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Vice presidential debate: What they said about government

Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan square off in their only face-to-face encounter.

Management

IRS names acting commissioner

Steven Miller will take over for Doug Shulman when his term expires next month.

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Doubling Down on Attacking Feds

Jack Welch refuses to apologize for suggesting that federal employees cooked unemployment numbers to help President Obama.

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An Attack on the Integrity of the Civil Service

Conspiracy theorists question the integrity of Labor Department employees.

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No Genuine Debate on Role of Government

The section of the presidential debate on government's proper function was pretty thin.

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Liveblog: First Presidential Debate

What did the candidates say about the size of government and how to manage it?

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Americans on Government: Less, Please

New poll shows people don't seem to want government to do much of anything.

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Entitled to Complain About Government

When corporate chieftains criticize the service provided by government agencies.

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The Army's Leadership Challenge

A special briefing on the service's future featuring Undersecretary Joseph Westphal.

Management

Lockheed says it won’t issue sequester-related layoff notices this year

Company cites administration guidance on when cuts would occur and what contractor costs would be covered.

Editor's Note

Hacker Attackers

The government goes public with efforts to take down cybercriminals—and stop them before they start.

Management

OMB to contractors: Follow Labor guidance on pre-sequester layoff notices

If companies do, officials say, agencies will cover their liability under federal law requiring advance warning of layoffs.

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The Cabinet Secretary Who Doesn't Use Email. Ever.

Janet Napolitano admits she's a "Luddite" when it comes to online communication.

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The Next BRAC: When Hell Freezes Over

The "emphatic distaste" of members of Congress for further rounds of base closures.

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Job Security in Government

Behind the data showing that government workers stay in their jobs longer.

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Obama: Somewhere, a Fed is Doing Something Dumb

At any given moment, some government employee is messing up, president says.

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OPM's Berry: I'm No Hairdresser

A revealing profile of the Obama administration's highest-ranking gay official.