pessimistic about special debt panel
If the super committee fails to reach a deal, then guaranteed across-the-board cuts will kick in.
Defense
Panetta addresses Defense cuts in memo to Pentagon
"We can -- and must -- address the budget and protect the country," Defense secretary says.
Management
Beyond the Bonus
Federal managers have a number of tools at their fingertips to motive and reward employees.
News
From Nextgov: Managers doubtful about meeting data center consolidation goal
Survey finds just 10 percent of IT execs think the government will be able to streamline as much as it plans in the next four years.
Oversight
Budget crunch could hit USAID, State personnel hard
Former government officials say jobs at international development agencies could be at risk.
News
FAA safety inspectors paying dearly for congressional inaction
Some 40 are using their own credit cards to fly or drive to inspection sites around the country without getting paid.
Oversight
FAA partial shutdown continues
Senate prepares to follow the House to recess, while Treasury loses out on some $200 million per week in tax revenue collected through airline tickets.
Defense
Debt-ceiling deal saddles contractors with new uncertainty
Defense cuts that could reach $850 billion in a decade seen as divorced from strategy.
Defense
IG: Iraq logistics contractor marked up prices as much as 12,000 percent
Auditor questions nearly 40 percent of company’s billings, among them $900 for a $7 control switch.
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