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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), and 18 other members of his committee, introduced a resolution calling for IRS Commissioner John Koskinen's impeachment. Koskinen said his agency has made some progress in improving accountability and communication in the wake of IRS scandals.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) wants to make one last budget deal before he leaves Congress at the end of the week. The two-year deal is expected to designate increases in defense spending as Overseas Contingency Operations funds, and would boost civilian agency spending as well, though not at the levels President Barack Obama requested.
By the end of this week, Republicans should elect their next choice for House Speaker: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). That will set off a ripple-effect, as Ryan vacates his job as chair of the powerful Ways and Means committee. David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, tells In Depth with Francis Rose how the chips will fall.
A new data pilot from the Small Business Administration is helping the agency keep better track of what grants it makes and where the money goes. It's one small step forward as the SBA and other agencies implement their DATA Act plans.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) told the Federal Drive with Tom Temin that averting a government shutdown on Dec. 11 weighs heavily on minds as the House mulls its options for a new speaker.
The Department of Homeland Security's deputy secretary said a bill that would help the private sector share information with the government is much-needed. Critics of the bill worry about citizens' privacy.
The 9-year struggle to fill federal jobs in North Dakota's oil-boom towns offers a stark example to the rest of the government of just how hard it can be to keep federal workers when private employers beckon.
The President rejected the fiscal 2016 Defense Authorization bill. The $612 billion legislation included a 1.3 person pay raise, a new retirement system, and overhaul of the acquisition process.
Todd Helfrich, director of federal sales, ThreatStream, makes the case for why the Cybersecurity Sharing Act of 2015 will make a real difference in protecting the public and private sectors from cyber attacks.
Russ Spitler, the vice president of Product Strategy for AlienVault, argues that the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act would be duplicative and prescriptive.
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) introduced a bill that would give a 2.9 percent cost-of-living adjustment to federal retirees and those receiving Social Security benefits in 2016.
The House Veterans Affairs Committee issued subpoenas to five VA officials on Wednesday. However, the hearing accompanying the subpoenas exposed what could be a potential problem for all federal agencies. Federal News Radio's Scott Maucione has more.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) wants more specifics from the Department of Homeland Security on 88 cases of extended paid administrative leave.
Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged the rationale for reforms which centralized big decisions within the DoD acquisition system.