http://www.govexec.com/GovExec.com is government's business news daily and the premier Web site for federal managers and executives.en-usTue, 21 May 2013 16:49:25 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/politics-didnt-motivate-irs-target-tea-party-ex-chiefs-say/63422/Senators and IG promise further probes.Charles S. ClarkTue, 21 May 2013 16:49:25 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/politics-didnt-motivate-irs-target-tea-party-ex-chiefs-say/63422/Oversighthttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/05/astronaut-sally-ride-awarded-medal-freedom/63410/First woman in space honored posthumously.J.K. Trotter, Atlantic WireTue, 21 May 2013 16:30:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/05/astronaut-sally-ride-awarded-medal-freedom/63410/Management - Promising PracticesNational Archiveshttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/top-irs-official-invoke-fifth-issa-issuessubpoena/63431/Head of tax exempt division has asked not to appear before oversight committee.Shane Goldmacher, National JournalTue, 21 May 2013 16:15:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/top-irs-official-invoke-fifth-issa-issuessubpoena/63431/Oversighthttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/05/how-exercising-work-saves-money/63404/If your office doesn't have a gym, it soon might -- out of the government's interest.Celine Gounder, The AtlanticTue, 21 May 2013 16:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/05/how-exercising-work-saves-money/63404/Management - Promising Practicessebastianfritzon / flickrhttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/05/agriculture-close-avoiding-furloughs/63407/Senate appropriators approve request to shift funds; House lawmakers will render decision by Thursday.Kellie LunneyTue, 21 May 2013 15:56:38 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/05/agriculture-close-avoiding-furloughs/63407/Pay & BenefitsIllinois farmer Jacob Hermes uses a combine to harvest his winter wheat crop.Seth Perlman/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/obama-administration-really-breaking-red-tape-records/63398/Conservative group claims more Federal Register pages equal a greater regulatory burden.Charles S. ClarkTue, 21 May 2013 15:00:55 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/obama-administration-really-breaking-red-tape-records/63398/Managementhttp://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/05/nidal-hasan-has-earned-278000-salary-fort-hood-shooting/63380/Hasan's salary cannot be suspended unless he is proven guilty.Philip Bump, Atlantic WireTue, 21 May 2013 14:20:57 -0400http://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/05/nidal-hasan-has-earned-278000-salary-fort-hood-shooting/63380/DefenseAPhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/05/listen-cass-sunsteins-8-simple-rules-making-government-simpler/63377/The former "Regulator Czar" shares his vision for a simpler government.Mark MicheliTue, 21 May 2013 14:10:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/05/listen-cass-sunsteins-8-simple-rules-making-government-simpler/63377/Management - Promising Practiceshttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/feds-respond-oklahoma-tornadoes/63374/FEMA, other agencies spring into action to help victims in affected areas.Eric KatzTue, 21 May 2013 12:23:32 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/feds-respond-oklahoma-tornadoes/63374/ManagementPresident Obama on Tuesday, accompanied by, from left, Vice President Joe Biden, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard SerinoPablo Martinez Monsivais/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/sequestration-hits-disaster-assistance-weather-detection-spending/63371/Cuts to the FEMA and other federal programs could prove tricky.Matt Vasilogambros, National JournalTue, 21 May 2013 12:12:43 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/sequestration-hits-disaster-assistance-weather-detection-spending/63371/ManagementNOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, shows superstorm Sandy slowly moving westward.NOAA/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/health-care-implementation-will-be-bumpy-fruitful-says-panel/63368/IRS scandal not seen affecting privacy protections in Affordable Care Act.Charles S. ClarkTue, 21 May 2013 11:53:40 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/health-care-implementation-will-be-bumpy-fruitful-says-panel/63368/ManagementHirurg/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/coburn-legitimate-role-fema-response-oklahoma-tornados/63359/Senator maintains disaster funding should be offset by budget cuts.Mark MicheliTue, 21 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/coburn-legitimate-role-fema-response-oklahoma-tornados/63359/Oversight“We ought to live within our budget,” said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla..J. Scott Applewhite/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/play-day-kids-say-darndest-things-about-obamas-scandals-late-night-video/63356/Leno envisions Obama’s visit to a Baltimore school. It doesn’t go well.Ross GianfortuneTue, 21 May 2013 09:49:18 