Oversight
USDA Works to Bench Baseball's Unsplendid Splinters
A government lab has been studying broken bats at Major League Baseball games to try and improve safety for players and fans.
Management
Who Will Be the Next Homeland Security Secretary?
Thad Allen and Jane Holl Lute may be among potential nominees to succeed Napolitano, congressional sources say.
Oversight
What's Another $17 Million for a New Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial?
Maybe our great, great grandchildren will live to see it.
Nextgov
Analysis: Senate Cybersecurity Bill Is Uncontroversial but Also Unambitious
Draft legislation looks nothing like the much-reviled House version.
Oversight
Democrats Find More Flaws in Inspector General Report on IRS Targeting
Republicans noncommittal on requiring new testimony from J. Russell George.
Tech
Analysis: Washington Is out of Step With America on Snowden
The former NSA contractor set This Town's teeth on edge, but most Americans think he exposed something worth exposing.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Biebs Apologizes to Slick Willy
After defacing a photo of the 42nd president, Justin Bieber calls Bill Clinton.
Oversight
Senate on the Brink of 'Nuclear' War Over Nominations
Labor and EPA nominees are among those still awaiting confirmation.
Oversight
You Can Now Bear Arms in a Post Office Parking Lot
A federal judge rules it is OK to bring a gun to a USPS parking lot, but not inside the facility.
Oversight
Reliance on Industry May Have Led to Texas Oversight Lapse, Official Says
DHS has 'doubled down' since fertilizer plant explosion killed 14.
Oversight
Homeland Security Appeals Air Marshal Whistleblower Case
Aviation specialist was fired for telling media of reduced flight coverage.
Oversight
Is Hillary Clinton Peaking Too Soon?
Fans fuel 'inevitability' narrative about a 2016 presidential run that damaged her in 2008.
Oversight
A Decade After McCain-Feingold, Election Spending Spikes
Next year's midterm elections expected to cost around $3.5 billion.
Management
Americans Turn on Obama Over Foreign Policy
Once considered the president's strength, a new poll shows troubling signs.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Cloudy With a Chance of Pantsuits
An Arkansas library is renamed for Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Oversight
Senators Unveil Bill to Tighten Security Clearances, Background Checks
Snowden case prompts bipartisan effort to improve oversight.
Oversight
House Democrat’s New Postal Reform Bill Finds Some Common Ground
Oversight committee ranking member includes some elements similar to the most recent GOP plan.
Oversight
Largest Obstacle to Clean Federal Books Is the Pentagon, GAO Chief Says
No one knows exactly how much money the government wastes.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Either Americans are Slimming Down or Mexicans are Getting Fatter
Mexico overtakes the United States as the most obese nation in the world.
Oversight