Tech

The White House Has Four Options For NSA Reform

Choices include having phone companies or another government agency retain private data.

Oversight

Obamacare Enrollment Results Will Come Down to the Wire

The latest numbers indicate the health care law could sign up 7 million people by the March deadline.

Oversight

Play of the Day: How Ukraine Will Affect America in 2014

The Daily Show asks about Euromaidan's affect on the United States.

Nextgov

IT Reform Bill Passes House

A similar bill is pending in the Senate.

Management

The Supreme Court Could Limit Obama's Executive Action Where It Matters Most: Climate Change

The question at stake is whether the EPA has the right to consider greenhouse gas emissions in industrial permits, and if it has the right to change the levels of pollution that it would allow.

Nextgov

Let’s Charge Wireless Bandwidth Hogs Extra

House of Cards binges should involve a wired Internet connection.

Tech

Why the CIA Is Still Doing Drones

The White House is supposed to be handing the program over to the Pentagon. Here's why they're dragging their feet.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Sayonara, Sochi

The Olympics are over and late night notices.

Oversight

House Tries Again to ‘Stop Government Abuse’

The lower chamber will vote on legislation to increase transparency across government.

Management

Ways and Means Chairman Threatens IRS With Subpoena

Rep. Dave Camp pressures agency on documents involving former official Lois Lerner.

Management

CBO Tallies Cost of Stimulus Package

As politicos clash over 2009 law’s legacy, nonpartisan office reiterates $830 billion price tag.

Oversight

More Equality, Less Work: Obama's America, According to the CBO

Two of the White House's biggest initiatives—health care reform and raising the minimum wage—will both result in fewer workers, according to Washington's budget oracles. Should you care?

Oversight

Even Joe Biden Concedes Obamacare Won't Reach 7 Million

Depending on where one falls on the political spectrum, this was either managing expectations, an admission, or a sign of the end times.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Worst Kinds of State Legislatures

Missouri and Kansas are experimenting with new laws.

Oversight

Politicians Have Decided to Stop Obsessing Over the Deficit

Hopes for a "grand bargain" fade away.

Management

Departing Pentagon Comptroller ‘Infuriated’ By Press Reports on Financial Management

Robert Hale says the department has improved its books, and budget statements will be ready for audit by September.

Oversight

The Case for Corruption

Why Washington needs more honest graft

Oversight

Play of the Day: Obama's Drones Strike with Near Certainty

The Daily Show grades the UAV program.

Oversight

IRS Senior Execs Took Improper Tax Deductions

Audit finds employees should have paid taxes on reimbursements for long-term travel.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Toward a More Perfect Union?

Jon Stewart looks at the meaning of the term "free market."