Oversight

Interior’s reorganization after Gulf oil spill falls short

Persistent challenges to gauging risks hampers quality of offshore oversight, GAO says.

Defense

Soldiers turned anti-government terrorists will face the death penalty

Foiled plot involved killing Obama and giving the government 'back to the people.'

Oversight

Presidential inauguration offerings to include local tap water

Saratoga Springs bottled water from New York also will be available.

Oversight

Buildup for inauguration begins at the Capitol

The inauguration also will be held for only the second time on the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- Priebus and Ann Romney Stole the Show

The candidate's wife was a hit at the GOP convention.

Oversight

Ron Paul honored as small-government crusader, minus pesky specifics

Video tribute ignored two decades of clashes with the GOP.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- Late-Night Focuses on Tampa and Isaac

The late-night hosts focused much of their comedic energy towards the events at the Republican National Convention

Defense

Book appears to contradict official account of bin Laden shooting

Matt Bissonnette says the target was hit in the head; officials say he may have been reaching for a weapon.

Management

Analysis: Why Republicans need to get FEMA right

Americans have come to see the federal government as essential to disaster relief.

Defense

CIA emails show how Hollywood filmmakers got access to bin Laden info

Director and screenwriter were favored over reporters and documentarians.

Pay & Benefits

GOP endorses fed pay overhaul, smaller workforce

A draft of the Republican policy platform calls for aligning federal compensation with the private sector and shrinking government.

Pay & Benefits

GSA projects $11 million savings from canceled conferences

Travel curbs show results as GOP demands figures on past agency gatherings.

Oversight

Another national poll shows neck-and-neck race

The president leads his challenger by a hair in latest CBS News survey.

Oversight

Romney camp strikes deal on delegates to avoid floor fight

Activists were enraged by an attempt to change rules for delegate selection for the 2016 election.

Oversight

The Race Shouldn’t Be Close

But it is, and that’s partly due to Mitt Romney’s own personality and some missteps by his campaign.

Management

Federal programs to aid entrepreneurs overlap

GAO finds 52 separate offerings across agencies are confusing to businesses.

Oversight

Liberal group attacks GOP on disaster relief

Ads come as storm threatens the Republican National Convention.

Oversight

GOP mulls truncated convention

Planners consider roll call and a brief speech as storm approaches New Orleans.

Oversight

Secret Service decrees: No baseballs, bananas at the convention

Items make list of 25 items not allowed into the convention security perimeter.