Oversight

Obama on Ferguson: There's a 'Gulf of Mistrust' Between People and Police

Attorney General Eric Holder will visit the St. Louis suburb on Wednesday, the president said Monday.

Nextgov

Exclusive: Nuke Regulator Hacked by Suspected Foreign Powers

Credential-stealing emails and social engineering involved in three NRC computer breaches.

Oversight

The Transparency Trap

Why trying to make government more accountable has backfired.

Management

New VA Chief Wants to Fire More Employees . . . Respectfully

Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald says firing execs more quickly will take some time.

Oversight

The FBI Spied on the Wrong People Because of Typos

A new inspector general report concludes that the agency has collected communications data on the wrong targets due to typographical errors.

Management

It Just Got Easier to Lobby Federal Agencies

Facing litigation, the Obama administration rolls back restrictions aimed at curbing special interests.

Nextgov

IRS Gave Sensitive Data to Convict Sentenced to 21 Years

And failed to do background checks on many other contract workers who handled taxpayer files.

Oversight

One Company Is Really Psyched About EPA's Big Climate-Change Rule

Some businesses see opportunity in the regulation at the center of the White House climate-change agenda.

Management

Infographic: Five Steps to Manage Government Regulations for Contractors

How to deal with an audit, how to ensure compliance and more ways to stick the landing.

Oversight

There Is No 'Party of Ideas'

Anyone looking for fresh public-policy approaches from Democrats, Republicans, or reform conservatives is bound to be disappointed.

Oversight

How to Eliminate Almost Every Federal Agency

A look at some of the tactics leveraged in the war on big government.

Oversight

Does Obama Know Something We Don't About Supreme Court Retirements?

Speculation about the 81-year-old Ginsburg has been raging in political circles since shortly after Obama's re-election.

Oversight

Helicopter Crashes in Iraq After Delivering Aid to Yazidis

The only Yazidi member of the Iraqi parliament was reportedly among the injured.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Anthony Weiner's Life After Politics

Jimmy Fallon looks at the former Congressman's new venture.

Oversight

What Hillary Can Learn From LBJ

In a country ruled by political paralysis, people are drawn to the image of a leader who could force Washington into action.

Oversight

Bitcoin Users, You're 'On Your Own'

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday it will start taking bitcoin-related complaints.