Oversight
Acting IRS Chief Touts Progress in Reforming Exempt Organizations Processes
House Republicans voice frustration that agency executive Lerner hasn’t been fired.
Nextgov
Everyone Agrees It Should Be Easier to Say How Much the Government Spends
DATA Act's proposed common codes and data standards win broad praise.
Oversight
Senators Call for Investigation Into How Navy Yard Shooter Got His Security Clearance
Months after Edward Snowden, government contractors are coming under scrutiny again.
Oversight
A Friendly Reminder That Defunding Obamacare Won't Stop the Law
Much of the law’s implementation is separate from annual discretionary appropriations.
Oversight
Votes on Keeping Government Open Could Come Down to the Wire
House will consider late this week a temporary spending measure that would also defund Obamacare.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The TV News Wrongnado Strikes Again
The Daily Show examines the limitations of cable news.
Nextgov
Constitutional Analysis: There’s an App for That
Get about 3,000 pages of analysis from Supreme Court decisions on your phone.
Pay & Benefits
Back Pay for Federal Employees No Guarantee If Government Shuts Down
It would be the first time Congress denied federal workers retroactive pay because of a lapse in appropriations.
Oversight
Analysis: By Joe Biden’s Own Metric, the Obama Administration Is Failing
In Iowa, the vice president said he should be judged by whether the middle class was growing stronger. Is that really what he wants?
Oversight
Obama Dares Republicans to Defy Tea Party on Obamacare, Shutdown Deal
President asks moderates to help pass a budget compromise and debt-ceiling increase.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Dude, Where's My War?
Lindsey Graham is sad that there won't be war in Syria.
Oversight
IRS’ Former Tax Exempt Organizations Leader Re-Enters Spotlight
Republicans release new emails on targeting, but Democrats deny political motivation.
Oversight
Analysis: Government Shutdown? Not This Time
Despite the posturing, Republicans are not motivated to hold the government hostage just yet.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Putin's Sunday Funnies
The Russian leader appears in more than just the New York Times Op-Ed page.
Oversight
Less Than 50 Percent of Americans Trust the Government to Do its Job
49 percent trust it on international issues, and 42 percent on domestic.
Management
Bipartisan Letter Suggests Pentagon Include Contractors in Staff Cuts
Lawmakers advise the Defense secretary to review all options before slashing the headquarters workforce by 20 percent.
Oversight
Timeline: When to Expect a Possible Shutdown, and Other Key Fiscal Deadlines
Congress faces battles over appropriations, the debt ceiling and round two of the sequester.
Defense
Analysis: The U.S. Government Still Isn't Ready for a Catastrophic Terror Attack
If a major attack incapacitated the president, Congress, or Supreme Court, the nation would have no way to replace them -- despite 12 years of warnings.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Putin’s Times Piece Did Not Go Over Well
Late-night hosts skewer the Russian leader after his op-ed is published.
Oversight