Oversight

Obama's Approval Ratings Have Taken a Huge Hit After Scandals

Numbers dip especially among young people and on handling of terrorism.

Oversight

Al Gore: NSA Surveillance 'Violates the Constitution'

Former vice president pushes President Obama and Congress to revisit the laws underlying the program.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Obama, Clinton and Snowden

The NSA leaker reminds Jimmy Fallon of a television advertising staple.

Oversight

Bill Would Reverse Green Initiatives for New Federal Buildings

Lawmakers want to undo plans to reduce coal and natural gas consumption in federal government.

Nextgov

CIA Gave Amazon a Leg Up on Cloud Deal

Intelligence agency unfairly allowed the company to weaken security requirements, auditor finds.

Oversight

Daniel Ellsberg on the High Costs of Executive-Branch Secrecy

The president and his underlings, "given a chance to paralyze opposition by practicing secrecy and deception, will use that power."

Management

Top Secret Defense Contractors No Longer Being Reinvestigated

Many personnel with top clearance may be affected by the change.

Oversight

You Are Going to Pay $100 Million for Obama's Trip to Africa

Vacation will require a Navy aircraft carrier, fighter jets, military cargo planes, three truck-loads of bulletproof glass, limos and security.

Oversight

How EPA Fights Climate Change Even When Congress Doesn’t Want It To

By suing the agency green advocates have compelled it to issue a raft of regulations.

Oversight

Help Sue the Government Over NSA Snooping, GOP Lawmaker Says

Rand Paul seeks 10 million Americans to join class action lawsuit.

Oversight

House Oversight Chair Makes Another Attempt at Postal Overhaul

Draft reform bill includes some concessions from a 2011 proposal.

Oversight

Analysis: Why Democrats Are Afraid of Border Security

Lack of trust might doom immigration reform bill.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Hillary Clinton Joins Twitter. Will the NSA Surveil Her?

The PRISM program and the former Secretary of State are topics for jokes Tuesday.

Oversight

Argo and a New Resolve to Hold Iran Accountable for 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis

Families make a united push for action in a Father's Day letter to senators.

Defense

Ask Us for More Money to Fill Defense Budget Holes, Senator Says

Furloughs directly linked to unexpected war spending, Susan Collins says.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Good News! You’re Not Paranoid.

With more news of the government surveillance, late-night hosts have plenty of jokes.

Oversight

Congress Ineffectively Oversees National Security, Insiders Say

Only one-fourth in a National Journal survey felt lawmakers were effective checks.