Oversight
GOP opposition spells trouble for OMB nominee
Senate Budget Committee barely backs Heather Higginbottom to be the agency's deputy director on a party-line 11-10 vote.
Oversight
Postal Service defends new labor contract
Agreement offers best cost savings possible without legislative change, officials tell Congress.
Oversight
Union sues government over lack of shutdown information
OMB still has not directed agencies to release their specific contingency plans on how a government hiatus would affect employees.
Oversight
Obama urges budget talks: Says lawmakers must return if no agreement
President says continuing resolutions are "not the way to run a budget."
Oversight
GOP: White House punts on shutdown deal
Cantor says Obama rejected GOP's new one-week plan.
Oversight
House budget chair offers plan with $6 trillion in cuts
Sweeping reductions in government, safety net contrast with Obama's plan, but revenue assumptions and deficit estimates may not be credible.
Oversight
House GOP to offer one-week stopgap spending measure
Funding bill would prevent a shutdown at the end of this week and fund the Defense Department for the rest of the year.
Oversight
An Intruding World
Americans cannot afford to ignore debt crises in Europe and democracy movements in the Middle East.
Oversight
Treasury: Government will hit debt limit no later than May 16
Secretary Geithner letter asks Congress for action, projects most precise date yet for hitting ceiling.
Oversight
Fiscal debate shifts from short-term cuts to long-term fixes
As shutdown vote and Friday deadline approach, both parties seek a broader budget debate.
Oversight
Obama announces reelection bid
President will begin to raise money for 2012 campaign next week.
Oversight
Managers ‘too timid’ in dealing with poor performers, OPM chief says
John Berry tells lawmakers at budget hearing that pay for performance is a work in progress.
Defense
Slippery-slope syndrome: With the CIA ‘finding,’ how deep is the U.S. wading into Libya’s civil war?
Experts say there is a long way to go toward full involvement.
Oversight
Politics and FOIA combine for combustible mix at hearing
House Oversight Chairman Issa accuses DHS officials of employing ‘Nixonian enemies list’ in document review process.
Oversight
Former OSC Scott Bloch sentenced to one month in prison
Bloch had pleaded guilty last April to withholding information from Congress on allegations he hired a firm to wipe files from his work computer.
Oversight
With reauthorization in the air, Mica cuts up on FAA
Odds are high that an FAA deal will be done, despite dispute over union certification.
Oversight
Biden: Parties agree on figure for overall budget deal
House Republicans and Senate Democrats inch closer toward deal that would prevent government sutdown on April 8.
Defense
GAO: Most Pentagon weapons programs exceed cost estimates
The price tag of such programs has risen by $135 billion since 2008, and more than half of that resulted from poor management or execution problems, watchdog says.
Oversight