Oversight

What the Feds Knew About the Boston Bombers

Lawmakers get details on information that didn't make it to the FBI or CIA in time.

Oversight

Joe Biden, White House Id

Calling the Boston bombing suspects "perverted jihadis," Biden once again sounded a more emotional note for the administration

Oversight

House Republicans Pressure GSA to Sell Washington Warehouse

Agency and lawmakers at field hearing spar over progress on unloading excess properties.

Pay & Benefits

Senators Pitch Dueling Plans to Reverse Furloughs

Great divide remains in sequestration replacement debates.

Pay & Benefits

No Furloughs at Justice

Employees won’t have to take unpaid leave because of sequestration in fiscal 2013.

Oversight

Analysis: 'No Politics' Doesn't Mean 'No Accountability'

Congress, White House must investigate and learn from terrorist strike.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Looking Back at Bush, Looking Forward to Mars

Photos of the Curiosity’s travel pattern shows something strange... and hilarious.

Oversight

Did Law Enforcement Use the Info It Had on Boston Bombers?

Lawmakers want to know when FBI, DHS, and other agencies had details.

Oversight

CIA Added Tamerlan Tsarnaev to a Terrorist Watchlist 18 Months Ago

U.S. intelligence officials had said they had no info on Boston bomber.

Pay & Benefits

Justice Wins Flexibility to Avert Furloughs

Appropriators approve department’s request to shift money in budget to pay employee salaries.

Oversight

Aviation Chief, GOP Lawmakers Clash Over FAA Furloughs

As flight delays top 1,200, appropriators say February warning was not enough.

Oversight

Reid Proposes Temporary Sequestration Suspension

Bill would use reduced wartime spending to pay for delay through September.

Defense

New York Fleet Week Is Officially Scuttled by the Sequester

The U.S. Navy has announced a full retreat from the New York City celebration.

Tech

Energy Nominee Blocked Over Cuts at S.C. Nuclear-Waste Plant

GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham defends plutonium reprocessing in his state.

Oversight

The Government's Throwing the Book at Lance Armstrong

Was USPS damaged by the cyclist's doping?

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Sequester Hits Air Travel

George W. Bush and the STOCK Act also make late-night appearances.

Tech

Consumer Bureau Defends Data Collecting

Republican senators say it's privacy invasion, call it ‘creepy.’

Oversight

Analysis: State Needs a Watchdog — Now, Not Later

A Foreign Service whistleblower is doing her best but needs an IG's backing.

Oversight

Will the State Department Ever Listen to These EPA Concerns About Keystone?

Regulatory agency writes another letter to State.