http://www.govexec.comen-usThu, 16 May 2013 09:14:58 -0400http://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/05/benghazi-e-mails-reveal-cia-handling-talking-points/63200/Senior administration officials contend that the e-mails show that the key changes in the talking points were made by the CIA.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalThu, 16 May 2013 09:14:58 -0400http://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/05/benghazi-e-mails-reveal-cia-handling-talking-points/63200/Defensehttp://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/04/obama-still-fighting-bushs-national-security-legacy/62892/President's hesitance to intervene in Syria and eagerness to close Guantanamo Bay underscore how different he is from his predecessor.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalTue, 30 Apr 2013 14:33:32 -0400http://www.govexec.com/defense/2013/04/obama-still-fighting-bushs-national-security-legacy/62892/DefenseCharles Dharapak/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/analysis-when-presidents-gather-let-healing-begin/62775/Obama joins the four living ex-presidents to dedicate George W. Bush Library.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalThu, 25 Apr 2013 08:44:19 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/analysis-when-presidents-gather-let-healing-begin/62775/ManagementRon Edmonds/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/laced-letters-terror-attacks-feels-2001/62611/Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer understands what Jay Carney was going through Wednesday.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalThu, 18 Apr 2013 09:10:53 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/laced-letters-terror-attacks-feels-2001/62611/Management "Of everything I went through — including the recount, Sept. 11, and two wars — no briefing was harder than the anthrax briefings," Ari Fleischer said.Ron Edmonds/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/obama-boston-marathon-bombings-are-acts-terrorism/62563/President adds that little is known about the perpetrators of the attack.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalTue, 16 Apr 2013 15:05:12 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/obama-boston-marathon-bombings-are-acts-terrorism/62563/OversightPresident Barack Obama finishes speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room about the Boston Marathon explosions.Susan Walsh/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/obama-hits-road-spread-state-union-message/61302/President demands Congress act quickly on programs he outlined.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalWed, 13 Feb 2013 17:43:09 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/obama-hits-road-spread-state-union-message/61302/ManagementObama visited with workers at Linamar Corporation in Arden, N.C., Wednesday.Charles Dharapak/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/obama-draw-few-ultimatums-immigration-speech/60935/President seeks to establish a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.George E. Condon Jr. and Fawn Johnson, National JournalTue, 29 Jan 2013 09:09:54 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/obama-draw-few-ultimatums-immigration-speech/60935/OversightCarolyn Kaster/APhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/01/biden-buy-shotgun-if-you-want-feel-safe/60875/Biden gives sage advice to all those looking to protect their homes after an earthquake.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalThu, 24 Jan 2013 17:38:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/01/biden-buy-shotgun-if-you-want-feel-safe/60875/Management - Promising PracticesVice President Joe Biden signals during a Google+ hangout on Jan. 24, 2013, that a shotgun in a good way to protect yourself.YouTubehttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/01/who-might-replace-hilda-solis-labor-secretary/60581/Many potential candidates are holdovers from the Clinton era.George E. Condon Jr. and Jim O'Sullivan, National JournalThu, 10 Jan 2013 09:36:39 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/01/who-might-replace-hilda-solis-labor-secretary/60581/ManagementJose Gil / Shutterstock.com file photohttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/analysis-veterans-no-longer-dominate-american-politics/60288/After Inouye, still fewer military vets in the Senate.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalThu, 20 Dec 2012 10:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/analysis-veterans-no-longer-dominate-american-politics/60288/OversightVeterans attend a Veterans Day parade on Long Island in November.Richard Drew/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/obama-i-will-not-play-game-debt-ceiling-again/59965/President says he will not let the GOP make a habit of using the ceiling as leverage.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalWed, 05 Dec 2012 13:20:40 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/obama-i-will-not-play-game-debt-ceiling-again/59965/OversightCharles Dharapak/APhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2012/11/can-obama-dodge-second-term-trap/59716/Knowing the past is not enough. The pratfalls that vexed Obama’s predecessors weren’t always predictable.