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Oscar Loves Uncle Sam

2013 Academy Awards honor films with plots involving federal law enforcement, astronauts -- and even the FDA.

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Consumer Financial Protection Chief Sits Down With Jon Stewart

Richard Cordray discusses the ins and outs of the new agency on 'The Daily Show.'

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Robert Gates’ Love-Hate Relationship With the Bureaucracy

In memoir, former defense chief says Obama failed to give proper credit to career officials, but also laments his own frustrations in managing the Pentagon.

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GSA Whistleblower’s Exit

Deputy Administrator Susan Brita, who sounded the alarm on the agency’s lavish 2010 Las Vegas conference, retires in March.

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A Wisconsin Divide Over Obamacare Lawsuit

The politics of health care and Hill staff remain complicated.

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The War Between the States Over FBI Headquarters

Virginia and Maryland congressional delegations battle over the best spot for the bureau’s new campus.

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These Awards Make Government Look Bad

It may be time to rethink the Obama administration's competition for cost-cutting ideas.

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Can President Obama Manage Government?

If he wants to leave a lasting legacy, he needs to become a more effective leader of the federal bureaucracy.

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GAO: One of the Best Places to Work in D.C.?

The agency has made one publication’s list two times in three years.

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HHS Official Shows Grace Under Overload

CMS chief remains calm during stormy congressional hearing on Obamacare.

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A Meeting of the Minds on the Future of Defense

Request an invitation to the Inaugural Defense One Summit.

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House GOPer: No Back Pay for Feds Home Watching Netflix

Rep. Ted Yoho reverses himself on the issue of retroactive pay for furloughed employees.

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Do Lawmakers Fear Mobs of Angry Feds?

According to one report, they're beefing up security at district offices.

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It Takes a Government

Veterans Affairs depends on all the other departments, Shinseki says.

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Yes, Mr. Chairman, Feds' Paychecks Could Get Delayed

House Rules Committee chairman concedes he ‘may not know all the rules.’

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Celebrating Public Service Under 'Really Stupid Circumstances'

The Service to America Medals gala was a moving and ironic event.

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The 'Nonessential' Label: Cruel and Wrong

It's not just unfair to trivialize certain employees in the shutdown. It's incorrect.