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
Play of the Day: The Hillary Clinton Miniseries
With NBC planning a future series, who will play Bill and Hillary?
Oversight
How a Deeply Unpopular Congress Keeps Getting Elected
Analysis finds fewer competitive races in 2014 than a decade ago.
Management
Interior Dept. Cuts Would Hurt Economy, New Secretary Says
Sally Jewell blasts GOP bill that would cut environmental and wildlife spending.
Oversight
So Much for Immigration Reform
Politics inside both parties make it unlikely Congress will approve landmark legislation.
Management
Government Conferences Pay for Themselves, Industry Says
Study on productivity comes amid continued agency crackdown on travel.
Oversight
Pentagon’s Key Whistleblower Counselor Moves to Intel Community
Dan Meyer draws on experience to advocate trusting legitimate complainers.
Oversight
Senate Majority Whip: FISA Court Is 'Fixed' and 'Loaded'
Dick Durbin wants to add a civil-liberties advocate to the court's proceedings and to limit the NSA's data collection.
Oversight