From January of this year until July, the city lost 7,000 government jobs.

The mandatory federal budget cuts that went into effect earlier this year are finally cutting into the workers at the government’s single largest employer.

People planning a trip to see the federal government’s collection of trees and other flora might need to reschedule.

Thanks to sequestration, the Smithsonian is going to hold off on replacing galleries as they close.

If you have an urge to see the permanent collections of the Hirshhorn or National Museum of African Art or the incredibly boring inside of the Smithsonian Castle, do it today.

Members of the U.S. Senate realized they’d rather not face those pesky, sequestration-induced airport delays.

Spending cuts lead to driving cuts.

The mandatory federal budget cuts that went into effect earlier this year will start eating into the Smithsonian Institution next month, Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough told Congress today.

Not even the White House’s assistant chef is safe from furloughs. Will the Obamas go hungry?

Four cabinet secretaries have joined President Barack Obama in giving five percent of their salaries back to the Treasury or to charity.