Oversight
Play of the Day: Everyone’s Got March Madness
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton fill out sheets for their NCAA pools.
Oversight
House Committee Approves a Pair of Bills Targeting Federal Tax Cheats
Bills would go after delinquent feds and contractors.
Defense
Measure Protecting Military Tuition Assistance Passes Senate
Amendment would keep the education benefit at current levels.
Oversight
How Federal Workers Became the New 'Welfare Queens'
Bill targeting tax delinquent feds hits a conservative sweet spot.
Oversight
Senate Approves 2013 Spending Bill to Keep Government Open
House is warming to the plan, which extends the federal pay freeze and includes amendments to selectively ease sequestration.
Oversight
Bill Granting GAO More Power Passes House Panel
Legislation would give the comptroller general new investigative and audit authorities.
Oversight
Analysis: It's Time for the Feds to Investigate Prison Abuse
The Bureau of Prisons has been accused of the systematic mistreatment of mentally ill inmates. DOJ's Office of the Inspector General should look into the matter.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Vatican, Cyprus and Washington
While Joe Biden visits the Pope, there are still jokes here in DC.
Oversight
Politics Punctuate House Sequestration Hearing
Rhetoric rather than government management dominates discussion over furloughs, spending cuts.
Management
Lawmakers Hunt Sequester Alternative in Defense, DHS Savings
Pentagon may miss sequester report deadline, panel warned.
Oversight
How Exactly Will Ending Saturday Mail Delivery Save Money?
Lawmakers want details; the Postal Service says they already have enough.
Defense
Global Opportunity Costs: How the Iraq War Undermined U.S. Influence
The war took its toll in blood and money, but it also damaged American diplomacy.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama, Satan or Bob Dylan in a Hood?
History Channel’s newest miniseries is proving to be quite controversial.
Oversight
Analysis: Alternative House GOP Budget Makes Faster, Deeper Cuts
Republican Study Committee's new plan balances the federal government in just 4 years; Ryan’s takes 10.
Oversight
The GOP Keeps Getting Whiter
While the country is becoming more racially diverse, Republican congressional districts are becoming less.
Oversight
Senator Tells Feds to Keep Fighting for a Better 2014
Ben Cardin says there is ‘growing consensus’ on replacing sequestration after 2013.
Oversight
GAO to Review White House Sequestration Approach
Paul Ryan calls for audit of agencies’ planning for across-the-board cuts.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Rob Portman, Mitt Romney and, of course, Pope Francis
High-ranking men dot the late-night joke landscape.
Oversight
Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Return FERS Surplus to Postal Service
Surplus has been estimated at $3 billion and $11 billion.
Pay & Benefits