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Agencies Botch IT Savings Estimates by $3.8 Billion
Drastic revisions by the departments of Defense and Homeland Security accounted for most of the savings discrepancy.
Pay & Benefits
A Potential Breakthrough for Paid Parental Leave for Feds
Bipartisan pair of House members high-five each other to make their support for work-life balance measures official.
Management
Lawmakers in Both Parties Promise to Be Nicer to Feds
But kinder rhetoric is only one step on a long road to boosting employee morale.
Defense
The House Wants to Let You Bring a Gun to Army Corps Land
Spending bill includes another attempt to lift Army Corps ban on firearms.
Oversight
House Uses Tax Day to Pass Restraints on IRS
Bills range from bans on private email use to “preventing targeting.”
Defense
The War Against the Islamic State Will Go Undeclared
Congress won't approve President Obama's proposed authorization of military force, but it won't limit him either.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Clinton's Travels in Iowa
The inevitability tour continues in the Hawkeye State.
Oversight
House Republicans Fail in Effort to Fire All Tax Delinquent Feds
Democrats say bill disparaged the federal workforce and wasn't necessary.
Defense
U.S. Hostages from 1979 Iranian Revolution May Finally Be Compensated
Senate bill on Iran nuclear deal includes funding source for restitution.
Oversight
Paul Attacks Loretta Lynch on Civil Asset Forfeiture
At a hearing Wednesday, the senator tested a new argument in his case against Lynch’s confirmation.
Defense
It Just Got Easier to Contest Inclusion on the No Fly List
For starters, DHS will now tell people if they’re on the list; ACLU says new procedures aren’t enough.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The New, Relatable Hillary Clinton
The candidate's stop at Chipotle is just the beginning.
Oversight
Another Agency Head Asks Congress for More Firing Authority
Lawmakers eviscerate DEA over its lack of "sex party" accountability.
Oversight
Program Duplication Report: Should Scientists Analyze Toy Guns?
GAO's fifth installment urges Congress to intervene, cites 12 new areas of overlap.
Oversight
VA's Handling of Whistleblowers Continues to Irk Lawmakers
Doctor reassigned to storage closet despite agency’s new cooperation with Special Counsel.
Defense
White House Mounts Massive Lobbying Campaign on Iran Deal
The administration is racing to prevent a veto-proof majority for a bill that would give Congress the power to block a nuclear deal.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Hillary Clinton is the Mother of Dragons
The Nightly Show deftly compares the 2016 field to Game of Thrones.
Oversight
Senate Heavy Lifting Begins With Education and Iran; Budget Framework Still Under Negotiation
Presidential hopeful Rand Paul could use high-profile education bill markup to make a political statement about the intrusion of government.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Hillary Clinton Tries to Connect with Voters
Saturday Night Live pokes at the newest official entrant into the 2016 race.
Oversight