Oversight
How Eric Holder Can Help Public Defenders and Their Clients
America's most powerful prosecutor is urging Congress to give funding back to defense lawyers. But actions speak louder than words.
Oversight
NSA Bugs United Nations With Enthusiasm, Documents Suggest
The agency also has bugs in 80 embassies and consulates around the world, Der Spiegel reports.
Management
DHS Places Employee Who Backed Racial Violence on Leave
Small-business acquisition specialist ran anti-white website.
Pay & Benefits
Suspended and Unlicensed VA Physicians Receive Pay Bonuses
Every physician in GAO's random sample received performance pay.
Defense
Analysis: What Snowden and Manning Don't Understand About Secrecy
Government often finds bad reasons to keep information hidden, but the recent indiscriminate leaks are foolish.
Oversight
GOP Wants Conservatives to Trade a Shutdown for an Even Bigger Crisis
Debt ceiling is a better 'leverage point' for concessions on Obamacare, aide to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor tells Reuters.
Management
It's Highly Likely the NSA Hoovered Up Mitt Romney's Emails in 2002
Prior to the 2002 Olympics, the NSA and FBI arranged to intercept all emails and texts in the Salt Lake City area.
Management
Uncanny Echoes of the NSA Debate From the 1970s
Before the Church Committee reports were released, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller described the shocking CIA abuses it chronicled as "not major."
Oversight
State Allows Back Four Officials Criticized for Benghazi Roles
Kerry’s decision to end administrative leave irks Republican lawmakers.
Oversight
Lawmaker Seeks to End IRS’ Role as Political Arbiter
Campaign finance activists join Van Hollen in lawsuit to get at ‘root’ of targeting scandal.
Oversight
Against the Dollar Coin
The COINS Act aims to save the government money by replacing dollar bills with dollar coins.
Defense
Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison
Manning was convicted last month on charges of theft and violations of the Espionage Act.
Oversight
Intel Contractors’ Whistleblower Rights Are a Work in Progress
Snowden didn’t have to go to the public, protections were available, White House maintains.
Oversight
Democrats: New Documents Definitively Show 'Progressive' Groups Targeted Too
Republicans plan to continue their investigations.
Tech
Analysis: The Wrong Way to Figure Out If the NSA Is Abusing Its Power
Simply comparing the number of queries to the number of rules violations doesn't really tell us very much.
Oversight
Push for a Government Shutdown Over Obamacare Falls on Hard Times
Defunders try to drum up support on the road as potential allies say 'no.'
Oversight
Analysis: Republicans Are Unlikely to Win a Budget Showdown
GOP's best bet is to work toward a realistic fiscal deal with Democrats.
Pay & Benefits
USPS Plan to Pull Out of Fed Health Benefits Could Cost Postal Workers
Proposal would shift significant costs from USPS to Medicare, GAO says.
Management
The Unsteady Rise of Minority Civil Servants
Where public payrolls still don't reflect the local population.
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