WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of the U.S. intelligence agencies' employees are nongovernment contractors, hired to fill in gaps in the military and civilian work force, according to a survey of the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies. That is ...

FEATURE-As gas prices rise, rural America feels extra pain - Forbes

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Traci and Brian Bruckner between them commute 800 miles a week to and from their respective jobs -- his 30 miles away from their home in one direction, hers 50 miles away in another. With gas prices up 25 percent up since they ...

Mexico takes aim at police corruption - USA Today

Mexico temporarily removed 284 of its top federal police officers from their jobs in an attempt to contain a violent drug war that has claimed more than 1,300 lives this year, Public Safety Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna said Monday. The officers will ...

Boomers wanted for federal jobs - The Columbus Dispatch

Uncle Sam wanted Ann Vande Vanter -- and he might want you, too, if you're older than 50. After a 30-year career as an accountant in the private sector, Vande Vanter was hungry for a change. She had worked for several big global audit companies; the ...

Silicon Valley's weak recovery squeezes middle class - Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley's recovery from the technology bust early this decade generated relatively few jobs, and the ''middle-class squeeze'' is intensifying as household incomes flatten and the cost of living rises, a report released Monday shows. The study ...