Oversight

Democrats Confident of Spending Deal, One Week from Shutdown Deadline

Bipartisan negotiations on border security are reportedly likely to fall far short of President Trump’s $5.6 billion wall request.

Oversight

HHS Removed Webpages on Contraception Coverage Under Obamacare

Transparency group flags unannounced changes, which the department defends as reorganizing material.

Defense

Pentagon Behind in Taking Action on Watchdog’s Recommendations

GAO tells lawmakers Defense’s 67 percent rate of acting on auditors’ advice trails the rest of government.

Oversight

Republicans Blast Democrats' Effort to Boost Ethics in Government

Ethics experts says reforms are needed before the "public's trust in government is shattered beyond repair."

Oversight

Play of the Day: The President's Second State of the Union Gave America Choices

"We must choose between greatness or gridlock, results or resistance, vision or vengeance, incredible progress or pointless destruction."

Oversight

Republican Lawmakers Challenge GSA Watchdog's Trump Hotel Probe

Document demand says IG offered “no evidence” of political interference with agency.

Oversight

119 Agency Officials Noted for Visiting Trump Properties

Ethics group CREW researched president’s 1,400 "known conflicts of interest."

Oversight

ICE Regularly Covers Up 'Deficient Conditions' by Giving Waivers to Its Detention Contractors

ICE found 14,000 violations at its contracted detention facilities, but issued financial punishments in just two cases.

Oversight

Play of the Day: 'A Wall is a Wall'

On Twitter, the president is defining his signature policy again.

Management

House Armed Services Members Challenge Pentagon on Climate Change

Democrats ask Defense chief for revisions to report, citing statutory requirements.

Oversight

Congress Just Wants to Be Left Alone

As House and Senate lawmakers begin their border-security talks, they’ve managed to agree on at least one thing.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The White House's Notes

John Bolton has his notepad, but what do the other members of the administration have?

Oversight

IRS Private Debt Collectors Make Deals That Don’t Always Pan Out

Customer satisfaction is high for four companies, but payment calculations can be wrong, watchdog finds.