Oversight
Obama Says He Won’t 'Tolerate' Wrongdoing at IRS
President will hold employees accountable if they intentionally targeted political groups.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Purpose of the Benghazi Hearings
Saturday Night Live ponders the meaning of the investigation.
Defense
Bill Aims to Protect Military Sex Assault Victims
Measure strengthens whistleblower rights for service members who report sexual violence.
Oversight
Analysis: Why Cheap Regulation Creates Expensive Crises
Do you want Boeing deciding if its airplanes are safe? Or JPMorgan deciding if its bets are sensible?
Oversight
The Coming GOP Civil War Over Climate Change
Science, storms, and demographics are starting to change minds among the rank and file.
Pay & Benefits
Sequester, Postal Departures Weigh on Retirement Claims Backlog
OPM will likely fall short of reduction goals.
Oversight
Lawmakers Fault Pre-Boston Attack Intel Sharing
'He was on our radar screen, and then he was off,' lawmaker says of the deceased suspect.
Oversight
GOP Forces Gridlock Over Obama’s Nominees for EPA, Labor
Senate confirmation ritual gives minority party big influence.
Management
Bring Federal Conferences Back to Las Vegas, Lawmakers Say
‘Irresponsible federal workers,’ not resorts, led to excessive conference spending, they say.
Nextgov
Hagel Presses Air Force for Details on Discipline of Nuclear Missile Staffers
The 17 officers could return to their posts in 60 days.
Oversight
House Passes Debt Limit Bill
Legislation would direct Treasury to prioritize debt, Social Security payments if government hits debt limit.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Notable Political Weight Loss
David Letterman’s producers have a video segment connecting Chris Christie to William Howard Taft.
Management
Most Top Contractors Increased Business With Federal Government in 2012
Despite downtick in overall contract spending, large companies found ways to increase revenues.
Defense
Deputy Mission Chief Says He Was 'Stunned' by Rice's Early Depiction of Benghazi Attacks
The State Department was aware the attack was terrorism, rather than a result of protests over an anti-Islamic video.
Defense
Analysis: Incompetence, but No Cover-up in Benghazi.
The hearings deepen the tragedy, but not the scandal.
Oversight
Lawmaker Renews GOP Bid to Defund a Key Census Survey
Rep. Jeff Duncan says economic questionnaire is invasive and harasses people.
Oversight
Weighty Politics: Why Haven't We Seen Heavier Presidents?
Overweight politicians haven't made it to the White House for a long time.
Oversight
Analysis: The High Cost of Stonewalling on Benghazi
The White House really doesn't want to talk about it.
Defense