Magazine
Joining Forces
Transformation artist Deborah J. Spero brought inspectors together to stand up a new border agency.
Magazine
Ethics Enforcer
Matt Reres helped Defense officials negotiate the fine line between sanction and scandal.
Magazine
A Voice for Veterans
Lucille B. Beck devotes herself to improving quality of life after traumatic injury.
Magazine
Dream Weaver
Alan R. Shaffer distills ideas into technologies that protect troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Features
Recognition Where It’s Due
Celebrating achievement among leaders of the Senior Executive Service.
Defense
Watchdog: Homeland Security behind schedule on foreign visitor tracking component
GAO says department still doesn’t have a plan to track air departures from the U.S. by the end of 2008.
Defense
Defense to focus more on content, less on the network
"Content-centric" model will allow the department and civilian agencies to pool information in a more secure way to make better decisions.
Defense
GAO: Weapons systems over budget, overdue, underperforming
Annual assessment of programs shows continued acquisition problems at Defense.
Defense
FBI director grilled on use of increase in funding level
House Appropriations Committee has worked to double the agency's budget since 2001.
Pay & Benefits
HHS agrees to include union members in bonuses
National Treasury Employees Union still negotiating other contract issues with department.
News
Homeland Security bypasses Maine in granting Real ID extensions
Without waiver, state's residents will be unable to use their driver's licenses to board airplanes or enter federal buildings.
News
General sees funding need for sea-based missile defenses
Missile Defense Agency chief did not say how much money he would seek to beef up sea-based program and land-mobile interceptors.
Pay & Benefits
TSP stock funds post losses in March
Less-risky funds show minimal gains for the month.
Oversight
McCain's Own Surge
The GOP has serious problems in the fall, but John McCain may not be one of them.
News And Analysis
Pork Panderers
Everyone wants in on earmark reform, but accomplishing it is another thing.
News And Analysis