Oversight
Play of the Day: Smell Like a Mail Carrier
Kimmel has a new plan for postal revenue generation.
Oversight
Analysis: Are Chuck Hagel’s Views Outside the Mainstream?
Defense nominee defies traditional congressional consensus on U.S-Israel relations.
Oversight
Senate Democrats Prepare to Defend Obama's Climate-Change Rules
The president is expected to pick Gina McCarthy to head EPA.
Defense
Pentagon Planners Detail 'Distasteful' Sequestration Furloughs
Reductions in force would be too expensive, official says. Virginia, Texas and California will feel the most pain.
Oversight
It's Been 951 Days Since the Senate Passed a Major New Law
If you're wondering whether President Obama's ambitious second-term agenda has a chance to make it through Congress, that might be worth keeping in mind.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Golf and Transparency
Obama’s recent vacation is easy fodder for late-night hosts.
Pay & Benefits
Government Spends Record-High on Union Activity
Official time used more than in 2011 than any year since 2004.
Management
GSA Chief: Streamlining Offices Key to Improving Agency
Dan Tangherlini says ongoing review of operations has revealed overlap in administrative functions.
Management
Obama Decries ‘Meat-Cleaver’ Approach of Sequestration
Federal furloughs would hurt middle-class taxpayers, the president says.
Oversight
Simpson and Bowles revive their plan in bid to avoid sequester
$2.4 trillion package includes changes to cost-of-living calculations for retirement programs.
Oversight
Who Are the Most Liberal Representatives in Congress?
It's actually a 14-way tie for the top spot.
Oversight
Who Are the Most Conservative Representatives in Congress?
National Journal's annual vote rankings reveal the answer.
Oversight
Play of the Day: President's Day Bonanza
Jimmy Fallon has a song for viewers for President's Day.
Oversight
Two Weeks Before Sequestration, Congress Takes a Vacation
Although Senate Democrats claim they have struck an agreement to head off the looming cuts, Congress will be in recess for the next ten days.
Oversight
Hillary Clinton Is Running for President, OK?
There are signs that Clinton is making moves to build a post-State political operation.
Pay & Benefits
House Votes to Extend Federal Pay Freeze
Bill prolongs current across-the-board salary freeze for feds and lawmakers through 2013.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The States (And Colbert) Take on The Banks
Stephen Colbert looks at the government going after Standard & Poor's.
Oversight
GOP Wants More Time, Not More Information, Before Chuck Hagel Vote
Republicans block motion to end debate on the Defense nominee.
Management