Oversight

The Tiny Little Budget Provision That Could Destroy the Sequester

For a year or two anyway.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Ted Cruz Wants to Abolish the IRS

The Texan proposes a flat tax. But who will collect the flat tax revenue?

Defense

VA Accountability Measure Will Attract Talented Senior Execs, Lawmaker Argues

Legislation caps number of department senior executives eligible for bonuses and requires them to switch jobs every five years.

Defense

DHS Exec Aided Foreign Investors with Democratic Ties, IG Found

Witnesses say Alejandro Mayorkas intervened in immigration cases connected to Harry Reid, Terry McAuliffe and others.

Defense

Lawmakers Threaten New Secret Service Chief's Job, Tell Him to Fire More Agents

Scandals are emblematic of 'elitist and arrogant' federal workforce, panel says.

Defense

Welcome to the House GOP's Budget Improv

After repeatedly changing strategy, Republican leaders finally appear to have a plan for passage.

Oversight

Clinton's Rough Road Ahead

The liberal base and the media will work together to make sure she isn't crowned as the Democratic nominee.

Oversight

Budget Fight Gives Democrat a Chance to Court Liberal Skeptics

Top House Budget Committee Democrat Rep. Chris Van Hollen has a platform he can use in his Senate primary battle with Donna Edwards.

Oversight

GOP Budgets Cutting Retirement Benefits Face Rocky Paths in Both Chambers

The House and Senate want to pass spending blueprints before leaving town for two weeks.

Management

Is Commerce’s Technical Information Service a Dinosaur in the Internet Age?

Senators reintroduce plan to kill the department’s purveyor of technical documents.

Tech

TSA Gave Expedited Screening to Former Domestic Terror Group Member

A supervisor overruled an alert officer who recognized the felon and raised concerns.

Oversight

Senate Leaves Lynch Nomination Unfinished

Chamber has adjourned for the weekend and the budget is next up on its agenda.

Oversight

It Could Take Up to 30 Years for Hillary Clinton’s Emails to Reach the National Archives

It’s a long road from the former secretary’s inbox to the government agency, which doesn’t have the authority to implement record-keeping rules for other agencies.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Fitness (And Other) Tracking Devices at the White House

Obama's monitoring his fitness, but other White House employees have to wear different monitors.

Oversight

House GOP's New Budget Plan: Figure It Out Later

The Budget Committee advanced a spending blueprint Thursday after dropping the amendment that stalled progress the night before.

Management

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Calls for Chemical Safety Board Firings

House Oversight’s letter to Obama cites misleading testimony, mismanagement, private emails.