Oversight
Democrats Get Results Targeting Trump Via Inspectors General
Homeland Security watchdog is probing implementation of immigration order, while the IG at GSA is monitoring the president’s hotel lease.
Oversight
The Obama-Trump Truce Is Already Over
Previous presidents—including Barack Obama and George W. Bush—tried to avoid publicly criticizing each other. That tradition is coming to an end.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Prays For The Terminator
President Donald Trump has some words for Arnold Schwarzenegger at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Management
Trump VA Nominee Will Push For More Flexibility to Hire and Fire
Dr. David Shulkin said he would work with Congress on greater workforce accountability measures, but also on recruitment and retention efforts.
Oversight
Play of the Day: President Trump Celebrates Black History Month
Donald Trump held a "listening session" at the White House on Wednesday.
Oversight
SCOTUS Nominee Could Alter High Court’s View of Regulation
Neil Gorsuch’s difference with Scalia in the Chevron decision could boost Republican-backed deregulation.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Missed a Chance to Use His Catchphrase
Sally Yates never got to hear "you're fired!" from the president.
Oversight
House Democrats Seek Background on Rumored Inspector General Firings
Trump allegedly abandoned a plan to ask for the resignations of IGs after transition officials met resistance.
Oversight
Paul Ryan Calls Trump's Handling of Immigration Order 'Regrettable'
But despite criticism from Republican lawmakers, the speaker defended the underlying policy: “What is happening is something that we support,” he told reporters Tuesday.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Donald Trump Loves 'Finding Dory'
The president watched a movie about a family being separated over the weekend.
Management
Defense Could Be Next to Announce Hiring Freeze Exemptions
Spokesman says department is finalizing guidance; senators urge exemptions for naval shipyard workers, citing national security.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump is Signing Executive Orders… With a Certain Style
The leather-bound documents are on-brand and his presentation of them is top-notch.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Wall is Already Working
One Mexican, President Enrique Peña Nieto, is staying out the U.S. thanks to Trump's project.
Oversight
The Quiet GOP Campaign Against Government Regulation
Why these rules exist, how they are issued, and what congressional Republicans want to do with them
Management
Republicans Seek Assurance That Certain VA Health Jobs Are Exempt From Hiring Freeze
The department this week said it plans to exempt anyone it considers necessary for “public safety.”
Oversight
Special Counsel Issues Reminder That Agencies Cannot Gag Whistleblowers
Lawmakers challenge alleged Trump directives, citing protected disclosures.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump's Going to Fix All the Problems He Sees on the Television
America will win the Storage Wars!
Management
House Majority Leader Calls ‘Career Bureaucrats’ the Washington Swamp in Op-Ed
The piece implies career civil servants created Obama-era executive regulations, which is not true.
Oversight
OMB Nominee Would Revive Program Ratings, Fix ‘Broken’ Regulation
Mulvaney defends his role in House during 2013 government shutdown.
Oversight