Oversight
Analysis: Sequestration Shows That Congress Needs to Be Fixed
Time to reform the institutional dysfunction that led us to crude budget cuts.
Defense
Have Americans Forgotten Afghanistan?
As the U.S. grapples with sequestration, the economy, and other policy battles, the war has fallen (even farther) from view.
Nextgov
Relive President Obama's Drone War, in Under 10 Seconds
More than 3,000 people have died as a result of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004.
Management
CBO Chief on the Impossible Job of Gauging How Much Legislation Costs
Elmendorf explains discrepancies in Recovery Act estimates.
Oversight
Armed With Excuses, Lawmakers Head Home to Sequester Complaints
Reversing sequestration this year is a 'longshot,' senator says.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama’s Israel Trip
Bill Maher comments on the Holy Land’s history on Real Time.
Oversight
Senate Passes 2014 Budget That Would Reverse Sequestration
Move presages months of clashes with House.
Management
USPS Ranks Last Among Postal Services Worldwide, Report Finds
The U.S. agency is burdened by legacy costs and lack of innovation.
Oversight
How a 'Vote-a-rama' Could Be the Key to Funding Government
Senators hope the old procedure can help them pass a new budget.
Oversight
Play of the Day: George W. Bush the Painter
Jimmy Kimmel on the former president’s hobby: It “tickles me to no end.”
Oversight
GAO to USPS: You Still Have to Deliver Mail Six Days a Week
What the decision means for a plan to drop Saturday mail in August remains unclear.
Defense
Pentagon Delaying Furlough Notices for Two Weeks
Department to analyze impact of spending bill Congress just passed.
Pay & Benefits
Congress Agrees to Extend Pay Freeze for Third Year
Legislation that avoids a government shutdown now heads to President Obama.
Oversight
House Clears GOP Plan to Shrink Government, Balance Budget
Vote on partisan lines for nonbinding proposal sets up clash with Senate.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Everyone’s Got March Madness
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton fill out sheets for their NCAA pools.
Oversight
House Committee Approves a Pair of Bills Targeting Federal Tax Cheats
Bills would go after delinquent feds and contractors.
Defense
Measure Protecting Military Tuition Assistance Passes Senate
Amendment would keep the education benefit at current levels.
Oversight
How Federal Workers Became the New 'Welfare Queens'
Bill targeting tax delinquent feds hits a conservative sweet spot.
Oversight
Senate Approves 2013 Spending Bill to Keep Government Open
House is warming to the plan, which extends the federal pay freeze and includes amendments to selectively ease sequestration.
Oversight