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.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker: Tie Feds' Pay to U.S. Economic Performance So They Have 'Skin in the Game'
Republican congressman says federal employees lack incentives to improve economy.
Management
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Calls for Chemical Safety Board Firings
House Oversight’s letter to Obama cites misleading testimony, mismanagement, private emails.
Management
Email Compliance Will Be a Tall Order Without More Resources
Federal records managers lack the authority and tools to meet digital requirements.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Dick Cheney in Playboy
Also, President Obama fills out his March Madness bracket.
Oversight
House and Senate GOP Budgets Are Miles Apart
Senate budget offers no relief for defense hawks, ignores House’s entitlement reforms.
Oversight
Senate Republicans Go After Federal Retirement Benefits, Too
Chamber’s budget blueprint calls for $170 billion in savings through the federal workforce to make government employment resemble the private sector.
Management
Agencies Will Cut 100 Million Hours of Paperwork, White House Says
Effort to curb burdensome or outdated regulations may not satisfy GOP critics.
Oversight
Why Congress Should Act Like a Board of Directors
The nation’s stockholders deserve a budget process that works.
Oversight
McConnell: No Trafficking Bill, No Lynch Vote
Republicans say they won't bring the attorney general up for confirmation until Democrats relent.
Oversight
Play of the Day: In This Corner... Mitt Romney?
The late-night favorite and erstwhile candidate is lacing up the gloves for charity.
Management
Getting the Living Off Social Security’s Deceased List May Take Legislation
Alabama woman testifies on being reduced to poverty after erroneous designation.
Oversight
John Boehner's GOP Budget Presser Turned Into One About Benghazi
The House speaker gave a press conference Tuesday morning on the just-released GOP plan, but he quickly turned his attention to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Oversight
GOP Budget: Higher Pension Contributions for Feds, Much Lower Spending for Civilian Agencies
Republicans suggest familiar cuts to federal employees and agencies to achieve $5.5 trillion in savings.
Oversight