Management
USPS to Close Three Capitol Hill Post Offices
Lawmakers praise decision to shutter the doors on seldom-used retail spaces.
Management
Paying Contractors No More Than Biden Makes Could Save $440M a Year
New GAO numbers on contractor salary reimbursement rekindle debate.
Oversight
Transportation Safety Panel Asked to Look Again at 1996 Plane Crash
Former investigators say they were silenced about the real cause of the disaster.
Pay & Benefits
IRS Employees to Receive $70 Million in Bonuses
Agency could renegotiate with union reduce the expense, senator says.
Oversight
Oversight Panel Leaders Fight Over Release of IRS Transcripts
Sides are arguing over whether there was a White House link to the scandal.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Behemoth Immigration Bill
With legislation coming from the Senate, The Daily Show explains its path.
Oversight
After an Easy Hearing, the NSA and FBI Are Ready for a Drink
Post-hearing exchange caught on mic.
Management
Unions Slam Proposed Efficiency Board As ‘Offensive’ and ‘Unwise’
House oversight hearing examines potential updates to 'reinventing government.'
Tech
Analysis: Are 50 Foiled Terrorist Plots Worth Your Privacy?
NSA director's testimony doesn't answer critics' charges about the potential for abuse.
Defense
The Taliban Is Ready for Peace Talks
Qatar to host direct negotiations among the Taliban, the Karzai government and the U.S.
Defense
Analysis: Why Are People So Distrustful of Big Government?
For some, it's a long history of abuses carried out in the name of national security.
Defense
Analysis: President Obama's Uphill Defense of the NSA Surveillance
Trust us, because ... trust us.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Farewell, Ahmadinejad
The Iranian president is term-limited out and David Letterman is curious about what is next.
Pay & Benefits
How Many Times Can You Retire From Government?
Senator reveals not one, not two, but three public pensions atop his salary.
Oversight
Federal Employees Increasingly Under Attack on Public Lands
Park Police report 43 percent rise in violent attacks in 2012.
Oversight
Why Obama’s Approval Rating Isn’t Higher
Controversies could prevent him from getting credit for the improving economy.
Oversight
IRS Supervisor Clarifies Washington Role in Tax-Exempt Targeting
Paz tells Hill investigators she scrutinized some applications.
Oversight
House Oversight Leader's Plan to Resuscitate the IRS Scandal
Rep. Darrell Issa is committed to keeping the scandal in the spotlight.
Oversight