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President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, during an event celebrating military mothers and spouses. The executive order addresses military spouse unemployment by providing greater opportunity for military spouses to be considered for federal competitive service positions, and holds agencies accountable for increasing their use of the non-competitive hiring authority for military spouses.

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s plan to reduce duplication in government programs would save taxpayers money

Shiyi Zhang · July 2, 2018 2:24 pm

Federal watchdog bashes controversial drug discount program for lax oversight

Robert King · June 28, 2018 6:49 pm

Republican lawmaker demands monthly reporting of Cabinet travel logs

Pete Kasperowicz · June 12, 2018 12:33 am

Vice President Mike Pence, left, shakes hands with the new NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, on stage at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

NASA’s nothingburger press announcements distract from its real spending issues

Ross Marchand · June 11, 2018 4:00 am

Secret Service agents stand guard ahead of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's news conference at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., on Sept. 19, 2016.

Secret Service overpaid 2016 presidential campaigns $4 million for air travel

Naomi Lim · May 31, 2018 6:24 pm

GAO building

Democrats accuse White House of obstructing GAO investigations

Susan Ferrechio · May 29, 2018 4:22 pm

GAO building

Beltway Confidential

You’ve probably never heard of this report, but it’s saved taxpayers billions

Curtis Kalin · May 14, 2018 12:00 am

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the Senate Environment Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.

Energy and Environment

Democrats increase pressure on Scott Pruitt to report spending

John Siciliano · May 11, 2018 10:37 pm

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said Thursday that there wouldn't be any losers in his district once Congress passes legislation to partially repeal and replace Obamacare. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mark Meadows to seek GAO audit of Mueller investigation

Susan Ferrechio · May 10, 2018 7:19 pm

NASA’s Aging Workforce

Haley Byrd · May 4, 2018 10:02 am

In this June 12, 2013, file photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., right, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., listen to testimony from Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and head of the U.S. Cyber Command before the Senate Appropriations Committee. U.S. authorities have said they are reducing the amount of time they will delay deporting the few immigrants in the country illegally awaiting congressional decisions to legalize their immigration status after lawmakers file so-called "private bills" supporting their last-ditch bids to remain in the country. Senators Durbin and Feinstein criticized the decision to change longstanding practices they said was made without consulting lawmakers.

Dianne Feinstein wants to give DHS ability to remove tainted software before notifying private sector

Daniel Chaitin · April 25, 2018 12:29 am

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2017, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to employees of the EPA in Washington. Pruittâs schedule shows he met with Dow CEO Andrew Liveris for about a half hour on March 9 during a conference held at a Houston hotel. Twenty days later Pruitt announced his decision to deny a petition to ban Dowâs chlorpyrifos pesticide from being sprayed on food, despite a review by his agencyâs own scientists that concluded ingesting even minuscule amounts of the chemical can interfere with the brain development of fetuses and infants. EPA released a copy of Pruittâs March meeting schedule earlier this month following several Freedom of Information Act requests.

Energy and Environment

Scott Pruitt’s secure phone booth broke federal law, GAO finds

Josh Siegel · April 16, 2018 3:38 pm