Management
Consumer Bureau Earns Mixed Reviews on Oversight
Fledgling agency should boost transparency, report says.
Oversight
Republicans Not Sold on Boehner's Debt-Ceiling Plan
Package could include cuts to federal pensions.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Pensions Could Be At Risk -- Again
House lawmakers might require federal employees to contribute more to their retirement benefits to help pay for a debt limit increase.
Oversight
Poll: Majority Sides With GOP on Debt-Ceiling Hike
Sixty-one percent say the debt ceiling should be leveraged in exchange for spending cuts.
Oversight
House Republicans Appear Ready to Retreat, Easing Shutdown Fears
Talk has shifted to chipping away at the health care law.
Oversight
The NSA Used to Spy on MLK — and the Senator Who Forced It to Reform
Senator Frank Church helped prohibit the NSA from spying on people in the United States.
Oversight
Chambers May 'Ping-Pong' Spending Bill to Avoid a Shutdown
House demands may include a one-year delay in implementing Obamacare.
Oversight
Play of the Day: America's 'Devoted Cruzader'
Ted Cruz and his 'filibuster' are late-night fodder.
Oversight
Democratic Senator: Obamacare Is Like 'Green Eggs and Ham'
Chuck Schumer thinks Ted Cruz misinterpreted the moral of the classic children’s story.
Oversight
Why Does Congress Need a Whole Seven Days to Solve Its Money Problems?
Report indicates House Republicans may want a one-week funding extension.
Oversight
Treasury: Debt Limit D-Day is Oct. 17
Federal civilian and military pay will be at risk -- again -- if the government can’t cover all its bills.
Oversight
Senate Will Proceed With Debate on Measure to Keep Government Open
Majority leader calls Sen. Cruz’s 21-hour blast at Obamacare a 'big waste of time.'
Oversight
More Than 21 Hours Later, Ted Cruz Has Been Cut Off
The Texas Republican rose in opposition to Obamacare Tuesday afternoon.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama Talks, and Cruz Won't Stop Talking
Obama kicks off the U.N. General Assembly, and Ted Cruz refuses to shut up.
Nextgov
EPA Nuclear Event Guidance Draws Heat From Industry, Lawmakers
Guidelines for dirty bombs and other incidents are too stringent or too lenient, depending on who is asked.
Oversight
Senate Tees Up Clash Over Shutdown Threat, Obamacare
Texas Republican’s bid to filibuster stopgap spending bill encounters a setback.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Breaking Bad Government
How does Walter White's tactics apply to the government?
Oversight
Government Audits for Unauthorized Workers Can be a Lose-Lose Situation
Firms stand to lose reliable employees, and the government has a hard time proving companies knew ID documents were fake.
Nextgov
The End of Party Balloons – and Computer Chips
National helium reserve dissolves on Oct. 1, unless Congress saves it.
Oversight