News And Analysis
The Game Changer
If the Iraqi government repeals immunity for American contractors, all bets are off.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File The Patriot Principle
Is helping the government hunt terrorists a civic duty or a business decision?
Defense
Military health funding a down payment on full budget request
Congress will address full supplemental funding request in the spring.
Defense
Spending bill puts restrictions on FBI case management project
Funding partially withheld until agency reports on independent reviews of Sentinel program.
Pay & Benefits
President signs $516 billion omnibus spending bill
Measure includes 3.5 percent pay increase for white-collar federal employees, enhanced benefits.
Oversight
Probe of HUD chief heats up
Contracting decisions and deputy chief of staff remain at center of investigation.
Defense
As military begins to draw down, National Guard ramps up
Overall force levels in Iraq returning to pre-surge levels, but Guard units are mobilizing in large numbers.
Oversight
Federal tech spending gets more scrutiny
Omnibus spending bill would impose new reporting requirements on "centers of excellence" -- operations within one agency that handle back-office functions for several agencies.
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