Oversight
A Whistleblower’s Case Against Pentagon IG Stalls in Interagency Stalemate
Office of Special Counsel cites conflicting laws that prevent further action.
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
Play of the Day: Trump's Version of the Food Pyramid
The president likes rice, pie and "beautiful chocolate cake."
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
Play of the Day: Donald Trump's Feud With Bob Corker Escalates
The president took to Twitter to crack on the Tennessee senator.
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: Trump's Condolence Calls
The president is involved in yet another controversy.
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.
Management
Congress, FBI Already Investigating Potential Abuse of Federal Funds in Puerto Rico's Disaster Response
The federal government has ramped up disaster oversight post-Katrina, but current allegations involve local mayors.
Oversight
Trump's GSA Nominee Wins Bipartisan Praise
Emily Murphy would streamline disposal of excess property, seek economical leasing.
Oversight
Senator Threatens to Hold Up OPM Nominee Over Obamacare Rule Spat
Chairman of oversight committee has long sought documents related to a rule allowing congressional staff to purchase insurance on a small business exchange and receive employer subsidies.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Is Calling, Writing, Not Calling and Not Writing
The president explains how he consoles the families of fallen service members.
Oversight