News
From Nextgov: Shared interest in online fraud makes strange bedfellows
U.S. officials hope joint efforts with Russian and Chinese counterparts to net identity thieves will build good will to tackle cyber espionage and Internet freedom.
Pay & Benefits
Unions rally to protest debt ceiling impasse, furloughs
Advocates for government workers take to Capitol Hill to decry congressional stalemate.
News
The Week in Comments: Playing favorites, and FAA furloughs
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Oversight
Need ‘compromise’ or FAA won’t function, Transportation secretary says
The Federal Aviation Administration has been in partial shutdown for almost a week, with 4,000 furloughed employees.
Oversight
White House still sees path to debt compromise, says unlikely
Press secretary says debt deal is possible "if the political will is there."
Oversight
Senate will defeat Boehner plan after House vote Thursday night, Reid says
Both parties expect the House to narrowly pass Boehner's measure, over Democratic opposition.
Defense
Record number of U.S. troops killed by Iranian weapons
Commanders in Iraq say Tehran is pushing to gain influence in the region.
Oversight
GOP debt plan gains in House, dies in Senate?
Senate majority leader says there are other options besides taking up the Republican bill as is.
Defense
General cleared of allegations of ordering psy-ops on senators
Probe does not turn up evidence to back accusations that Lt. Gen. William Caldwell told troops to manipulate lawmakers visiting Afghanistan.
Pay & Benefits
Pension Tension
This time, a lawmaker targets his colleagues instead of the federal workforce.
Tech
From Nextgov: Leaked FAA report adds fuel to debate over LightSquared broadband network
Document says the project could knock out GPS for aviation use across the continental U.S., but company argues that assessment is based on outdated information.
Oversight
Six similarities between the Boehner and Reid debt plans
Plans have some things in common, including caps and spending targets.
Defense
Senate confirms Mueller to head FBI for two more years
Chamber also approves Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as the next ambassador to China.
Pay & Benefits
TSP contributions will decline if debt deal cuts fed benefits, Congress told
The pay freeze and a proposed hike in pension contributions would likely leave federal employees with less to invest in Thrift Savings Plan.
Oversight
CBO deflates claims on revenues from selling excess properties
Obama administration plan for independent board might add costs, analyst tells House hearing.
News
Ten Apps Changing Government
A special report on mobile applications that are having a big effect on how federal agencies do business.
Oversight
Debt-ceiling deadline might not really be Aug. 2
Report suggests the government would have enough cash on hand to continue paying bills until Aug. 10.
Pay & Benefits