Budget Control Act of 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon told its civilian workforce on Tuesday that it will put most of them on unpaid leave for one day a week starting in July, a deeply unpopular move that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel blamed on sweeping budget cuts imposed...

My town, Annapolis, is a special kind of college town. The students at the Naval Academy are distinctive not for their backpacks, ear buds and school T-shirts, but for their crisp summer whites and their somber dress blues. The midshipmen take off...

A U.S. senator wants the Air Force to prove it saved money by closing bases due to the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process. "Base closure commissions are supposed to take the politicians out of the process. I think they've replaced politicians...

The Pentagon could slash the defense budget by more than $900 billion over a decade without sacrificing significant combat capabilities, according to a Washington think tank. The Stimson Center, which labels itself as a nonpartisan nonprofit,...

Lebanon School District's tentative 2013-14 budget was under the microscope at Monday's school board meeting. While it isn't a pretty picture, the spending plan is coming into focus in time for final passage next month. Rising expenses, including a $1...

With a "difficult" fire season looming, across-the-board budget cuts are now hitting federal firefighting agencies. The result: There will be hundreds fewer firefighters deployed to battle wildfires across the nation this year. "We're going to be...

The 149 air traffic control towers that were scheduled to close this summer because of federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, government officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...

The 149 air traffic control towers that were slated to close this summer because of the federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, federal officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security...

Base commissaries face turbulent times as staff vacancies swell under a federal hiring freeze, employee furloughs remain a worry and the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) digests budget guidance for fiscal 2015 that will force new efficiencies on stores...

In one way, President Obama's young age is a liability: He'll likely live long enough to see how poorly history judges his presidency. It's legacy-building time at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, and things aren't looking good for 44. Though folks in the...

The Department of Veterans Affairs, buried in disability claims and appeals, plans to push through by slashing its high rate of processing errors and using technology. Yet critics contend the overdue reforms likely won't drastically cut by 2015 the glut...