Government Executive - Authors - Charles S. Clarkhttp://www.govexec.comCharlie Clark joined <i>Government Executive</i> in the fall of 2009. He has been on staff at <i>The Washington Post, Congressional Quarterly, National Journal</i>, Time-Life Books, <i>Tax Analysts</i>, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, and the National Center on Education and the Economy. He has written or edited online news, daily news stories, long features, wire copy, magazines, books and organizational media strategies.en-usTue, 30 Apr 2013 16:55:51 -0400HHS Unveils Simplified Insurance Form Amid Attacks on Obamacarehttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/hhs-unveils-simplified-insurance-form-amid-attacks-obamacare/62896/President touts three-page application for state exchanges.Charles S. ClarkTue, 30 Apr 2013 16:55:51 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/hhs-unveils-simplified-insurance-form-amid-attacks-obamacare/62896/ManagementPablo Martinez Monsivais/APRuling in TSA Air Marshal Case Hailed by Whistleblower Advocateshttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/ruling-tsa-air-marshall-case-hailed-whistleblower-advocates/62888/MSPB defeat called victory for federal whistleblowers.Charles S. ClarkTue, 30 Apr 2013 12:16:54 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/ruling-tsa-air-marshall-case-hailed-whistleblower-advocates/62888/Oversightbikeriderlondon/Shutterstock.comDid FAA Play Politics in Applying Sequester Law?http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/did-faa-play-politics-applying-sequester-law/62883/Budget experts say flexibility was minimal before passage of bill to cancel air traffic furloughs.Charles S. ClarkTue, 30 Apr 2013 10:39:37 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/did-faa-play-politics-applying-sequester-law/62883/ManagementCliff Owen/APHomeland Security Faulted for Program Fragmentationhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/homeland-security-faulted-program-fragmentation/62861/House members, GAO call for stronger management in acquisition, IT, finances and human capital.Charles S. ClarkMon, 29 Apr 2013 12:58:58 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/homeland-security-faulted-program-fragmentation/62861/ManagementMark J. TerrillAP file photoReinventing Government -- Two Decades Laterhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/what-reinvention-wrought/62836/A look back at Al Gore's efforts to bring private-sector efficiency into a more results-oriented federal space.Charles S. ClarkFri, 26 Apr 2013 17:30:49 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/what-reinvention-wrought/62836/ManagementJoe Marquette/AP file photoForeign Service Veterans Seek to Dispel the Mythshttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/04/foreign-service-veterans-dispel-myths/62838/The challenges of overseas living described at union event.Charles S. ClarkFri, 26 Apr 2013 17:20:01 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/04/foreign-service-veterans-dispel-myths/62838/Pay & Benefitsa2bb5s/Shutterstock.comObama Names FTC Economist as Regulatory Office Chiefhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/obama-names-ftc-economist-regulatory-office-chief/62825/Howard Shelanski would preside over review of federal rules.Charles S. ClarkFri, 26 Apr 2013 14:07:11 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/obama-names-ftc-economist-regulatory-office-chief/62825/OversightUniversity of FloridaClapper’s Near-International Incidenthttp://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2013/04/clappers-near-international-incident/62806/The director of national intelligence tells a boyhood tale of a father who took a swing at Egypt's King Farouk.Charles S. ClarkFri, 26 Apr 2013 10:22:03 -0400http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2013/04/clappers-near-international-incident/62806/News - FedblogPresidential Rank Award Winners Announcedhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/presidential-rank-award-winners-announced/62796/Senior execs' achievement areas include nuclear safety, battlefield medicine.Charles S. ClarkThu, 25 Apr 2013 17:23:27 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/presidential-rank-award-winners-announced/62796/ManagementWorkers measure for radiation and toxic vapors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Washington.Jackie Johnston/AP File PhotoHouse Republicans Pressure GSA to Sell Washington Warehousehttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/house-republicans-pressure-gsa-sell-washington-warehouse/62792/Agency and lawmakers at field hearing spar over progress on unloading excess properties.Charles S. ClarkThu, 25 Apr 2013 15:36:27 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/house-republicans-pressure-gsa-sell-washington-warehouse/62792/Oversight“I’m continuing again to try to highlight public assets that sit idle or are undertilized,” said Rep. John Mica, R-Fla.J. Scott Applewhite/APAviation Chief, GOP Lawmakers Clash Over FAA Furloughs http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/aviation-chief-gop-lawmakers-clash-over-faa-furloughs/62762/As flight delays top 1,200, appropriators say February warning was not enough.Charles S. ClarkWed, 24 Apr 2013 15:45:13 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/aviation-chief-gop-lawmakers-clash-over-faa-furloughs/62762/Oversight“As we implement the furloughs, we refuse to sacrifice safety, even if means less efficient operations,” FAA's Michael Huerta said Wednesday.J. Scott Applewhite/APSBA’s New Push for Women-Owned Federal Contractorshttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/sbas-new-push-women-owned-federal-contractors/62737/Program connects firms with decision makers, officials say.Charles S. ClarkWed, 24 Apr 2013 09:44:27 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/sbas-new-push-women-owned-federal-contractors/62737/Contractingkozirsky/Shutterstock.comConsumer Bureau Defends Data Collectinghttp://www.govexec.com/technology/2013/04/consumer-bureau-defends-data-collecting/62730/Republican