Oversight
Play of the Day: Sometimes, a Family Name Can Be a Detriment
Jeb Bush has a famous name, but are Americans tired of that name?
Oversight
These Are Republicans' Options for Averting a Shutdown at DHS
GOP leaders have two legislative weeks before a partial shutdown.
Defense
Looming Defense Cuts Threaten GOP Budget Unity
The party has little room for error in its bid to pass a budget, and sequestration isn't making it any easier.
Oversight
Private Groups Spent $5.1 Million on Free Trips for Congress in 2014
The total cost is down from 2013, but the number of trips has gone up.
Oversight
Veteran Charged With Threatening to Open Fire Inside Capitol
Law-enforcement agents took a Maryland man into custody, stating that he made threats to shoot a Hill employee and others.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Push to Repeal Feds' Pension Contribution Hikes
Democrats introduce a bill that would reverse two recent increases.
Oversight
House Approves Bill to Curb Regulation, Despite Veto Threat
'Unfunded mandate' measure would step up requirements for disclosure of cost calculations.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Hillary Clinton Weighs In On Vaccinations... And Other Things
The former State Department head took to Twitter to point out some obvious facts.
Oversight
Democrats Flip the Script on Security Spending
They attempt to use Paris, Islamic State, and 9/11 in debate over DHS bill and immigration.
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