Oversight
Analysis: Henry Waxman: A Relic of the Era When Congress Used to Work
With the possible exceptions of Ted Kennedy and John Dingell, no one in the past 50 years or more has had a broader impact on American society than the retiring California representative.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obamacare Puts America to Sleep
Affordable Care Act news is making Stephen Colbert sleepy.
Oversight
Remember the IRS Tea-Party Scandal? Get Ready for Round Two
Obama isn't talking about it, but his administration might restrain the activities of advocacy groups, including ones the IRS targeted last year.
Oversight
Play of the Day: America Gets Distracted
The president and Fox News move the country's attention.
Management
Republican Debt-Ceiling Strategy Emerges
House GOP could resurrect a plan to force the Senate to vote on a number of separate items, without making passage of them a requirement for raising the nation's borrowing limit.
Oversight
Next Wrinkle in IRS Flap: Does the IG Secretly Powwow with Republicans?
Democrats on House panel complain about watchdog’s private meetings with chairman.
Oversight
Army Guard Recruiting Fraud Tied to Weak Oversight
Sen. McCaskill says at hearing she wants “criminal” officers denied pensions.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves Bill to Temporarily Ban Senior Exec Bonuses at VA
Legislation would end performance awards through 2018 for top employees and save an estimated $18 million.
Nextgov
Federal Employee Violates Hatch Act With Political Tweets
The government has opted not to prosecute the tweeter who resigned last month.
Oversight
West Va. Senator: My Residents Are Losing Faith in Government
Sen. Jay Rockefeller said the political fallout from the Elk River chemical spill is perpetuating the state's sense of fatalism.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Chris Christie's Guide to Navigating Scandals
The New Jersey governor still says he knew nothing about the traffic closings.
Oversight
Congress Took More Free Trips in 2013 Than in Any Year Since Lobbying Reforms
The tally: 1,887 trips at a cost of $6 million, new data from LegiStorm shows
Oversight
Why We're Already Talking About the 2016 Race
There's not a lot happening in Washington, and what little is possible is already being done. No wonder people are looking ahead.
Oversight
Justice Will Not Allow Investigator of IRS Scandal To Testify
House panel will hold oversight hearing on Thursday.
Management
Broadcasting Board Accused of Mishandling Contractor Taxes
Blog post suggests coverup, cites IRS and inspector general probes.
Tech
Where Obamacare Is and Isn't Working and Why
The single greatest predictor for where the healthcare law's exchanges are successful? Which party controls the state government.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Censure from the GOP
Weekend Update takes a look at John McCain's relationship with the Arizona Republican Party.
Oversight
Senator, Outside Group Push Back Against Military Sexual Assault Report
Panel says removing commanders' authority in military sexual-assault cases would not boost reporting or reduce the number of incidents.
Management
Park Service: No Plans to Change Shutdown Protocol
The agency was criticized by some lawmakers for closing parts of the National Mall to visitors during 2013 government shutdown.
Oversight