Oversight
IRS Sent Out at Least $11.6 billion in Improper Payments Last Year, Report Says
Furloughs would inhibit further agency work, IRS chief says.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Bush is Back, Let’s Party Like It’s 2006!
Late-night hosts go green by recycling jokes from the previous decade for their monologues.
Oversight
Senate Passes Bill to End FAA Furloughs Just in Time to Fly Home
The House is expected to take up the measure Friday.
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.
Defense
Lawmakers Urge 'Merit-Based' Furlough Decisions at Defense
Current cuts reward inefficient agencies, 126 legislators say.
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