Oversight
As Clock Winds Down, Agencies Await Fate of Obama’s Nominees
Long-term agency planning and overworked employees are victims of Congress' political gamesmanship.
Management
Congress, White House Unite to Kill Useless Reports
Lawmakers of all stripes laud passage of bill striking 53 "unnecessary" agency products.
Oversight
Move to Authorize Force Against ISIS Unlikely in Lame Duck
White House invites Congress to formally authorize strikes in Iraq and Syria, but neither branch appears eager to make the first move.
Oversight
Play of the Day: What the Ivory Trade Has to Do With Terrorism
The Ivory trade brings the most endangered species: bipartisan agreement.
Nextgov
Risky Business at IRS When It Comes to IT Security, IG Finds
Risk-based decision-making describes the tradeoffs an agency makes -- or doesn’t make -- when confronted with a potential cyber vulnerability.
Management
IG: Energy Lab Lobbied Officials for $2.4 Billion No-Bid Contract
Sandia National Laboratories used government funds in efforts to extend Lockheed Martin’s management deal without competition.
Oversight
SBA Takes Flak Over Revising Company Size Standards
Committee chairman calls proposed rule a “capricious” threat to IT industry.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Gum Chewing Heard Around the World
Barack Obama visits China and commits a faux pas.
Nextgov
Telework on Trial? House Committees to Probe Patent Office Telework Fraud
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the House Judiciary Committee team up for a joint hearing next week.
Oversight
Play of the Day: America's Unclear Triumph In The War On ISIS
Did the U.S. finally kill al-Baghdadi?
Oversight
Sen. Johnson Speaks on Aligning Public-Private Sector Pay, Keeping Hearings Polite
Likely Homeland Security panel priorities also include securing border, cyber safety, regulatory rollback.
Oversight
Here's One Way Obama Could Protect EPA Regulations From the GOP Senate
The Keystone XL pipeline could be a good bargaining chip.
Oversight
Sen. Chris Murphy Wants to Confirm Loretta Lynch Before January
Republicans would like to wait on the attorney general nominee until next year.
Oversight
As Lame-Duck Session Begins, Congress to Focus on Keeping Government Open
Other priorities include funding to fight Ebola, and authorization of military force in the Middle East.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Evils of State Lotteries
Last Week Tonight looks at the lucrative business.
Management
Lawmakers Aim to Fire More Federal Employees in 2015
Republican bills would target tax scofflaws, expand the definition of fireable offenses.
Management
Contractors Should Expect Good Things from a GOP Congress
A new leader could repair ‘damage’ done by current House oversight chairman Darrell Issa, analyst says.
Oversight
Boehner Warns Obama Not to Go It Alone on Immigration Reform
"He's going to burn himself," speaker warns.
Oversight
Is Ebola Funding One Thing the White House and Congress Can Agree On?
With a new $6 billion request to Congress, the administration sure hopes so.
Oversight