Oversight
House Panel Holds Ex-IRS Official in Contempt
Oversight panel divides over whether Lerner waived Fifth Amendment rights.
Pay & Benefits
House Votes to Increase Feds’ Pension Contributions
The Republican fiscal 2015 budget resolution includes several provisions affecting the government workforce.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama's Equal Pay Hypocrisy
Watch Stephen Colbert explain how White House women are getting the short end of the pay stub
Oversight
Republicans Want to Fire Someone to Stop Preventable Veteran Deaths
But VA officials warn against widespread punishment for what they see as a limited problem.
Oversight
House Panel: No Pay Raises for Congress in 2015
Appropriations committee rejects a bid to grant lawmakers a per diem for living expenses.
Oversight
Democrats: Prosecuting Lois Lerner Could Violate Your Privacy
One panel plans to seek criminal charges against the former IRS official for her role in the controversy, while another considers holding her in contempt of Congress.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Geography Is a Democratic Process
According to a new survey, the less Americans know about Ukraine's location, the more likely they are to support U.S. intervention.
Oversight
Woman Killed in Capitol Hill Chase Was Shot Five Times
Autopsy report shows that Miriam Carey was shot from behind, including once in the head.
Management
The New Poster Children for Duplication in Federal Programs
Watchdog releases a fresh list of redundant or overlapping programs.
Oversight
Republicans, White House Finally Agree on Something: Postal Reform
Hearing showcases progress on ever-elusive USPS overhaul, though many hurdles remain.
Pay & Benefits
Student Loan Perk Doesn’t Benefit Most Federal Employees
Republicans want to eliminate a $70 million incentive to reduce overall spending.
Tech
Did the USAID Cuban Twitter Debacle 'Taint All USAID Employees as Spies?'
Sen. Patrick Leahy asked if that was the case at an appropriations hearing Tuesday.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Jeb Bush's Border Problem
Stephen Colbert balks at the presidential hopeful's comments.
Oversight
House Partisans Keep Going Back and Forth on IRS Targeting of Nonprofits
New Issa report says progressives were not treated as badly as conservatives.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Accuracy of Fox News Charts
SNL mocks the network's coverage of the Affordable Care Act.
Oversight
On April 10 a House Committee Will Decide If Ex-IRS Official Flouted Congress
House Oversight chairman proceeds with contempt of Congress vote over Democratic objections.
Defense
Two Senators, Two Different Lessons from a General's Sexual Assault Case
Case became a lightning rod during chain-of-command debates in Congress.
Oversight
Play of the Day: A New Kind of Republican Budget
Jimmy Fallon looks at the Paul Ryan plan.
Defense
USAID Calls Accusations of Afghanistan Cover-Up 'Offensive'
Inspector general and House members attack 'generalities' on spending and waste.
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