Oversight
Stimulus workload taxes agency staffs and missions
Survey shows other projects have been put on the back burner, leading to award delays and less contract monitoring.
Oversight
Blue Dogs advocate three years of spending cuts
The moderate Democrats will suggest reducing nonsecurity discretionary spending by 2 percent annually for three years, and then freezing spending levels for two years.
Oversight
White House to post spending bill earmarks
Move is part of a broader effort to boost transparency and accountability.
Defense
Navy acknowledges schedule for F-35 fighter is slipping
Service had hoped to avoid delays that plagued the Air Force’s portion of the program, but now faces a 13-month lag.
News
Burning Question: Did the CIA spike a town's bread with LSD?
Investigative journalist probes 1951 outbreak of mass hallucinations in French village.
Pay & Benefits
Poverty Line
Does your long-term financial plan involve impoverishment to qualify for public assistance with long-term care?
News
The Week in Comments: Federal paychecks, fishing rods and the Tower of Babel
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
News
From Nextgov.com: Industry sees promise in open government contests
Offering prize money could spark innovative ideas, but administration must be careful that judging is perceived as fair, private sector officials say.
Defense
Senators seek clean FAA bill
Extraneous provisions could erode bipartisan support for the measure, Commerce Committee leaders say.
Defense
Fighter jet's costs jump more than 50 percent
Increase means the Pentagon's largest program will breach the 1982 Nunn-McCurdy cost-control law.
Oversight
Congressional panel seeks broad Defense acquisition overhaul
Interim report suggests clearer contract requirements and stronger oversight of performance.
Pay & Benefits
Senator showcases exemplary feds
Delaware Democrat aims to improve the public’s perception of government workers through floor speeches and exhibition.
Oversight
Watchdogs applaud earmark ban, wonder about loopholes
House prohibition could just end up shifting spending directed to for-profits from "one side of the Capitol to the other," one observer cautions.
Oversight
House takes aim at Census look-alike letters
Bill would require non-Bureau mailings to have a disclaimer.
Pay & Benefits