Oversight

Incoming Oversight Chair Blasts New Hatch Act Guidance Limiting Talk of ‘Resistance’ in the Office

Rep. Cummings calls Trump-era adjustments "radical" and perhaps "unconstitutional."

Oversight

The Dangerous ‘New Phase’ for Donald Trump

The incoming House Judiciary chairman says the president has allegedly been involved in “massive frauds against the American people.”

Oversight

Play of the Day: The President Celebrates Hanukkah

There were two events for the festival of lights at the White House.

Oversight

IG Criticism of GSA Management Raises Questions About Agency's Ability to Take on OPM Functions

Trump administration reorganization plan calls for GSA to assume retirement services, health care and other HR responsibilities.

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HHS Quietly Deletes Guidance on Recruiting Latinos to Obamacare

Latest monitoring of CMS website changes comes after Trump cuts in "navigator" program.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Rudy Giuliani's Twitter Hack Confusion

A typo meant that the president's cybersecurity advisor was inadvertently linking to an anti-Trump site.

Oversight

OMB Rejects Watchdog Criticisms of Anti-Fraud Guidance for Agencies

Senators bash White House office for mishandling interagency working group.

Oversight

State Department Passport Center Remains Mired in Bullying, Harassment

Watchdog’s survey and interviews at New Hampshire facility find lax management.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Trump Signs The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

The American president took far longer to write his name than his Mexican or Canadian counterparts.

Oversight

Six White House Employees Violated Hatch Act With MAGA Tweets

Special Counsel absolves four others, including Mick Mulvaney and Sarah Sanders.

Oversight

Here's What You Need to Know About Wednesday's Government Closure

The day of mourning for President George H.W. Bush will be treated like a holiday for pay and leave purposes.

Oversight

Ill Nuclear Workers’ Benefits Petitions Have to Be Reviewed Within 6 Months. Some Have Languished About a Decade.

A petition filed by a Los Alamos worker has been in limbo for 10 years. At the Savannah River Site, a petition has lingered for 11 years. At Sandia National Laboratories, workers have been waiting seven years for a final decision.

Oversight

Advocacy Group Sues for Documents on Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Tweak

PEER accuses the White House of demanding a change to “senior leaders” definition to prevent workers from criticizing Trump appointees.

Oversight

EPA Watchdog Closes the Books on Former Administrator Scott Pruitt

New IG ends probes of misuse of staff for personal errands, spending on security.

Oversight

Advocate for Pay Freeze and Federal Job Cuts to Become Top Republican on Oversight Panel

Jim Jordan is likely to push back on new Democratic majority's oversight efforts.

Oversight

Guidance Warning Feds Not to Discuss 'Resistance' or 'Impeachment' at Work Sparks Uproar

Agency advises feds to tread carefully with anti-Trump language or risk Hatch Act violation.