Pay & Benefits
Shutdown-Averting Spending Bill Would Allow Fed Pay Raise
House GOP measure would keep government open through mid-December and would not block Obama’s proposed 1 percent raise.
Oversight
House GOP Funding Bill Would Keep Government Open Through Mid-December
Stopgap measure reauthorizes the Export-Import bank through June 2015, and includes $88 million to fight Ebola.
Oversight
Play of the Day: ISIL May Have A Plagiarism Scandal
Did the Islamic State steal its ideas from the US?
Oversight
White House Swears Obama's Immigration Delay Is His Last One
Delay is intended to take the issue out of a "hyper-partisan, hyper-polarized" pre-election environment, spokesman says.
Oversight
Play of the Day: A Decade Of Stalling On Immigration Reform
If reform passed, what would everyone talk about?
Oversight
One Map to Show Where USPS Will Cut 7,000 Jobs
A majority of senators, including leader Harry Reid, now support delaying plant closures.
Oversight
Explaining Barack Obama's Terrible Political Summer
For Democrats, the good news is that there doesn't appear to be an overwhelming Republican tide this year; the bad news is that Democrats could well lose the Senate even without such a wave
Management
Finally, Some Good News for Federal Recruiters
New poll finds high public confidence in civil servants and support for their career choice.
Oversight
White House Sends Spending Wish List to Congress
List includes more money for an experimental Ebola drug and more flexibility for handling the border crisis.
Oversight
NSA Reform Will Likely Have to Wait Until After the Election
Legislation looks destined for a lame-duck session of Congress—and might not get touched at all until next year.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Why Student Debt Isn't Going Anywhere
John Oliver examines higher education funding on Last Week Tonight.
Oversight
Congress Is Back. Its Mission? Keep Government Open.
Lawmakers and aides say not to expect drama this time around.
Oversight
Senate Panel Faults 'Bias' of IRS Watchdog
Both liberal and conservative groups were mistreated by tax-exempt division, Levin says.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Guess Whose Anti-Obama Attack Ads These Are
Democratic Senate candidates are not embracing the president.
Oversight
Kevin McCarthy Doesn't Want the Government's Marshmallow Roasting Advice
Forest Service blog post "perfectly captures what is wrong with our government," House majority leader says.
Pay & Benefits
A Primer on Federal Pay and Benefits in Case the Government Shuts Down Again
Washington leaders have vowed to keep agencies funded past Sept. 30, but nothing is a done deal.
Oversight
House Republicans Promise Action on ISIS to Force Obama's Hand
Lawmakers lash out at the president's foreign policy, but they have little authority to force a change in his approach.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Frank Underwood's Advice For President Obama
Kevin Spacey stops by the Colbert Report in character.
Oversight
Congress Returns to Doing Nothing
One major piece of unfinished business: a spending measure to keep government open after Sept. 30.
Oversight