Management

This Is Why People Hate the Government

One guy in an office sat on Tea Party tax-exempt applications for 13 months after they were improperly selected for review.

Defense

Lawmakers Fight Defense Furlough Plan

Hagel urged to use flexibility to protect civilian workforce.

Oversight

Analysis: How the White House Scandals Could Hurt Republicans, Too

The IRS and Benghazi affairs threaten the GOP's shot at the presidency.

Defense

How the Afghan Conflict Will Be Decided

More U.S. casualties reaffirm Obama’s rush to rely on the Afghan army. Can they handle it?

Management

Obama Taps OMB Veteran as Acting IRS Commissioner

Controller Danny Werfel has spent much of the past year dealing with sequestration.

Nextgov

House Could Withhold DHS Funds While Waiting for Chemical Security Report

Appropriators want to hold back $20 million until Homeland Security produces progress report and spending plan.

Nextgov

Former Defense Brass Object to ‘More Restrictive’ Nuclear Trade Policies

A half-dozen former U.S. national security leaders implored Obama to avoid tightening restrictions on foreign nuclear cooperation.

Defense

Pickering Says He Will Testify on Benghazi Only in Public

Oversight Panel Chairman Issa’s demand for private session teed up clash.

Defense

Bills Address Military Sexual Assault Crisis

Take decisions to prosecute cases entirely out of the chain of command, lawmakers say.

Management

Government Should Run Like a Business—But Not in the Way You Think

Regimes around the world are under pressure to deliver more and cost less. Here's a plan for how to actually make that work.

Management

The Myth of Presidential Leadership

Many Washington pundits are critical of the president’s ability to wrangle concessions out of Congress, but they forget that his power has limits.

Pay & Benefits

FBI Faces Furloughs in 2014

Furloughs would 'impact safety and security' of the nation, director tells lawmakers.

Management

What Chris Christie's Got: Crossover Appeal

The N.J. governor is the GOP's best 2016 presidential candidate, numbers suggest.

Oversight

Why the IRS Scandal May Be More Politically Potent Than Benghazi

Many Americans can’t even place Benghazi on a map but already dislike IRS.

Oversight

Panel Approves EPA Nominee Along Party Lines

Full Senate confirmation of Gina McCarthy is not yet assured.

Nextgov

Government's Edge in Attracting Science Pros? Mission

STEMM panelists say more mobility would help, too.

Oversight

The Justice Department Did Not Wiretap the House Cloakroom

Rep. Devin Nunes of California dropped an explosive allegation -- an almost certainly incorrect one.

Management

Analysis: How Obama Could Start Fixing the IRS

Step one, name a Republican—preferably a prominent one—to head the agency.