Oversight

Lawmakers, Procurement Experts Call Puerto Rico Power Contract a 'Travesty'

Several investigations already underway for $300 million contract that "raises every red flag in the book."

Oversight

Congress Wants an Investigation of an $8,000 Party for a White House Nominee

How does a cocktail reception with lobbyists benefit homeland security, a Congressional committee asks.

Oversight

Analysis: The IRS Targeting Scandal Was Fake, But IRS Budget Woes Are a Real Problem

The tax agency singled out both conservative and liberal groups seeking tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny.

Oversight

House Plans Vote On Senate's Higher-Spending Budget Resolution

GOP leaders have asked their members to swallow the Senate’s budget proposal in a Thursday vote so the party can skip ahead to tax reform.

Oversight

IRS ‘Mismanagement’ Hearing Breaks Along Partisan Lines

Bashing outgoing Commissioner John Koskinen, House Republicans blast the agency’s hiring practices, Equifax contract.

Oversight

House GOP Gauges Trump Team’s Interest in Expediting Firing Across Government

Conservative lawmakers will ask agency heads if they would like the authority already provided to VA.

Oversight

Don't Assume Career Feds Are Resisting Trump's Deregulatory Push

In fact, the president's executive orders have galvanized the workforce, Pentagon manager tells lawmakers.

Oversight

Historians and JFK Conspiracy Theorists Agree: Secret Files Will Not Tell All

Still, the documents cleared for release could provide more detail about Lee Harvey Oswald's trip to Mexico City two months before John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The JFK Assassination Mysteries Will Be Solved

There's a treasure trove of information coming out of the National Archives soon.

Oversight

House Lawmakers Want White House Email Documents, But Disagree On How to Get Them

Threatening a subpoena, Oversight chairman writes to 16 agencies on possible abuse of federal records law.

Oversight

Trump Budget Director Bemoans Fate of Proposed Spending Cuts

Congress accepted less than $5 billion of the White House’s proposed $54 billion in discretionary cuts.

Oversight

Republicans Rally Around Raising the Deficit

The Senate’s passage of a budget resolution on Thursday night was a victory for party unity, but a defeat for the GOP’s remaining fiscal hawks.

Oversight

Play of the Day: 'The Apprentice' For Border Walls

The wall prototypes are showcased near the border and they look like reality show contestants.