Oversight
Will Congress Go Over the Social Security Cliff?
Bipartisan support exists to prevent benefit cut for 9 million workers, but Paul Ryan move may drive Democrats away.
Management
U.S., Europe Forge Data-Protection 'Umbrella Agreement' for Terrorism Cases
Congress will have to act for it to actually take effect.
Oversight
Congress Returns From Its Recess, And a Government Shutdown Looms
The upcoming session is already being billed a “countdown to shutdown.”
Oversight
NOAA Has Mapped a Desktop Model of Earth
Gloriously popping graphics show CO2 transport, real-time earthquakes, space trash, and tons of other neat stuff.
Oversight
The Story Behind Ben Carson's Surge in the GOP Polls
After a lackluster summer, the famous neurosurgeon is finally surging—but his reliance on the conservative grassroots might be a burden as much as a boon.
Oversight
Clinton Email Fracas Raises Question: What Is a 'Special Government Employee?'
Sen. Grassley’s pursuit of former State Department secretary's aide shines light on high-level temps.
Oversight
The Defense Department Is Not Training Military Personnel to Be Ethical
GAO report says DoD ethics and professionalism efforts are falling short.
Oversight
The Race to Eliminate Agencies, and Other Ideas From Presidential Candidates
Ben Carson says the federal government can do without one of its largest departments.
Oversight
House Benghazi Probe Leader: Former Top Clinton Aide Mills 'Answered All of the Committee's Questions'
Trey Gowdy says the nine-hour interview with Cheryl Mills will be ‘treated as classified,’ rebuffing a senior Democrat’s call for the transcript’s immediate release.
Oversight
Justice to Require Warrants for Cell Tracking Technology
The new policy does not apply to state and local police departments that have used cell-site simulators to track criminals.
Oversight
Donald Trump and the Price of Loyalty Oaths
The GOP convinces Donald Trump to sign its pledge—but was it actually Trump who outsmarted the party’s establishment?
Oversight
Play of the Day: Clinton's Email and Obama's Religion
Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel tackle the important issues of our time.
Defense
Frustrations of 2013 Shutdown Linger As the Threat of a Repeat Grows, Says Ex-Pentagon Comptroller
Robert Hale is growing less hopeful about avoiding a lapse in appropriations next month.
Oversight
Conservatives Plotting Against Planned Parenthood and John Boehner Could Force a Shutdown
Conservatives want to defund the group, even if it means a shutdown. And they’re holding the GOP leadership accountable.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Kanye West for President
If Trump can lead in the polls in 2015, why can't an outspoken musician in 2020?
Oversight
Obama Restores Mount McKinley to Its Original Name of Denali
The park encompassing the mountain has been called Denali National Park since 1980.
Oversight
Protecting Adulterous Feds, Boosting USPS and Other Ideas From Presidential Candidates
An unexpected defender of the federal workforce emerges.
Oversight
Court Overturns Ruling Against NSA Surveillance Program
The bulk-collection program was reined in earlier this summer when Congress passed the USA Freedom Act.
Oversight
Note to Feds: Don’t Let Family Members Store Porn on Your Work Computer
Senior Commerce official had seven government computers at home.
Oversight