After years in which the ease of instant communication via email and smartphones allowed bosses to place greater and greater demands on white-collar workers, some companies are beginning to set limits, recognizing that successful employees must be able to escape from work.

Retirees argue that cutting troop benefits is the last thing that should be done and some suggest efforts to curb personnel costs should first target what they see as bloated civilian staffs as well as redundant uniformed bureaucracy in which each service branch has its own medical command, cyberassets,...

As we take some well-deserved time off to enjoy friends, family and too much food, I thought it also would be nice to reflect on a pretty busy year.

As a key enrollment deadline hits today, many people are picking the cheapest one.