Oversight
House Backs Bill to Rein in Regulations
Legislation requiring congressional review of expensive rules is unlikely to clear Senate.
Oversight
Issa Subpoenas IRS Documents, Castigates Agency's Chief
Politics of scandal probe disrupts hearing on fraud and identity theft.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How Edward Snowden Can Get Back Into the United States
Jimmy Kimmel has ideas for the NSA leaker, including posing as a mail-order bride.
Oversight
House Republicans Fight EPA Bureaucracy With ... Bureaucracy
Bill would add congressional oversight to the agency's regulating power.
Oversight
Bill to Prevent Payments to Dead People Clears Senate Panel
Bipartisan measure would expand agency access to Death Master File.
Oversight
What Congress Will Do Over Recess
Fishing in Canada. Island-hopping in Hawaii. A few town-halls, or 'sweet teas,' as one rep calls them.
Pay & Benefits
Panel Approves 1 Percent Pay Hike for Troops and Civilians
House and Senate lawmakers disagree on pay increases for military and Defense employees.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Who Was Bradley Manning Working For?
Stephen Colbert dives into the news of the verdict.
Oversight
Analysis: Boehner’s Passive-Aggressive Style Heightens Risk of Government Shutdown
The House has nine legislative days left after recess to pass spending bills and reconcile them with the Senate.
Oversight
Bills Targeting IRS Workers, Conference Spending Win House Approval
Proposals will move to Senate after winning bipartisan support in the lower chamber.
Oversight
TSA Tries to Put Reports of Screeners Stealing and Sleeping on the Job in Perspective
Lawmakers demand tougher action against misconduct.
Defense
Military Services Ditch Racy Magazines
Army and Air Force exchanges pull <em>Playboy</em> and 890 other pubs due to lagging sales.
Oversight
Commentary: The Best Way to Guarantee Something Will Fail Is to Call It a 'Grand Bargain'
But Obama's latest policy probably doesn't even qualify for the name.
Oversight
House Republicans Blast IRS for Spending Millions on Union Activity
Employees are devoting too much time to union work, too little to forking over documents, lawmakers say.
Oversight
Play of the Day: But What About the Fish Widows?
Halliburton agrees to pay the maximum fine tied to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but John Oliver wonders about those affected by the spill.
Oversight
With Clock Ticking on Government Shutdown, Fiscal Stalemate Continues
Republicans bash President Obama's offer of cutting corporate tax rates in exchange for more investment in jobs.
Oversight
Man Gets $4 Million from the DEA After Being Locked Up for Days Without Water
Agents placed the student in a 5-by-10-foot holding cell for nearly five days without checking on him.
Nextgov
How the Bradley Manning Verdict Avoided a Serious Chill on Whistleblowing
And what it means for the future of national security leaks.
Oversight
IRS Probe Continues to Divide House Oversight Panel
Republicans ask inspector general to examine treatment of two additional groups.
Oversight