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Oversight

Congress Returns From Recess Facing Dec. 11 Deadline to Avoid a Shutdown

Battles also lie ahead over climate talks, Obamacare and Planned Parenthood.

Oversight

Congress Returns Amid Intensified Focus on Terror Threats After Paris Attacks

As lawmakers mull the aftermath of the Paris attacks, they’ll keep working on a highway bill and a handful of other measures.

Oversight

Attention Shifts to House-Senate Budget Conference

Plan is due around Dec. 13; House session this week could help gauge political tone.

Oversight

House Passes Debt Ceiling Deal, Sends to President Obama

Bill would reopen government, funding agencies through Jan. 15.

Oversight

No House Vote on Shutdown Tuesday Night

The latest updates from Congress, with two days to go until the U.S. exhausts its borrowing authority.

Pay & Benefits

Patience Wearing Thin Among Those Most Affected by Shutdown

Closings prompt some to think about other lines of work.

Oversight

Updates: The Latest on a Republican Debt-Ceiling Deal

The government has about a week left before it will be unable to pay all its bills.

Pay & Benefits

From Maine to Colorado, Shutdown Puts Federal Employees' Lives on Hold

Effects reach far beyond the Beltway.

Management

Backlogs and Worries Grow Among Furloughed Federal Workers

From SSA to NSF, employees are antsy to get back on the job.

Oversight

Furloughed Workers Nationwide Feel the Pain of Congressional Gridlock

Public servants share stories of what citizens are missing during the shutdown.

Oversight

Shutdown, Day 3: Updates

The latest developments in the effort to reopen federal offices.

Pay & Benefits

Updated: Agencies Post Shutdown Plans Online

Obama administration directed agencies to provide guidance to employees on Friday, as Oct. 1 deadline nears.

Management

President's Full 'March on Washington' Remarks

Obama's full 'March on Washington' remarks.

Oversight

Americans Don’t Trust Government to Do What Is Right, Poll Finds

Negative views make it hard to recruit the ablest young people, analysts say.

Management

How Well Do You Know Your Administration? A Quiz

Which head of an independent agency is the daughter of the Tootsie Roll CEO? And other questions.

Tech

Feds Ordered to Report James Bond Wannabes, Night Owls and Other Suspicious Colleagues

Program looks at finances, divorce, online activity.

Management

Poll: Too Much Government Power Is Scarier Than Too Little

Only 21% of respondents said not enough government power is a greater danger.

Defense

Some Military Bases Cancel July 4th Fireworks

Sequestration cuts and furloughs eat into annual celebrations.

Defense

Pregnant Suspect Indicted for Mailing Ricin to Obama

She allegedly wrote: 'You will have to kill me and my family before you get my guns.'

Defense

State Dept. Disputes Need for Senate Approval of Further Nuke Cuts

Deal with Russia could be worded to avoid lawmakers, administration says.