Oversight
Oversight Leaders From Both Parties Endorse Pay Raise for Feds
But agreement over treatment of federal workforce largely stops there.
Oversight
FOIA Reform Bills Revived in Both Chambers of Congress
Effort to create 'presumption of openness' died at end of last Congress.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Rand Paul and Barack Obama Talk Vaccines
A hot topic becomes even hotter when these two enter the fray.
Oversight
Republicans: Obama's Budget Is Providing 'a Good Laugh'
Federal employee groups like the White House's blueprint, but the plan is unlikely to get very far on Capitol Hill.
Pay & Benefits
Senior Executive Service Is Meant to Be Mobile, Lawmaker Says
Republican defends bill to reassign top career VA employees to new posts every five years.
Management
DHS Spending Bill Stalls in the Senate As Deadline for a Partial Shutdown Draws Closer
Mitch McConnell now faces the same problem with his party’s right flank as Boehner does in the House.
Oversight
Obama's Budget Is Done. Now It's the GOP's Turn.
Republicans must overcome internal divides to craft the blueprint that will guide vital decisions for the rest of the year.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Old Testament Law with Mike Huckabee
The former Arkansas governor is against gay marriage, but where does he stand on mixing fabrics?
Management
Obama’s Budget Message to Feds: ‘I Have Your Back’
White House unveils its plan for ‘strengthening the federal workforce.’
Oversight
Lawmakers to Tackle Homeland Security Funding This Week
A week that begins with Budget Day will also include debates on the fate of Obama's health and immigration policies.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Fun With PAC Acronyms
If Chris Christie is laughing his bottom off, what is Joe Biden doing?
Pay & Benefits
Bill Targets Federal Employees' Bonuses – Yet Again
Senator wants to stop rewards for those who damage the integrity of the federal government.
Oversight
Government Privacy Board Tells Obama: Shut Down NSA Mass Spying Now
The White House has been quiet on surveillance reform since the USA Freedom Act crumbled in the Senate last November.
Management
New Leader of Federal IGs Stresses Value of Independence
Justice Department's Horowitz joined last year's protest of agency "stonewalling."
Oversight
Senators Push Bill to Limit Number of VA Senior Execs Receiving Bonuses
The legislation, like its House counterpart, also would require the department's top career officials to switch jobs every five years.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Tom Brady, Inflation and the Fed
What does the Super Bowl have to do with the Federal Reserve?
Oversight
Obama’s Budget Will Soar Way Above Sequestration Spending Caps
White House looks to unwind three-year-old measure that has crippled agencies’ budgets.
Defense
Joint Chiefs Warn Against Sequestration, Again
Like a tragic Greek chorus, the Joint Chiefs again warned of the dire consequences of sequestration, although Congress is unlikely to act.
Oversight