Oversight
Play of the Day: Rand’s Very Long Stand
Kentucky Senator’s filibuster brought drones back to late-night TV.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Propose Lower Cap on USPS Executive Pay
Bill would lower top salary by about $20,000 for officials at cash-strapped agency.
Management
U.S. Ambassador Asks U.N. Colleagues to Stop Showing Up Drunk to Meetings
A "modest proposal" for making negotiating rooms "an inebriation-free zone."
Oversight
Continuing Resolution Muddies USPS Plan to End Saturday Delivery
Bill would require six-day delivery, but some lawmakers want Postal Service to continue with service reduction.
Pay & Benefits
Republican Bill Aims to Stop Sequestration Furloughs
Legislation would require OMB to detail how agencies can transfer funds to stave off furloughs during sequester.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Snowquester Passes, but Sequester Remains
The storm came and went, but Congress is still fair game.
Oversight
Behind Rand Paul's Filibuster of John Brennan
Senator delays CIA nominee's confirmation over deployment of armed drones in the U.S.
Pay & Benefits
House Extends Pay Freeze, Upholds Sequester
Bill to keep government open past March 27 now heads to Senate.
Oversight
Why Washington Is a City of Snow Wusses
Neither Southern nor Northern, we freak out every time the flakes fall.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Mr. Obama Goes to Israel (In the Spring)
Colbert examines the humor of an upcoming presidential trip.
Oversight
Analysis: Living With the Nuances, Ironies, and Flexibility of Sequestration
Now that sequestration is here to stay, we all have to learn to live with it.
Tech
Congress Gets Its Drone Memos, and Obama Gets His CIA Director
The Senate Intelligence Committee voted in favor of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director.
Oversight
For Conflict Zones, Sequestration Is Even More Devastating
For people the world over, Washington's budget gridlock is a life and death situation.
Oversight
Inspectors General Dragged Into Sequestration Debate
House panel explores agency compliance with savings recommendations.
Oversight
Senator to USDA: Cancel Wine Tastings Before Furloughing Food Inspectors
Republican says conferences should be cut before employee salaries.
Oversight
Republicans Take Aim at Obama’s EPA Nominee
Most energy observers expect McCarthy to be confirmed, but her nomination still sets the stage for high drama.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Sequester and the Worm
How can Dennis Rodman travel to North Korea when we have a budget crisis in the United States?
Oversight
Analysis: Sequestration May Be a Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come
Our government has lurched from one near disaster to another, doing just enough to prevent a cataclysm.
Oversight
House GOP Spending Plan Continues Sequester, Federal Pay Freeze
Proposal makes exceptions to mitigate across-the-board cuts for the Pentagon, VA, FBI and several other agencies.
Management