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Hearing: VBA Changed Dates on Claims to Make Them Look New
VBA manipulated data to meet backlog reduction goals.
Defense
What Would Reagan Do in Iraq?
Rand Paul and Rick Perry each claim to be the Gipper’s heir in the Middle East. Who's right?
Oversight
Play of the Day: Something About Obama Seems ... 'Shady'
John Boehner is suing the president over his use of executive orders.
Management
Government’s Biggest Failures, 2001-2014
A scholar looks at recent instances of where government has fallen short, either in oversight or operations.
Oversight
Playing in Traffic Is Not Safe Politics
Are Democrats beginning to rationalize that losing the Senate majority wouldn’t be as bad as some fear?
Management
ICE Pays Employees Workers Comp, Even When They’re Fit to Work
The immigration agency paid five workers $1 million in unwarranted injured pay, failed to probe questionable claims.
Oversight
This Year's Deficit Will Probably Be the Smallest Since 2008
The federal government ran a $71 billion surplus in June.
Oversight
Will Boehner's Obamacare Lawsuit Work?
Legal experts question whether the House has standing to sue the president.
Oversight
Play of the Day: American Optimism Feeds Our Income Inequality
America might just be a national of gamblers.
Defense
Brain-Damaged Veterans Kicked Out of Group Homes Thanks to Congressional Inaction
Ten brain-damaged veterans have been discharged from their special therapeutic group homes because Congress has failed to renew their rehabilitation program.
Oversight
Will Republicans Stand by the Benghazi 'Stand-Down Order' Conspiracy?
The most recent revelations from nine military officers should make it more difficult.
Oversight
Darrell Issa Subpoenas Top Obama Political Aide
Oversight Committee chairman wants information about the political office the White House reopened earlier this year.
Oversight
Disgraced Congressman Randy 'Duke' Cunningham Is a Free Man Again
Cunningham had used his positions on the House Appropriations and Intelligence committees to steer lucrative contracts to those who would help him finance an extravagant lifestyle.
Management
Why Agencies Need More Flexibility to Retain Retiree Expertise
Phased retirement holds great promise, but one approach will not fit all.
Oversight
Hatch Act Violations Resolved at Postal Service, IRS
One employee ran for Congress, another chanted pro-Obama slogans to callers.
Oversight
Boehner Will Sue Obama for Not Enforcing Obamacare
The House speaker's lawsuit will focus on delays in the employer mandate.
Oversight
Issa's Last Ditch Effort to Eliminate Saturday Mail Delivery Falls Short
House oversight leader argued he and only he could make postal policy.
Oversight
The Case Against Obama Visiting the Border
Despite bipartisan calls for a photo-op, it might still be a smarter political move to stay away.
Defense