Oversight
House to take up Defense spending bill, hold off on others
After consideration of Defense appropriations measure next week, no other spending bills are likely to make it to the floor before lame duck session.
Oversight
House passes health care repeal -- again
The chamber has voted more than 30 times to repeal or defund parts of the law.
Oversight
House will put off postal reform debate until the fall, Hill source says
Passage might have to wait until after November lame duck session.
Management
OMB plans for automatic cuts, urges Congress to find sequestration alternative
The cuts ‘would be terrible for our country,’ Jeff Zients says.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Who's got the magic: Barack, Mitt, Barney or the Donald?
With vacation over, comedians return to the presidential field jokes.
Oversight
Senate likely to punt on spending bills until November
Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., blames House Republicans for setting lower spending cap.
Oversight
Postal reform hinges on House action
The chamber is expected to vote on its own solution before August recess.
Oversight
Top Democratic House appropriations job will likely go to a woman
The question is which woman -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio or Rep. Nita Lowey of New York?
Tech
DATA Act might have saved GSA from scandal
Information collected under the bill could have tipped off IG earlier, vendors say.
Pay & Benefits
White House takes appropriators to task on pay, TRICARE
Obama threatens to veto yet another spending bill that omits a civilian pay raise.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Nobody loves Romney and his money is in the Caymans
The hosts are back from vacation and ready to mock Mitt Romney.
Oversight
Can Romney Really Lead?
Questions crop up about how the GOP candidate would run the government.
Oversight
Majority approve of Holder contempt vote, but say it was political
Only 34 percent said the vote was really about ethics.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Celebrating Independence Day with Jimmy Kimmel
While other hosts are on vacation, Kimmel gives celebration tips.
Management
The price tag for a proposal to root out program duplication: $100 million
Cost of requiring agencies to track all programs would not be offset by any revenues, CBO says.
Tech
Military exceeds BRAC cost projections in relocating geospatial agency
GAO faults communication in $1.4 billion overrun.
Management
Programs for disabled job seekers are fragmented, repetitive, GAO finds
At least nine agencies provide related offerings , watchdog says.
Management
Contractors seek changes in bill to curb human trafficking
Senate panel’s approval brightens prospects for passage.
Management
Watchdog dismisses TRICARE bid protest
Longtime contractor loses multibillion-dollar award to manage military health care.
Oversight