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  1. Sens. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., the chairman and ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said they would vote to confirm Dan Tangherlini as the permanent head of the General Services Administration. Thomas Brown / Staff

    Key senators back Tangherlini nomination to top GSA post

    Two key senators on Tuesday endorsed the nomination of Dan Tangherlini to be permanent head of the General Services Administration.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  2. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, and Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., launched an effort to overhaul the nation's tax code last month. H. Darr Beiser / USA TODAY

    Tea Party scandal could lead to IRS restructuring

    The Tea Party targeting scandal shows the need for a major shake-up of the Internal Revenue Service, the chairmen of Congress's two tax-writing committees told reporters Friday morning.

    • Jun. 14, 2013

  3. Nominee promises speedier regulation review

    President Obama's choice to become the government's regulatory gatekeeper pledged Wednesday to tackle a backlog of pending rules if he wins Senate confirmation for the job.

    • Jun. 12, 2013

  4. Sen. Wyden suggests military, intel officials lied about PRISM

    A key U.S. senator on Tuesday slammed senior intelligence and Pentagon officials, suggesting they knowingly lied to Congress about domestic spying efforts by a military agency.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  5. Sen. Rob Portman speaks at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in August. The Ohio Republican is demanding answers from VA following revelations that nearly half a million electronic records were deleted from a VA computer system last month. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

    Senator demands answers about 464,000 deleted VA grant, loan files

    Sen. Rob Portman is demanding answers from the Veterans Affairs Department following revelations that nearly half a million electronic records, including active loan files, were deleted from a VA computer system last month.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  6. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, D-Md., expresses outrage over IRS spending on conferences at a hearing. H. Darr Beiser/USA Today

    Blasted by Congress, IRS apologizes for lavish events

    The tax official responsible for a lavish, $4.1 million conference in Anaheim apologized to Congress for spending at the conference — and for his performance as Mr. Spock in a 'Star Trek' parody video.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  7. Faulty and improper security practices among the Veterans Affairs Department's senior ranks have exposed VA's most sensitive systems and databases to 'unchallenged and unfettered access' by nearly a dozen state-sponsored attackers, according to scathing testimony from VA's former chief security officer. Staff

    VA networks besieged by foreign attackers, IG says

    Foreign attackers have repeatedly penetrated Veterans Affairs Department networks for at least the past three years, potentially gaining access to millions of unencrypted veterans records and other sensitive databases, according to House lawmakers and VA

    • Jun. 4, 2013

  8. Agencies respond to tornado under shadow of sequester

    Federal agencies snapped to respond Tuesday to the devastating Oklahoma tornadoes, the first major natural disaster to strike since sequester-related budget cuts took effect in March.

    • May. 21, 2013
  9. Outgoing acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller (left) and former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman arrive May 21 at a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Brendan Smialowski / AFP

    Former IRS head says he didn't know of Tea Party affair

    Former Internal Revenue Service commissioner Douglas Shulman said he was 'dismayed and saddened' by revelations that his agency targeted conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, and said he had been unaware of it.

    • May. 21, 2013
  10. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called the agency's actions appalling and said the additional information requested was far too onerous. Mike Morones / Staff

    Justice Department launches criminal probe at IRS

    The IRS inspector general blamed 'ineffective management' for the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status by IRS employees in a report released late Tuesday.

    • May. 15, 2013

  11. FBI to investigate Tea Party tax affair

    Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he's opened a criminal inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's handling of applications for tax-exempt status by Tea Party groups.

    • May. 14, 2013
  12. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he doubts a fiscal deal can be struck — or even a framework secured — before Congress' late-summer break. Saul Loeb / AFP

    Senators: Sequester-avoiding deal not likely before Aug. recess

    The onetime target of early August for passing sweeping fiscal legislation is slowly being replaced by a consensus that striking a 'grand bargain' could prove difficult.

    • May. 13, 2013

  13. GOP reaction in IRS case targeting tea party groups spurs calls for probe, apology

    President Obama should apologize for the admission by the IRS that it singled out conservative tea party groups for extra scrutiny as they applied for non-profit status, Republican members of Congress said Sunday.

    • May. 12, 2013
  14. President Obama is seen with Tom Perez on March 18 at the White House. Jewel Samad / AFP

    Obama faces battle over Labor secretary nominee

    President Obama faces a potentially big Senate battle over his nominee for labor secretary, Thomas Perez.

    • May. 9, 2013
  15. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said, the Social Security Administration should stop charging other agencies for access to its death records database because it is a key tool in heading off government payments to the deceased. Thomas Brown / Staff

    Senator: Free up access to SSA database to head off payments to dead

    The Social Security Administration should stop charging other agencies for access to its death records database because it is a key tool in heading off government payments to the deceased, a senator said Wednesday.

    • May. 8, 2013
  16. OPM's Elaine Kaplan, left, and GSA's Dan Tangherlini are in 'acting' positions while their agencies await permanent leaders. They joined new Interior Secretary Sally Jewell at a recent announcement of GSA's hybrid vehicle initiative. Mike Morones/Staff

    High-level vacancies dot the Obama administration

    Barely three months into its second term, the Obama administration is confronting an epidemic of empty desks.

    • May. 7, 2013
  17. Sylvia M. Burwell was confirmed April 24 to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Thomas Brown / Federal Times

    Senate confirms Burwell to lead OMB

    Sylvia Burwell won unanimous Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget.

    • Apr. 24, 2013
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