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Cheney standoff with Democrats extends to spending bill

Bills to fund the Treasury, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and Health and Human Services departments start making their way through ...

July 11, 2007 comments

Senator criticizes GSA plans to cut office supply program

A group of lawmakers, led by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., says the move would hurt small companies and hamper disaster recovery efforts.

July 11, 2007 comments

Justice IG calls for jurisdiction over attorneys

Lack of authority to oversee attorneys could impede ethics investigations, IG tells lawmakers.

July 11, 2007 comments

Appropriator outlines fast pace for remaining spending bills

Anticipated debates over a new farm bill and reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program will compete for time with the spending measures.

July 11, 2007 comments

Money Isn’t Everything

Impressive fundraising won’t necessarily translate to presidential hopeful Barack Obama winning the Democratic nomination.

July 10, 2007 comments

Nominee to direct OMB may get hearing this month

Budget panel will consider the nomination if it gets the appropriate documents, chairman says.

July 10, 2007 comments

Congress left with few easy paths on spending bills

Democrats will have trouble meeting their goal of passing 12 fiscal 2008 appropriations measures individually and on time.

July 9, 2007 comments

Employee tried to mask extent of latest VA data breach

“Panicked” IT specialist lied to investigators looking into the loss of a hard drive with personal data on about 1.5 million people, IG says.

July 9, 2007 comments

Homeland Security faces continued vacancies in high-level jobs

Congressional report says gaps threaten security, continuity of government; agency says it already is focused on filling positions.

July 9, 2007 comments

Interior Department unveils new ethics plan

Greater transparency needed to solve agency’s problems, watchdog groups say.

July 6, 2007 comments