Homeland Security

There's been no shortage of government workers alleged to have engaged in bad behavior in recent years. The revelation last spring that the General Services Administration blew nearly $800,000 on an extravagant conference for its staff in Las Vegas is just one such example. But allegations that the nation's ...

The government is facing a default. The summer showdown over the federal debt limit was caused by politicians, but one agency is in fact confronting an authentic inflection point - the United States Postal Service. As the New York Times reported on September 4, the USPS does not have enough cash on hand to ...

By JONATHAN FAHEY NEW YORK (AP) -- The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are winding down, Osama bin Laden is dead, and the federal government is deeply in debt. This spells the end of what was a golden decade for the defense industry. In the decade since the Sept. 11 attacks, the annual defense budget has more ...