Oversight
Play of the Day: The President's Trip to the G20 Summit
Trump's visit included meeting some leaders and seeing some protests.
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.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President's Latest Russia Explanation
It would certainly make for a good book title.
Oversight
What Obama Talks About When He Talks About Trump
At an appearance in Houston on Tuesday, the former president had no trouble explaining a reference to Trump as Voldemort.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Talks Climate Change, Belief and Intelligence
"We’re not necessarily such believers," the president said about intelligent climate change skeptics.
Oversight
Zinke to Be Cleared of Misconduct in Utah Monument Decision
Interior’s inspector general, who is also investigating the secretary on several additional ethics fronts, found no evidence of rule violations.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The White House Is Decked Out For Christmas
The color of the trees in the East Colonnade has raised eyebrows.
Management
What the Senate Should Do About Acting Appointees
A 1988 law holds the key to ending abuses of the process.
Oversight
D.C. Restaurateurs Plan Appeal of Ruling Favoring Trump’s Hotel Profits
District judge rejected argument that president presents unfair competition.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Climate Report Is Here
The administration released its study on climate change over the long weekend.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Ivanka's Email Usage
The president's daughter used private email for government business. This sounds familiar.
Oversight
Marijuana Expands Into 3 More States, But Nationwide Legalization Still Unlikely
Quietly, however, the Trump administration has sought public comments on reclassifying marijuana.
Oversight
Trump Administration Defends Legality of VA Shadow Rulers
In a court filing, government lawyers argued that a Watergate-era sunshine law doesn’t apply to three Trump associates influencing the VA from Mar-a-Lago.
Oversight
What a New Crop of Veteran-Lawmakers Means for Democrats
They could be the start of a redefined party that’s more closely associated with national security.
Oversight
Acting Attorney General’s Financial Disclosures Spark New Fireworks
Transparency groups complain of possible Hatch Act violations, department alterations.
Oversight