Oversight
Daniel Ellsberg on the High Costs of Executive-Branch Secrecy
The president and his underlings, "given a chance to paralyze opposition by practicing secrecy and deception, will use that power."
Management
Top Secret Defense Contractors No Longer Being Reinvestigated
Many personnel with top clearance may be affected by the change.
Oversight
You Are Going to Pay $100 Million for Obama's Trip to Africa
Vacation will require a Navy aircraft carrier, fighter jets, military cargo planes, three truck-loads of bulletproof glass, limos and security.
Oversight
How EPA Fights Climate Change Even When Congress Doesn’t Want It To
By suing the agency green advocates have compelled it to issue a raft of regulations.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama Already Knows What He’s Getting For Father’s Day
Edward Snowden and the president continue to stay in comedians’ spotlight.
Oversight
Help Sue the Government Over NSA Snooping, GOP Lawmaker Says
Rand Paul seeks 10 million Americans to join class action lawsuit.
Oversight
House Oversight Chair Makes Another Attempt at Postal Overhaul
Draft reform bill includes some concessions from a 2011 proposal.
Oversight
Play of the Day: A Leaker, a Dancer and the American Public
More details continue to emerge about Edward Snowden’s life.
Oversight
Analysis: Why Democrats Are Afraid of Border Security
Lack of trust might doom immigration reform bill.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Hillary Clinton Joins Twitter. Will the NSA Surveil Her?
The PRISM program and the former Secretary of State are topics for jokes Tuesday.
Oversight
Argo and a New Resolve to Hold Iran Accountable for 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis
Families make a united push for action in a Father's Day letter to senators.
Defense
Ask Us for More Money to Fill Defense Budget Holes, Senator Says
Furloughs directly linked to unexpected war spending, Susan Collins says.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Good News! You’re Not Paranoid.
With more news of the government surveillance, late-night hosts have plenty of jokes.
Oversight
Congress Ineffectively Oversees National Security, Insiders Say
Only one-fourth in a National Journal survey felt lawmakers were effective checks.
Oversight
Was a U.S. Ambassador Really Soliciting Prostitutes, and Who Covered It Up?
Inspector General memo says an investigation may have been called off to protect reputations
Oversight
IRS Targeting Launched By Cincinnati Staff Conservative, Democrat Says
Republican disputes the claim as congressional investigators continue interviews with agency employees.
Management
What Happened to Eric Holder?
He was a Reagan-appointed judge and a Clinton-appointed prosecutor respected by both sides. Then it all fell apart.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama Finds Your Correspondence Very Boring
The phone records program continues to fascinate late-night TV hosts.
Management
Analysis: Slashing Government Jobs Hurts the Unemployment Rate
Over the past three months, the federal government has shed 45,000 jobs.
Oversight