Oversight
Conference Spending Down Significantly Since 2010
Increased oversight has saved hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, lawmaker says.
Oversight
House Republicans Clash with Justice Over Pick to Head IRS Probe
Reps. Darrell Issa and Jim Jordan complain career trial attorney Barbara Bosserman is a Democratic donor.
Oversight
Lawmakers Skeptical Obama Will Reform NSA After White House Summit
President Obama sat down with a small group lawmakers Thursday to discuss NSA surveillance. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
Tech
Obama Inches Closer to Limiting NSA Power
The President has spent the week consulting lawmakers and privacy experts.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Christie Stuck in Political Traffic Jam
The New Jersey governor finds himself in hot water.
Nextgov
Hacked Agencies Are Inconsistent in Alerting Victims
The uncoordinated responses could impair efforts to protect citizens and federal employees, GAO finds.
News
GSA Whistleblower’s Exit
Deputy Administrator Susan Brita, who sounded the alarm on the agency’s lavish 2010 Las Vegas conference, retires in March.
Defense
Analysis: The U.S. Is Giving Up on Middle East Democracy—and That's a Mistake
In prioritizing security over democracy promotion, the Obama administration is failing to address the root causes of extremism in the region.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama's War on Income Inequality
Stephen Colbert says America still produces income disparity better than any other place.
Oversight
Obama to Meet With Lawmakers on NSA Reform
Thursday's invitation-only meeting will include top critics of the administration's espionage efforts.
Oversight
Senate Confirms Fed Chair—Now the Hard Part Begins
Janet Yellen will oversee the unwinding of the central bank's bond-buying program and likely its first interest-rate hike since December 2008.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Opinion-Theory Behind Global Cooling
The polar vortex hits the United States.
Oversight
Labor IG: No More Advance Peeks at Jobs Data for Media
Early access to weekly unemployment claims may unfairly advantage some news outlets and their clients.
Oversight
Why the Senate Will Only Get More Polarized
As party-line voting between presidential and congressional races steadily increases, so will gridlock.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Looks to Postal Service to Restore Military Pension Cut
Bill would reinstate full COLAs to working-age military retirees by ending Saturday mail delivery.
Nextgov
The Case of the Disappearing Health Record Presentations
Files are no longer on SPAWAR-LANT website.
Oversight
SEC’s Revolving Door To Turn A Little Slower
Rule sought by nonprofit watchdog restricts ex-employee contact with agency.
Oversight
Congress' 2014 Could Be Even Worse Than Its 2013
Voters are skeptical that the federal government can get much of anything done, a new Associated Press poll reports.
Management
The Top 7 Federal Stories of the Year
From a government shutdown to a botched health care rollout, 2013 was a year to forget.
Management