Government Executive - Authors - Molly Ballhttp://www.govexec.comen-usThu, 28 Feb 2013 09:31:55 -0500Analysis: Here's Who Is Really to Blame for Sequestrationhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/analysis-heres-who-really-blame-sequestration/61579/Don't look at Obama or Republicans in Congress. The failure of the bipartisan "supercommittee" 15 months ago created the current mess.Molly Ball, The AtlanticThu, 28 Feb 2013 09:31:55 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/analysis-heres-who-really-blame-sequestration/61579/ManagementThe debt supercommittee was put together in 2011.J. Scott Applewhite/AP file photoIt's Been 951 Days Since the Senate Passed a Major New Lawhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/its-been-951-days-senate-passed-major-new-law/61399/If you're wondering whether President Obama's ambitious second-term agenda has a chance to make it through Congress, that might be worth keeping in mind.Molly Ball, The AtlanticWed, 20 Feb 2013 11:22:51 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/its-been-951-days-senate-passed-major-new-law/61399/OversightCarolyn Kaster/APIs Washington getting less dysfunctional?http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/washington-getting-less-dysfunctional/60981/From immigration reform to the debt ceiling, there are rampant signs the Capitol isn't the gridlocked mess to which we've become accustomed.Molly Ball, The AtlanticWed, 30 Jan 2013 12:34:50 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/washington-getting-less-dysfunctional/60981/OversightThinkstockObama's permanent campaign: Can he use his reelection playbook to change Washington?http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/obamas-permanent-campaign-can-he-use-his-reelection-playbook-change-washington/60958/No president has ever pulled off what Obama now hopes to do -- move Congress by mobilizing a standing grassroots army.Molly Ball, The AtlanticTue, 29 Jan 2013 12:47:54 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/obamas-permanent-campaign-can-he-use-his-reelection-playbook-change-washington/60958/OversightBob Leverone/APWhat Americans Want From a Fiscal-Cliff Dealhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/on-politics/2012/11/what-do-americans-want-fiscal-cliff-deal/59730/People want to reduce the deficit, but care more about jobs and education.Molly Ball, The AtlanticTue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/on-politics/2012/11/what-do-americans-want-fiscal-cliff-deal/59730/Oversight - On Politics