Oversight
Republicans Increasingly Willing to Brag About Bringing Home Bacon
After spending years on the defensive over earmarks, the establishment is beginning to fight back.
Oversight
How 2014 Could Give the GOP False Hope
Republicans could win the midterms without fixing the party's problems.
Pay & Benefits
Congressional Pensions Are Still More Generous Than Federal Employees’ Benefits
Retired lawmakers in 2012 received on average between $27,000 and $33,000 more in annuities than federal workers.
Defense
Senate Report: Torture Didn't Help Capture Osama bin Laden
The link between interrogation programs and the capture of bin Laden has been a frequent argument for defenders of the CIA's torture program.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Why Social Media Loves Obamacare
Saturday Night Live gives us a window into the White House social media team.
Oversight
Congress Had an Unusually Productive Day Thursday
Day is noteworthy for number of bills considered and voted on, as well as compromise.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want to Know More About Why Feds’ Morale Is So Low
House Oversight Democrats say agency effectiveness appears damaged, request GAO study.
Oversight
Republicans Love Darrell Issa as Much as They Love the IRS (Not Much)
After 10 months, Republicans have tired of investigating the IRS on the charge that the agency was unfairly targeting Tea Party organizations.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Russia's New Weapons of Aquatic Destruction
Russia now has control of Ukraine's defense dolphins.
Nextgov
The Government's Technology Agency Admits It Has Lousy Technology
The FCC's aging technology leaves it vulnerable to attacks.
Oversight
What If Republicans Capture the Senate?
A winning midterm would encourage the GOP's worst impulses toward obstruction, hearten the 2016 presidential field, and bottle up Obama nominees.
Nextgov
Why We Can't Name a Planet After Joe Biden—Yet
Astronomers have discovered a new dwarf planet. For now, they're calling it 'Biden.'
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Crafty Case Against Health Care
The Daily Show looks at the Hobby Lobby case before the Supreme Court.
Oversight
House GOP Wants to Make It Nearly Impossible for Obama to Create New National Monuments
Critics have dubbed the bill the 'No More Parks Act.'
Oversight
Play of the Day: Putin's High-Level Sanction Technology
Sanctions are going both ways with Russia and the United States.
Management
House Republicans Prod OMB on Federal Property Data
List of underutilized buildings was promised two years ago.
Oversight
Watch: GOP Senate Candidate Compares Cutting Spending to Hog Castration
"I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm, so when I come to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork," state Sen. Joni Ernst says in the ad.
Nextgov
Software Continues to Plague $397 Billion F-35 Project, GAO Finds
Marines may not meet July 2015 operational target.
Nextgov
Obama and Lawmakers Plan to End Mass Surveillance
The White House and the House Intelligence Committee plan to soon unveil their proposals to reform NSA spying.
Oversight