Oversight
Analysis: It's Time for the Feds to Investigate Prison Abuse
The Bureau of Prisons has been accused of the systematic mistreatment of mentally ill inmates. DOJ's Office of the Inspector General should look into the matter.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Vatican, Cyprus and Washington
While Joe Biden visits the Pope, there are still jokes here in DC.
Oversight
Politics Punctuate House Sequestration Hearing
Rhetoric rather than government management dominates discussion over furloughs, spending cuts.
Management
Lawmakers Hunt Sequester Alternative in Defense, DHS Savings
Pentagon may miss sequester report deadline, panel warned.
Oversight
How Exactly Will Ending Saturday Mail Delivery Save Money?
Lawmakers want details; the Postal Service says they already have enough.
Defense
Global Opportunity Costs: How the Iraq War Undermined U.S. Influence
The war took its toll in blood and money, but it also damaged American diplomacy.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama, Satan or Bob Dylan in a Hood?
History Channel’s newest miniseries is proving to be quite controversial.
Oversight
Analysis: Alternative House GOP Budget Makes Faster, Deeper Cuts
Republican Study Committee's new plan balances the federal government in just 4 years; Ryan’s takes 10.
Oversight
The GOP Keeps Getting Whiter
While the country is becoming more racially diverse, Republican congressional districts are becoming less.
Oversight
Senator Tells Feds to Keep Fighting for a Better 2014
Ben Cardin says there is ‘growing consensus’ on replacing sequestration after 2013.
Oversight
GAO to Review White House Sequestration Approach
Paul Ryan calls for audit of agencies’ planning for across-the-board cuts.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Rob Portman, Mitt Romney and, of course, Pope Francis
High-ranking men dot the late-night joke landscape.
Oversight
Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Return FERS Surplus to Postal Service
Surplus has been estimated at $3 billion and $11 billion.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Slash Congressional Pay by 8.2 Percent
Bipartisan sponsors say sequestration exemption for lawmaker salaries is hypocritical.
Oversight
Nondefense Slice of Domestic Spending on Track to Hit 50-Year Low
Government operations and welfare programs take big hits in both Democratic and GOP plans.
Oversight
African Americans Still Face Obstacles in Federal Workplace, Report Finds
EEOC recommends more training and tighter accountability to eliminate bias.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Nears Vote on Bill Keeping Government Open, Freezing Pay
Bill extends the pay freeze through 2013.
Oversight
Senate Budget Blueprint Targets Retirement Backlog, Duplicative Reports
Sen. Warner draws bipartisan support for three amendments affecting agencies.
Oversight
Analysis: Labor Nominee Draws Unfair Criticism
Conservatives go after the head of the Voting Rights Section of the Justice Department for "cruddy" lawyering and "racial scaremongering against voter ID laws."
Oversight