Management
Boehner, Obama no closer to cliff deal after latest offers
The president and speaker remain hundreds of billions of dollars apart in talks.
Oversight
Republicans send White House fresh offer on fiscal cliff
Boehner spokesman reiterates that GOP is waiting on spending cut details from Obama.
Oversight
Boehner: 'We're still waiting' for the president, Democrats to propose cuts
House speaker demands details.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, and the Ikea monkey
Comedy is brought to you by the letter M.
Oversight
GOP playing with fire on debt limit
Republicans don't enjoy the same bargaining position they did in 2011.
Management
Senate endorses provision pressuring Pentagon to clean up its books
Coburn plan would codify current goal of auditability before 2017.
Oversight
Obama signs STOCK Act delay for senior executives
Law pushes back online posting requirement until April 15.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The fiscal cliff and the holiday spirit
As the calendar turns, the season becomes joke fodder.
Oversight
Obama, Boehner talk fiscal cliff at White House
'Lines of communication remain open,' spokesman for the House speaker says.
Management
Administration seeks $60 billion in Hurricane Sandy relief funding
President Obama also orders creation of multi-agency rebuilding task force.
Defense
Agencies keep too many documents classified, president told
Declassification board recommends new White House-led panel to modernize procedures.
Defense
Defense IG was ‘flawed’ in criticism of audit agency, official says
Intra-Pentagon dispute continues over risk-based approach to agency priorities.
Oversight
Lieberman vows not to budge on defense cuts in final votes
Pentagon's budget has been eviscerated, outgoing senator says.
Pay & Benefits
Congress again delays STOCK ACT for senior execs
The public financial disclosure requirement for thousands of high-ranking career employees is postponed until April 15, 2013.
Pay & Benefits
Resolve the fiscal cliff or don’t get paid (or sick), petitioners tell Congress, Obama
Thousands sign on to plea to avert austerity crisis.
Oversight
Discharge petition for extending tax cuts draws 178 Democrats
Former Obama budget chief calls for continuing middle-class breaks only temporarily.
Defense
Analysis: Picking a fight over Susan Rice would not serve the country
Aren't there bigger fish to fry?
Oversight