Oversight
Watchdog Says IRS Has Improved Handling of Tax-Exempt Status Requests
A 2013 audit found the agency inappropriately targeted some Tea Party organizations for scrutiny.
Defense
Defense Bill Alters Military Retirement System
Changes include auto-enrollment into TSP for new service members, and a less generous pension for those who retire after 20 years.
Management
Senators Propose Acting as 'Board of Directors' for VA
Lawmakers lament lack of accountability; beleaguered undersecretary tells them she takes management problems seriously.
Tech
Departing Aerospace Industries Leader: First-Rate Nations Respect and Support Public Servants
In exit interview, Blakey criticizes congressional gridlock, urges Defense budget compromises.
Oversight
Feds Dodge Bullet in Budget Deal, But Sequester Cuts Still Coming
Compromise document does not specifically attack retirement benefits or mandate downsizing through attrition.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Clinton Campaign's New Logos
In order to garner more votes, Hillary has many more logo options.
Oversight
Officials: Gyrocopter Didn't Look Like a Threat on Radar
No alert went out before Doug Hughes landed just west of the Capitol.
Oversight
Who Won and Who Lost in the Budget Deal?
The fact that Republicans in both chambers agreed on a blueprint is an accomplishment. But some members didn't get what they wanted.
Oversight
Bill Would Boost Whistleblower Protections for Military Sexual Assault Victims
Sen. Barbara Boxer and her Democratic colleagues introduce a bill to strengthen protections for those who blow the whistle on military wrongdoing, waste, fraud and abuse — including sexual abuse.
Oversight
Senate Democrat: Fix Sequester or We'll Block Spending Bills
Democrats fear the GOP will raise the caps for defense but not domestic spending.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Efficacy of Baltimore's Curfews
After a declaration of a state of emergency, Larry Wilmore wonders if giving teenagers nothing to do on a weekday the best route.
Defense
Obama Nominates Top Coast Guard Official to Head TSA
Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger would be TSA’s sixth permanent administrator.
Management
Is the Key to Improving Federal Workforce Morale to Stop Discussing It?
Homeland Security secretary argues that talk of low morale is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Oversight
Senate and House Bills Would Effectively End NSA Mass Surveillance
The effort would stop the spy agency’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records, the first and one of the most controversial programs exposed by Edward Snowden nearly two years ago.
Oversight
Hillary Clinton Will Have Trouble Using State Department Experience as a Campaign Weapon
She can't mention her role as secretary of State without raising questions of pay-to-play and deleted emails.
Oversight
The Law Protecting American Consumers From Toxic Chemicals is Finally Going to Be Updated
Cutting a deal with big bad interest groups can lead to change.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama Yuks It Up All Over the Place
The White House Correspondents' Dinner is not the only place Obama gets laughs.
Tech
Rand Paul Reverses Course on Drones
The Kentucky senator defends the White House drone policy he once lambasted in a 13-hour filibuster, dulling any edge he may have had on a GOP pack running on the same national security platform.
Oversight
Hill Outlook: Finishing a Budget, and Fending Off a Gyrocopter
Lawmakers want to finalize a spending blueprint and stiffen the Capitol's defenses.
Oversight