Defense Extends Benefits to Same-Sex Domestic Partners of Service Members

Memo from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta makes anticipated change official.

• Tom Shoop
• February 11, 2013

What's Really To Blame for the Postal Service's Woes

Hint: It's not the failure to "run like a business."

• Tom Shoop
• February 11, 2013

Pentagon to Propose 1 Percent Pay Raise for Troops

Amount would be smallest in years.

• Tom Shoop
• February 7, 2013

Even with furloughs, Army may not be able to make payroll under sequester

Briefing documents detail ugly truth behind looming budget cuts.

• Tom Shoop
• February 6, 2013

Agencies cut thousands of jobs in January

Federal employment bucks trend of growth in overall economy.

• Tom Shoop
• February 1, 2013

Behind the Huge Plunge in Defense Spending

A 22 percent drop in one quarter drives down economic growth across the economy.

• Tom Shoop
• January 30, 2013

Appeals court rules Obama recess appointments unconstitutional

Case involving National Labor Relations Board also calls into question appointment of Richard Cordray to head Consumer Financial Protection Board.

• Tom Shoop and Charles S. Clark
• January 25, 2013

An IG Report So Shocking You'll Never Read About It

An audit that is destined for obscurity.

• Tom Shoop
• January 25, 2013

Defending Government, Halfheartedly

Obama's agree-to-disagree call for activist government.

• Tom Shoop
• January 22, 2013

Should Lance Armstrong Give the Postal Service Its Money Back?

Disgraced cyclist says USPS actually benefited from its association with him.

• Tom Shoop
• January 16, 2013

Freshman lawmaker on pay, benefits: None for me, thanks

New GOP member says he wants to show his commitment to reform.

• Tom Shoop
• January 14, 2013

Bureaucratic Horoscope: Financial Windfalls, Mental Agony

• Tom Shoop
• January 9, 2013