Management

Senate Panel Approves OMB Director Nomination

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan’s nomination to head the management and budget office now heads to the Senate floor.

News

EPA Employees Told to Stop Pooping in the Hallway

Agency hires consultant to tell it to watch out for misplaced bowel movements.

Oversight

Promises of Federal Spending Help Thad Cochran's Surprise Rebound Against Tea Party

Some voters appeared swayed by Cochran's pledges to continue delivering federal money to the mostly poor, rural state of Mississippi.

Oversight

Play of the Day: A Poor-Off Will Decide 2016

Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden fight to claim the title of "least rich."

Oversight

Misdemeanor Guilty Plea Rejected in Capitol Police Manager's Embezzlement Case

Case involves Deborah K. Lewis' previous employment at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Defense

Obama Has the Speech, ISIL Has the Territory

Obama saw the larger problem coming, though the particulars eluded him (and almost everyone else in Washington).

Oversight

VA Conferees Agree on One Thing: Fire More Bureaucrats

Lawmakers still must bridge major divides before they’ll be able to agree on reform bill.

Management

VA 'Brought Patients Back to Life' to Disguise Wait List Deaths

Phoenix records were altered at least seven times since last October, clerk tells CNN.

Tech

CIA Sued for Failing to Disclose Senate Torture-Probe Records

Lawsuit comes as the administration is close to declassifying a Senate report on the agency’s one-time interrogation techniques.

Management

Pentagon Financing Body Neglecting Key Improvements, Watchdog Finds

Testing of controls deemed insufficient for disbursal of $200 billion in annual contract payments.

Defense One

Stop Arming the Police Like a Military

Protect and serve? The post-war message to American communities is being received loud and clear: 'You are the enemy.' By Tom Nolan

Pay & Benefits

Abortion Funding for Peace Corps' Volunteers Advances With Republican Support

Bills eliminating the restriction passed in both House and Senate appropriations committees for the first time.

Defense

Terror May Become a Bigger Focus at Med School

A biochemistry-course lecture on nerve agents could become part of coursework.

Management

What DHS is Doing About the Flood of Kids Crossing the Southwest Border

Secretary outlines multi-agency 14-point plan to address the influx.

Defense One

It's Time Obama Lowered the Bar for Success in Iraq

President Obama might be wise to follow a ‘less is more’ strategy in Iraq. By Tara Sonenshine

Management

Former Treasury Chiefs Agree: Get the SEC Into the Climate Mix

Robert Rubin and Henry Paulson said that the SEC should do a better job of forcing firms to disclose the economic fallout they face from climate change.