Personnel Issues Find an Audience on Capitol Hill
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The civil service system got a little oversight from Congress yesterday, signaling that federal-employee issues may receive more attention as Democrats wrangle with the White House over budget and policy priorities.
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They're big fish in the little pond of the U.S. Capitol. But House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist are just bit players on the public stage of this week's Republican National Convention.
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The average person may find it tough to understand state government, but Washington state officials want to deploy changes to alleviate state personnel's employment of acronyms, jargon and legalese that routinely pervade interfaces with constituents.
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Many members of Congress are frustrated by the Department of Homeland Security's performance as it nears the fourth anniversary of its launch. The department's woes include contracting and budget problems, a sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina, turnover in senior ranks and a workforce that gives...
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Rep. Dan Boren stepped into the granite glare outside the Capitol and onto a blue bus with tinted windows bound for the Pentagon. Joining about 60 House colleagues and 20 senators from across the political spectrum, the Blue Dog Democrat from Oklahoma was headed to a classified briefing on the wa...
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There was an unusual spectacle in the nation's capital Tuesday, downright rare, in fact: U.S. Senators seeking truth, and justice, and taking action. And they deserve great credit and thanks.
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At a packed Beacon Hill hearing yesterday, top officials from Verizon Communications Inc. faced skeptical questions about a telecommunications bill yesterday from a legislative committee and a crowd that hissed and heckled at times.
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Many pressure groups that have grown accustomed to getting their way on Capitol Hill have found their initiatives shelved this year as lawmakers focus on security-related matters and rush to leave town to campaign for reelection.
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2.007 was not exactly a barn-burner on Capitol Hill. It was notable mostly for its record number of delaying tactics in the Senate, which helped stymie almost every attempt at major legislation.
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Despite calls from medical experts and a prominent Republican senator for an independent office to monitor drug safety, the idea is running into obstacles on Capitol Hill.
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As Congress reconvenes this week, businesses and their lobbyists are gearing up to fight a series of proposed changes to immigration law that they say will complicate hiring.
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WASHINGTON  - Policymakers and the medical  profession need to recognize and take immediate steps to avert  a looming shortage of physicians, analysts told a forum on  Capitol Hill Tuesday.
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Legislative races are normally sleepy affairs involving politicians who are virtually unknown outside their district. Campaign spending is scarce, the political implications minimal.
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On the grounds of the US Capitol in Washington Wednesday, and just a day after the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall, Native American leaders called on members of Congress to address the urgent issues facing Native
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Despite dismay from telecom firms and the Department of Justice, lawmakers on Capitol Hill appear ready to once again put their weight behind laws designed to crack down on pretexting.
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Members of Congress, including many who have traveled to Iraq to see the war for themselves, are wary about this weekend's election there and pondering such questions as whether Iraqi soldiers can be trained quickly enough to bring U.S. troops home soon.
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Members of Congress returned to the Capitol today to begin what is likely to be a spirited debate over a bill that would put into effect the 41 recommendations of the Sept.