Defense

Intelligence questions

Criticism of the Bush administration is mounting for overselling, or misreading, intelligence regarding Iraq.

Defense

Officials fear terrorist attack on U.S. food supply

Federal and state officials are finding that in the complex and varied agricultural sector, security is an elusive concept.

Pay & Benefits

Student loan repayment program off to slow start

With some exceptions, most federal agencies helped few or no employees with their college debt under a two-year-old repayment program aimed at recruiting and retaining good federal workers.

News

Hill leaders reach deal on fiscal 2004 spending levels

In a matter of minutes Thursday, the bicameral congressional leadership and Appropriations Committee chairmen worked out a tentative deal to break the logjam that has delayed the start of the fiscal 2004 appropriations process.