News And Analysis
Big Round Numbers
From radiation treatment to smallpox vaccines to port security, do agencies really know how much is enough?
Features
Power Play
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission hasn’t licensed a new reactor in three decades. That’s about to change in a big way.
Features
Conflicting Images
Facebook, MySpace and other social networking Web sites now host civil servants ranting and agencies recruiting—mixed messages abound.
Tech
Science, tech advocates eye increased federal resources
House and Senate appropriators are supporting substantial funding boosts to National Science Foundation education programs.
Defense
What's Brewin': Inside the world of defense information technology
Army headquarters just loves iTunes.
Defense
Pentagon still burdened with multiple back-office systems
Army official says service has 187 different financial management information systems.
Oversight
More funding urged for SSA disability processing
Appropriators went beyond President Bush’s request but still fell short of the sum needed to make a dent in backlog of cases, group says.
Pay & Benefits
Group proposes scholarships to fill mission-critical jobs
Recipients would be required to work for the government for two years; program would depend on funding from Congress.
Oversight
Special counsel takes heat for personal e-mail use
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., chides Office of Special Counsel chief Scott Bloch for offering commentary on work issues using a personal account.
Oversight
Cheney's office logs victory in spending bill fight
Committee votes by narrow margin to strike language that would have withheld funding for the vice president’s office pending compliance with executive order.
Defense
Bush issues Iraq report as Senate argues over strategy
President indicates he will not make significant changes until a "more comprehensive assessment" is delivered in September.
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