Oversight
What the National Weather Service Can Learn About Language from Louis C.K.
The comedian took a shot at the government agency for characterizing the northeast blizzard as "historic."
Pay & Benefits
Lack of Paid Parental Leave for Feds Is 'Shameful' and a 'Disgrace,' House Dems Say
Providing paid time off is also "good for business," proponents argue.
Defense
Senators Reintroduce Sick Leave Bill for Disabled Vets
Legislation would give 104 hours of sick leave up front to first-year feds who are wounded warriors.
Oversight
Border Bill That DHS Chief Has Called 'Unworkable' Faces a Fight on Capitol Hill
Both Democrats and conservative Republicans oppose the measure.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President and the New England Patriots
Boston's NFL players aren't the only ones concerned about deflated balls.
News
Bob Dylan is Thinking About the Government
It’s not a job creator, the legendary troubador says.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trading Cigars and Shortstops for Type II Diabetes
The Nightly Show devotes time to the new Cuba policy.
Oversight
Republicans Aim to Stop Agencies from ‘Blindly Filling Empty Desks’
Bill would cut the federal workforce by 10 percent through attrition, and triggers an automatic hiring freeze if agencies aren’t meeting that goal.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The State of Ernie Moniz's Hair
Jimmy Fallon and Jon Stewart have some things to say about the Energy Department chief's style.
Oversight
The Senate Officially Believes Climate Change Is Real
But it's not ready to say that humanity is causing it.
Oversight
The CIA's Most Important Overseer Is Abetting Its Torture Coverup
Senator Richard Burr now leads the Senate committee charged with keeping tabs on the spy agency. But he's behaving more like a CIA asset.
Oversight
Senator: Attorney General Confirmation Hearing Will Be Forum to Hit Obama on Immigration
The new Senate Judiciary chairman takes over as his party mulls its next step in executive-order fight with White House.
Oversight
Iran Bill Could Prompt Obama's First Veto Override
Pro-sanctions Democrats could team with the GOP to overcome White House opposition.
Oversight
This is What Congressional Micromanagement Looks Like
Bill tells DHS precisely what it needs in the way of fences, roads and boat ramps to achieve “operational control” of the border.
Management
The Broken Federal Personnel System in 7 Charts
Government employees are deeply frustrated with a personnel system that makes it too hard to hire skilled workers and fire poor performers.
Oversight
Joe Biden Says 'There's a Chance' He Might Run for President
The vice president made the media rounds this morning to talk about a potential 2016 bid.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama's Many Guests at the State of the Union
It's a tradition for the president to bring people to his speech. Obama brought a crowd.
Oversight
Rand Paul Says Government Should 'Do No Harm'
In his State of the Union response, Paul also managed to get in a dig at Hillary Clinton.
Oversight
Joni Ernst's State of the Union Response Gives the GOP a Fresh Face
The freshman Republican senator delivered a decidedly mild-mannered speech in the Republican Party's official response.
Oversight