senators say it's privacy invasion, call it ‘creepy.’Charles S. ClarkTue, 23 Apr 2013 16:38:43 -0400http://www.govexec.com/technology/2013/04/consumer-bureau-defends-data-collecting/62730/TechnologyConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard CordrayJ. Scott Applewhite/APA Pentagon Executive’s Real Hometownhttp://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2013/04/pentagon-executives-real-hometown/62718/A Defense official who calls Boston his 'home portal.'Charles S. ClarkTue, 23 Apr 2013 11:03:59 -0400http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2013/04/pentagon-executives-real-hometown/62718/News - FedblogShay Assad, director of Defense pricing policy, is based in Boston.United States Air Force file photoFAA Steps Up Flight Delay Warnings as Furloughs Are Challenged in Courthttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/04/faa-steps-flight-delay-warnings-furloughs-are-challenged-court/62697/Airline industry and pilots association ask appeals court to halt sequester of funds.Charles S. ClarkMon, 22 Apr 2013 16:04:16 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/04/faa-steps-flight-delay-warnings-furloughs-are-challenged-court/62697/Pay & BenefitsTravelers stand in a long line at Los Angeles International Airport Monday.Damian Dovarganes/APAgency Priority Goals Need Clarifying, GAO Findshttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/agency-priority-goals-need-clarifying-gao-finds/62693/Obama’s compliance with Performance Act lacks interim measures, auditors say.Charles S. ClarkMon, 22 Apr 2013 14:35:09 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/agency-priority-goals-need-clarifying-gao-finds/62693/ManagementObama’s compliance with Performance Act lacks interim measures, according to auditors.Manuel Balce Ceneta/APEarth Day Interventionhttp://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2013/04/earth-day-intervention/62689/EPA transforms its home page to mark the occasion.Charles S. ClarkMon, 22 Apr 2013 12:52:25 -0400http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2013/04/earth-day-intervention/62689/News - FedblogNASAAirport Furloughs May Cause Flight Delays, FAA Sayshttp://www.govexec.com/technology/2013/04/airport-furloughs-may-cause-flight-delays-sunday-faa-says/62666/Controllers idled by sequester; trade groups sue.Charles S. ClarkFri, 19 Apr 2013 17:30:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/technology/2013/04/airport-furloughs-may-cause-flight-delays-sunday-faa-says/62666/TechnologyChicago's O'Hare International Airport will likely be affected by the furloughs.M. Spencer Green/AP file photoIRS to Send Furlough Notices to All Employees on Mondayhttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/04/irs-send-furlough-notices-all-employees-monday/62665/First of five no-pay days slated for May 24, union says.Charles S. ClarkFri, 19 Apr 2013 13:40:56 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/04/irs-send-furlough-notices-all-employees-monday/62665/Pay & BenefitsThe Internal Revenue Service building in WashingtonSusan Walsh/APTwo Federal Agencies Send Teams to Texas Fertilizer Explosion Sitehttp://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/04/two-federal-agencies-send-teams-texas-fertilizer-explosion-site/62656/ATF and U.S. Chemical Board will probe incident that killed at least a dozen.Charles S. ClarkFri, 19 Apr 2013 11:30:55 -0400http://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/04/two-federal-agencies-send-teams-texas-fertilizer-explosion-site/62656/DefenseMangled debris of a fertilizer plant are seen Thursday, April 18, 2013, a day after an explosion leveled the plant in West, Texas.Charlie Riedel/APPentagon Now a `Sideshow’ in Sequester Debate, Defense Official Sayshttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/pentagon-now-sideshow-sequester-debate-defense-official-says/62638/Industrial base is a secondary concern, McCord tells contractors.Charles S. ClarkThu, 18 Apr 2013 16:41:47 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/pentagon-now-sideshow-sequester-debate-defense-official-says/62638/ContractingMike McCord, principle deputy Defense comptrollerU.S. ArmySequester Will Crimp Census Bureau, Says Advocacy Group http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/sequester-will-crimp-census-bureau-says-advocacy-group/62615/Cuts will lead to a less informed government and costlier decennial count, study warns.Charles S. ClarkThu, 18 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/sequester-will-crimp-census-bureau-says-advocacy-group/62615/ManagementDarren Brode/Shutterstock.comFederal Acquisition Executives Grapple with Retirement Wavehttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/federal-acquisition-executives-grapple-retirement-wave/62606/Younger workforce at Pentagon, DHS and VA is talented but unseasoned, officials say.Charles S. ClarkWed, 17 Apr 2013 16:53:16 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/federal-acquisition-executives-grapple-retirement-wave/62606/ContractingFormer GSA Chief Now a Novelisthttp://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2013/04/former-gsa-chief-now-novelist/62590/Martha Johnson pens a tale of small-town life.Charles S. ClarkWed, 17 Apr 2013 11:58:47 -0400http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2013/04/former-gsa-chief-now-novelist/62590/News - FedblogCaitlin Fairchild/GovExec.com file photoLawmaker Wants Proof Agencies Are Complying With New Small Business Ruleshttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/lawmaker-wants-proof-agencies-are-complying-new-small-business-rules/62582/Graves demands evidence they are elevating small and disadvantaged business offices.Charles S. ClarkWed, 17 Apr 2013 10:43:40 -0400http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/04/lawmaker-wants-proof-agencies-are-complying-new-small-business-rules/62582/Contracting“It has come to my attention that some agencies were either unaware of recent changes….. or had not yet implemented the changes,” Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., wrote.Kelley McCall/AP file photo