government

Congress is back in town

By Dan Gorenstein

September 08, 2014

The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. — Wikimedia Commons

What will and won’t be happening in Congress in advance of midterms.

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State governments experiment with cloud computing

By Miles Bryan

September 03, 2014

Engineer Courtney Thompson at the future home of Wyoming's state data. — Miles Bryan

While many states are looking into the cloud, officials worry about privacy laws.

POSTED IN: cloud computing privacy state government

Bringing accountability to police through data

By Ben Johnson

August 26, 2014

A police officer interacts with an area man. Some have argued that the key to improving police-community relations is through the use of data tracking police-citizen interactions. — (Iowa Law Enforcement/Flickr)

How the use of data collection and analysis tools could improve policing.

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The cost of travel, according to the federal government

By Annie Baxter and Tony Wagner

August 18, 2014

Pier diem rates can have an effect on broader business travel. — JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET/AFP/Getty Images

Some hotels set their rates based on the federal standard.

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'Stopgap' government frustrates feds and businesses

By David Gura

July 15, 2014

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on infrastructure in the United Sates with the Tappan Zee Bridge and construction for a new bridge as a backdrop at the Washington Irving Boat Club on May 14, 2014 in Tarrytown, New York. — Andrew Burton/Getty Images

Governing by crisis makes the federal government wasteful and inefficient.

POSTED IN: Economy government spending funding

Which lawmakers got paid during the shutdown?

By Kai Ryssdal

February 27, 2014

Protesters hold placards urging the US Congress to end the federal government shutdown on October 9, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. — AFP/Getty Images

The Washington Post went back and checked.

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$10.10: Just a nice even number?

By Adriene Hill

January 28, 2014

Why did President Obama choose $10.10 as the new minimum wage for federal contractors? And, wait, which federal workers are paid minimum wage?

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‘Am I crazy?' Deciding to work for the government

By David Gura

January 20, 2014

There have been pay freezes, hiring freezes, and on top of that, there was the shutdown just a few months ago.

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