Oversight
Maine governor again compares IRS to Gestapo
Asked if the agency would kill people, Paul LePage said, "they’re headed in that direction."
Oversight
Congressman joins chorus of concern over STOCK Act provisions
Maryland representative says financial disclosures could pose security threat.
Oversight
Reid on Olympic uniforms: Burn them
Senate majority leader joins other lawmakers in criticizing uniforms made in China.
Pay & Benefits
Navy rejects benefits for laid-off sailors
Congressman’s plea to delay layoffs for 172 sailors nearing retirement benefit-eligibility is turned down.
Management
Mistakes sharing death data could cost taxpayers
IG report finds Social Security recorded 1.2 million deaths improperly.
Oversight
Pelosi has a problem with U.S. Olympic uniforms
It's not the style; it's the fact that they're made in China.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- It's all boos and laughs with Mitt Romney
The candidate's NAACP convention appearance did not go as planned.
Oversight
House to take up Defense spending bill, hold off on others
After consideration of Defense appropriations measure next week, no other spending bills are likely to make it to the floor before lame duck session.
Oversight
House passes health care repeal -- again
The chamber has voted more than 30 times to repeal or defund parts of the law.
Oversight
House will put off postal reform debate until the fall, Hill source says
Passage might have to wait until after November lame duck session.
Management
OMB plans for automatic cuts, urges Congress to find sequestration alternative
The cuts ‘would be terrible for our country,’ Jeff Zients says.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Who's got the magic: Barack, Mitt, Barney or the Donald?
With vacation over, comedians return to the presidential field jokes.
Oversight
Senate likely to punt on spending bills until November
Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., blames House Republicans for setting lower spending cap.
Oversight
Postal reform hinges on House action
The chamber is expected to vote on its own solution before August recess.
Oversight
Top Democratic House appropriations job will likely go to a woman
The question is which woman -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio or Rep. Nita Lowey of New York?
Tech
DATA Act might have saved GSA from scandal
Information collected under the bill could have tipped off IG earlier, vendors say.
Pay & Benefits
White House takes appropriators to task on pay, TRICARE
Obama threatens to veto yet another spending bill that omits a civilian pay raise.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Nobody loves Romney and his money is in the Caymans
The hosts are back from vacation and ready to mock Mitt Romney.
Oversight
Can Romney Really Lead?
Questions crop up about how the GOP candidate would run the government.
Oversight