By The Post's Federal Diary columnist Joe Davidson: If you are among the nearly 2,000 Transportation Department employees who were furloughed last week because Sen.

Former Government Executive reporter Shane Harris discusses his book on why agencies are better at collecting intelligence than analyzing it.

In another outstanding piece of investigative journalism, the Daily Show’s Jason Jones uncovers the vast conspiracy linking the U.S.

Harding plans to steer clear of matters involving former consulting clients.

The Obama administration's top bean counter defended federal salaries Tuesday, saying comparisons between private and public sector paychecks are "misleading." President Obama and OMB Director Peter O

when the Democrats’ duly elected nominee for lieutenant governor resigned last month amid questions over a domestic battery charge, unpaid child support and steroid use, the state’s Democratic

Chicago’s reluctance to allow video gambling in the city will deprive the state of almost $178 million annually, according to a new analysis by the Legislature’s budget-forecasting arm.

Criminals used to the blinking blue lights of Chicago's police cameras have learned to move outside their range.

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The federal government's cloud IT services platform, a year in the making, will be delayed for at least another three months.

Sixteen states raised their cigarette taxes last year to generate more revenue, and that should continue in 2010.

The owners of hundreds of buildings in New York will be eligible to join Con Edison’s hourly pricing plan for electricity service, broadening a program that allows customers to monitor electricit

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter put out a "love letter" today to businesses in Washington and Oregon, saying Idaho would love to woo any of them turned off by their homes states' tax increases.

Flagship universities in Michigan and other states are prospering, while their lesser-known counterparts suffer from vanishing state appropriations.

First Lady Michelle Obama officially donated her inaugural gown to the Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday, the latest addition to the newly expanded exhibition.

In violation of department policies, physician assistant allegedly conducted an unauthorized download of two sets of clinical records in an attempt to conduct research, according to sources.

Program examiner said his office would 'make life miserable' for OPM inspector general if he took budget complaints to Congress.

Hoyer stresses lawmakers are not tied to that timeline.

By Elizabeth Newell OMB Director Peter Orszag spoke at a Government Executive leadership breakfast this morning, and we have stories posted on his comments on federal pay and combating distrust in gov

By The Post's Tara Bahrampour: The millions of blue forms being mailed this month in the first census count since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, do not ask about religion.

Over at GovLoop, Sandy Ressler, who has been a federal employee for 25 years, has kicked off a terrific debate (registration required) over how to stem the tide of negative opinion, and even violence,

The Obama administration has recruited a top infographics designer to advise stimulus board officials on how to better explain the complexities of the economic stimulus to the general public.

Potential amendment to jobs bill would throw up roadblocks to fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011 measures that include directed spending.

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