Management
Bipartisan Duo to Reintroduce Bill on Evidence-Based Policymaking
Legislation would create a panel to study expanding the use of data to assess program performance.
Oversight
House Republicans' Silent War Over Homeland Security Funding
In front of the cameras the GOP is on the same page, but behind the scenes party unity is growing strained.
Oversight
ISIS May Be Using Bitcoin and This is Worrying Treasury Department Regulators
Last summer, Sky News reported that one pro-ISIS blog discussed using the digital Currency.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Jeb Bush Should've Been More Candid Over Email
There's some embarrassing stuff in there.
Oversight
Boehner: Blame Democrats If Homeland Security Shuts Down
"I want you to ask the Senate Democrats when they're gonna get off their ass and do something other than to vote 'no,' " the House speaker told reporters Wednesday.
Management
Embattled Secret Service Spent Just 25 Minutes Training the Average Officer in 2013
Congressional oversight leaders expect bipartisan reform in the near future.
Oversight
Lawmaker Renews Battle Against Porn-Watching on Federal Computers
Rep. Mark Meadows says he continues to hear about “bad actors” similar to an EPA employee who spent up to six hours a day watching pornography at work.
Oversight
Panel Backs Bill Establishing that Yes, VA Can Claw Back Bonuses
Measure would give VA secretary the authority to rescind employee bonuses, after an appeal process.
Oversight
IRS Chief Refuses to Apologize to Lawmakers on Missing Emails
Republican oversight panel member accuses Koskinen of 'misleading' Congress and American people.
Pay & Benefits
Military Compensation Reform Reminds Lawmaker of Calculus – And That’s Not a Good Thing
Explaining proposals to overhaul military pay and benefits to lawmakers is just as hard as selling them, panel finds.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Biblical Law in the American South
While Alabama uses the Bible to defend its gay marriage ban, another state is making the book an official symbol.
Oversight
Senator Blocks OPM Nominee Over Hill Staff 'Obamacare Exemption'
Louisiana Republican wants an explanation for why congressional aides can get employer subsidies to buy health insurance.
Management
Senator Demands IRS Explanation of Email Recovery
Inspector general reports 16,000 Lois Lerner documents that may be new.
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GAO Saved the Government $40 billion in 2 Years. Why Isn’t Anyone Listening?
The biennial High-Risk List is GAO’s most-valued effort -- a detailed description of the most troubled large-scale programs and projects in government.
Oversight
Here's Why the House May Never Pass Obama's Request to Use Force Against ISIL
Republicans don't trust President Obama, and both the White House and the GOP may prefer the status quo.
Management
Veterans Health Care and IT Acquisition Added to GAO's High-Risk List
Defense contracting and FDA oversight of medical products come closer to getting off the list.
Defense
Lawmakers Not Briefed About Creation of Obama's $35 Million Cyber Agency
"I believe [the news] is how everyone else found it . … We know about as much as you do," says congressional Republican close to the intelligence community.
Oversight
Play of the Day: A Curious Pentagon Expenditure
A report says the Defense Department spent half a million dollars on lots of little blue pills.
Defense
Here's the White House Request for the Use of Force Against the Islamic State
The Obama administration has just sent the draft resolution to Congress Wednesday morning. Now it's Congress' turn.
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