Oversight
Why the Senate Democrats' Budget Will Be Vague
The fewer specifics they offer, the less political ammunition there will be for the GOP.
Management
USDA Doesn’t Pay for the Wine-Tasting Anyway
Agency responds to senator’s call to cut conferences before employee salaries.
Defense
BRAC Savings Estimates Were Flawed, Report Says
Commission used faulty methodology to project greater savings than military base realignment achieved.
Oversight
GOP Senator Claims Furloughs Are a Scare Tactic, Offers Alternatives
Coburn op-ed suggests ways to eliminate waste and money-saving policy reforms.
Oversight
In Making Play for the House, President Obama Could Lose the Senate
Second-term setbacks force Obama to sound more conciliatory toward GOP.
Oversight
Obama's Dinner With Senators Eases Tensions but Doesn't Fix the Budget
To soften partisan acrimony to fade? Just buy people a fancy meal.
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