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalMon, 26 Nov 2012 09:14:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2012/11/can-obama-dodge-second-term-trap/59716/Management - Promising PracticesImage via Lissandra Melo/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2012/11/no-honeymoon-period-ahead-obama/59543/At press conference, no time to savor solid victory and no claim to exaggerated mandate.George E. Condon Jr.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:26:01 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/11/no-honeymoon-period-ahead-obama/59543/ManagementJose Luis Magana/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2012/11/expect-big-changes-obamas-second-term-cabinet/59375/In some ways, transition will be harder than building a team from scratch.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalThu, 08 Nov 2012 13:44:43 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/11/expect-big-changes-obamas-second-term-cabinet/59375/Managementhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2012/11/what-obamas-second-term-cabinet-might-look/59332/If history is a guide, big changes are likely in the works.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalWed, 07 Nov 2012 08:49:50 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/11/what-obamas-second-term-cabinet-might-look/59332/ManagementObama drops in on a cabinet meeting in April.White House photohttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/10/obama-focused-storm-recovery-cost-campaigning/59153/President has canceled three days of activities.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalWed, 31 Oct 2012 09:52:27 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/10/obama-focused-storm-recovery-cost-campaigning/59153/OversightPresident Barack Obama speaks at the Disaster Operation Center of the Red Cross.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2012/10/who-might-serve-second-obama-administration/58895/Second-term Cabinet probably wouldn’t look much like the first.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalFri, 19 Oct 2012 09:36:51 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/10/who-might-serve-second-obama-administration/58895/ManagementMembers of Obama's cabinet watched the president speak in 2010.Susan Walsh/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/08/why-modern-political-convention-still-matters/57521/Millions of voters make their decision during the conventions.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalMon, 20 Aug 2012 10:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/08/why-modern-political-convention-still-matters/57521/OversightRon Edmonds/AP file photo http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/06/even-after-big-victory-health-care-reforms-future-uncertain/56509/Court’s decision does not guarantee the survival of the law.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalThu, 28 Jun 2012 11:56:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/06/even-after-big-victory-health-care-reforms-future-uncertain/56509/OversightLeventeGyori/Shutterstock.com http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/05/after-prison-ex-lawmaker-wants-gun-rights-battle-wild-animals/55968/Duke Cunningham says he needs to protect himself when he makes his home in a cabin in the Ozarks.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalWed, 30 May 2012 09:43:35 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/05/after-prison-ex-lawmaker-wants-gun-rights-battle-wild-animals/55968/OversightFormer Rep. Randy (Duke) Cunningham, R-Calif., says he will move to the wilderness where there are threats from "black bears, cougars, and history of rabies."Gene J. Puskar/APhttp://www.govexec.com/defense/2012/05/obama-reveals-new-details-bin-laden-raid/55561/Interview with Brian Williams of NBC marks the most comprehensive look yet at the decision-making involved in the raid.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalThu, 03 May 2012 10:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/defense/2012/05/obama-reveals-new-details-bin-laden-raid/55561/DefenseObama returns from Afghanistan Wednesday.Charles Dharapak/APhttp://www.govexec.com/defense/2012/05/obama-afghanistan-address-nation/55519/President also is signing strategic agreement necessary for eventual troop withdrawal.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalTue, 01 May 2012 15:56:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/defense/2012/05/obama-afghanistan-address-nation/55519/DefenseCarolyn Kaster/APhttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2012/04/obama-releases-taxes-does-not-qualify-buffett-rule/41769/President makes less than $1 million; proposed new minimum tax rate wouldn't kick in.George E. Condon Jr. and Matt Vasilogambros, National JournalFri, 13 Apr 2012 13:04:21 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2012/04/obama-releases-taxes-does-not-qualify-buffett-rule/41769/Pay & BenefitsPete Souza/White Househttp://www.govexec.com/defense/2012/03/obama-cameron-defend-afghan-timetable/41466/Withdrawal is still targeted for 2014, U.S. and U.K. leaders say.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalWed, 14 Mar 2012 16:32:23 -0400http://www.govexec.com/defense/2012/03/obama-cameron-defend-afghan-timetable/41466/DefenseDavid Cameron and Barack Obama held a joint press conference Wednesday.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/01/obamas-state-of-the-union-to-set-out-campaign-agenda/40934/Address will be aimed at the American public, not Congress.George E. Condon Jr., National JournalTue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/01/obamas-state-of-the-union-to-set-out-campaign-agenda/40934/Oversight