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/play-day-kids-say-darndest-things-about-obamas-scandals-late-night-video/63356/OversightTBShttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/analysis-after-oklahoma-tornado-obama-needs-make-fema-work/63353/Disaster relief is important to any presidency.Matthew Cooper, National JournalTue, 21 May 2013 09:45:33 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/analysis-after-oklahoma-tornado-obama-needs-make-fema-work/63353/ManagementA flag blows in rubble in Oklahoma Tuesday.Brennan Linsley/AP http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/national-weather-service-warned-about-school-safety-oklahoma-city-region/63350/NWS briefing posted to YouTube several hours before disaster.Alexis Madrigal, The AtlanticTue, 21 May 2013 09:26:06 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/national-weather-service-warned-about-school-safety-oklahoma-city-region/63350/ManagementOklahoma's Moore Medical Center was destroyed after it was hit by a massive tornado Monday.Steve Gooch/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/energy-department-weighs-permits-exporting-natural-gas/63347/Obama proposes cutting program's budget, despite so many applications.Amy Harder, National JournalTue, 21 May 2013 09:17:47 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/energy-department-weighs-permits-exporting-natural-gas/63347/Managementhuyangshu/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/what-services-should-immigrants-get/63344/No consensus on how to treat new legal residents under immigration reform bill.Fawn Johnson, National JournalTue, 21 May 2013 09:10:23 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/what-services-should-immigrants-get/63344/Oversighthttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/more-severe-weather-threatens-recovery-oklahoma-tornado/63341/President Obama declared the area a federal disaster zone.Dashiell Bennett, Atlantic WireTue, 21 May 2013 08:58:47 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/05/more-severe-weather-threatens-recovery-oklahoma-tornado/63341/ManagementA tornado moves through Moore, Oklahoma.Alonzo Adams/APhttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/05/most-promised-furloughs-never-came-year/63329/Few agencies followed through on warnings of forced unpaid leave.Eric KatzMon, 20 May 2013 16:49:55 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/05/most-promised-furloughs-never-came-year/63329/Pay & BenefitsEducation Secretary Arne Duncan recently said furloughs would be unnecessary at his department, after threatening them in February.Manuel Balce Ceneta/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/on-politics/2013/05/republicans-should-go-easy-obama-least-public/63326/As a tactical matter, a subterranean campaign will score more direct hits on the president.Charlie Cook, National JournalMon, 20 May 2013 16:45:24 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/on-politics/2013/05/republicans-should-go-easy-obama-least-public/63326/Oversight - On PoliticsPresident Barack Ob, ... ]John Amis/AP http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/top-white-house-aides-informed-irs-troubles-didnt-tell-obama/63323/Acknowledgement raises questions about how the White House has managed the scandal.Shane Goldmacher, National JournalMon, 20 May 2013 16:29:40 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/top-white-house-aides-informed-irs-troubles-didnt-tell-obama/63323/Oversighthttp://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/05/defense-cuts-squeezing-many-programs/63314/Commissary closings will affect thousands of civilians and service members.Kedar PavgiMon, 20 May 2013 16:11:36 -0400http://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/05/defense-cuts-squeezing-many-programs/63314/DefenseFleet Week in New York was canceled this year due to the cuts.Defense Department file photohttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/05/customs-and-border-employees-might-escape-furloughs/63317/Lawmakers have until mid-June to approve a request to shift funds within agency’s budget.Kellie LunneyMon, 20 May 2013 15:49:37 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/05/customs-and-border-employees-might-escape-furloughs/63317/Pay & BenefitsA Customs and Border Patrol agent and a security dog keep watch at a checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas.Eric Gay/APhttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/05/treasury-taps-federal-retirement-coffers-again/63302/‘Extraordinary’ debt ceiling measure has become more ordinary in recent years.Kellie LunneyMon, 20 May 2013 14:15:18 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/05/treasury-taps-federal-retirement-coffers-again/63302/Pay & BenefitsTreasury Secretary Jack LewMolly Riley/APhttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/05/more-feds-investing-lifecycle-retirement-funds/63299/The L funds now account for 15 percent of investments in the Thrift Savings Plan.Eric KatzMon, 20 May 2013 14:06:04 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/05/more-feds-investing-lifecycle-retirement-funds/63299/Pay & Benefitsbalein/Shutterstock.com