by Kira Boyd & Emily Hoerner | Nov 16, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON—High-ranking officers now command fewer troops on average than their predecessors so their $100,000-plus salaries should be among the first to go as the Defense Department wrestles with a $350 billion budget cut, experts say. From 1991 to 2011, the number...
by Kira Boyd & Emily Hoerner | Nov 15, 2011 | Business & Tech
Percent increase in vacant homes in the United States (2000-2010) (data from U.S. Census Bureau) WASHINGTON — Economists question the effectiveness of a proposed plan by lawmakers that aims to increase demand in hard-hit housing markets by drawing wealthy...
by Kira Boyd & Emily Hoerner | Nov 10, 2011 | National Security, Topics
The Occupy Washington, DC organizers, based in Freedom Plaza, held a ‘supercommittee’ hearing of their own on Wednesday to protest the closed-door meetings in Congress’ supercommittee and to offer their own solutions to the nation’s financial...
by Kira Boyd & Emily Hoerner | Nov 9, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON—At the end of this year the State Department is set to take on far more contracting oversight in Iraq than it ever has in any country — roughly 14,000 contractors. And some people are questioning whether it can handle the task. The possibility of waste,...
by Kira Boyd & Emily Hoerner | Nov 9, 2011 | Topics
View Coffee shops in DC in a larger map If you’re going to be a reporter in Washington, one thing is certain: You’ll be busy. You’ll likely work early mornings and late nights. You’ll probably be tired. So, you’re going to need coffee. Here are a few good coffee shops...
