WASHINGTON , The Pentagon takes too long to investigate whistle-blower complaints from troops, unfairly endangering the careers of those who step forward and damaging the military's ability to save money and stop fraud, a draft report by the Government Accountability Office says.

The federal government, in partnership with the state of Maryland and Montgomery County, Md., will launch a National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence that aims to speed industry's development of secure information technology products.

The Defense Department carefully selected the programs it wants to cancel in fiscal 2013 to avoid termination fee negotiations that have plagued the Pentagon in prior years.

From samurai swords to hatchets to snow globes, the Transportation Security Administration collects tons of unusual objects each year that passengers try to carry on planes.

The price tag to maintain federal real estate grew by more than $1.5 billion in 2010, according to a new government report.

The Office of Personnel Management plans to sign contracts with at least two health care insurers in fiscal 2013 to provide coverage to millions of uninsured Americans.

The Minority Business Development Agency, an arm of the Commerce Department, plans to shut down all five of its regional offices by early next year and reassign their staffs to Washington, according to a spokeswoman and the agency's fiscal 2013 budget request.

About 500,000 retirement-eligible federal employees would have an attractive new option to consider if the White House gets its way: semi-retirement.

The proposed 2013 pay raise for federal employees is already dead, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., warned Feb. 17.

Given large federal budget deficits and an unsustainable long-term fiscal path, federal managers are being challenged to meet public expectations more effectively while substantially reducing the cost of administering programs.

The sheer number of congressional bills attacking federal workers would be comical if the threats weren't so serious.

Overspending on technology programs has long been a problem, and the government is being forced by the budget environment to address it. This is especially true for major weapons systems.

Deep in President Obama's 2013 budget released last week was this intriguing nugget: a proposal to allow retirement-eligible federal employees to take a partial retirement.

The U.S. Postal Service may resort to early retirements and buyout offers as a way to slash its staff by 66,000 employees this year and another 51,000 next year. Combined, the planned cuts over the next two years amount to more than one-fifth the agency's workforce.

After encountering stiff resistance in Congress and in the Obama administration, the Department of Homeland Security is abandoning its ambitious schedule for building a new headquarters campus in southeast Washington.

Senate lawmakers were sharply divided Thursday over how far cybersecurity legislation should go in protecting privately owned critical networks.

The federal acquisition workforce grew in fiscal 2010, though one-quarter of the workforce is planning to retire in the next six years, according to the latest annual acquisition workforce report by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI).

More than 30 House Republican lawmakers have written to President Obama to register their strong opposition to reducing the U.S. nuclear weapon stockpile.

Congress on Friday passed legislation that calls for a sharp increase in future federal employees' retirement contributions to help pay for an extension in unemployment benefits. It's part of a bill to extend the payroll tax holiday for most Americans.

A 29-year-old illegal immigrant from Morocco was arrested and charged Friday with an alleged plot to carry out a suicide bombing at the U.S. Capitol building.

Congressional negotiators late Wednesday struck a deal to greatly increase future federal employees' retirement contributions to help pay for an extension in unemployment benefits.

NASA needs to better control oversight of travel expenses and distribution of travel cards, an audit report released Thursday recommends.

The U.S. Postal Service may resort to early retirements and buyout offers as a way to slash its staff by 66,000 employees this year and another 51,000 next year. Combined, the planned cuts over the next two years amount to more than one-fifth the agency's workforce.

The Office of Special Counsel is investigating whether the Food and Drug Administration broke personnel rules by monitoring the personal emails of past and current employees who were whistle-blowers.

The Labor Department plans to close a variety of field offices in an effort to become more efficient, according to budget documents the department released Monday.

WASHINGTON , Investigators recovered a record-breaking $4.1 billion in health care fraud money during 2011, a reflection of the Obama administration's increased focus on fighting fraud, Justice Department officials announced Tuesday.

The Federal Communications Commission is rejecting plans by wireless broadband firm LightSquared to build a 4G network on spectrum adjacent to Global Positioning System signals.

The administration is proposing to spend $1 billion to make the Defense Department more energy efficient, according to its proposed fiscal 2013 budget.

The federal government plans to spend $71.8 billion on intelligence programs in fiscal 2013, which would be a 9 percent decline from fiscal 2011.

The Office of Personnel Management wants to allow older federal employees to ease into their retirements on a part-time basis.