http://www.govexec.comen-usFri, 26 Apr 2013 17:54:09 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/playbook-undoing-sequester/62840/Congress' reversal of FAA furloughs set off a special interests race to push for other exemptions.Nancy Cook, National JournalFri, 26 Apr 2013 17:54:09 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/playbook-undoing-sequester/62840/Oversighthttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/real-budget-action-wont-come-until-wednesdays-dinner-gop/62389/12 Republican senators are scheduled to attend.Nancy Cook, National JournalWed, 10 Apr 2013 09:50:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/real-budget-action-wont-come-until-wednesdays-dinner-gop/62389/Oversighthttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/what-expect-obamas-budget/62362/The White House is unveiling its 2014 spending plan on Wednesday.Nancy Cook, National JournalTue, 09 Apr 2013 09:17:53 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/04/what-expect-obamas-budget/62362/ManagementJ. Scott Applewhite/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/house-republicans-map-out-strategy-debt-ceiling-battle/62308/Appetite seems low for a massive showdown like the fight in the summer of 2011.Nancy Cook, National JournalFri, 05 Apr 2013 09:31:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/house-republicans-map-out-strategy-debt-ceiling-battle/62308/OversightHouse Speaker John Boehner, R-OhioJ. Scott Applewhite/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/03/short-term-flexibility-wont-help-long-term-impact-sequestration/62112/Greater control doesn't change the dollars and cents of the equation.Nancy Cook, National JournalWed, 27 Mar 2013 10:06:34 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/03/short-term-flexibility-wont-help-long-term-impact-sequestration/62112/Management “Sequester needs a balanced solution and we will be listening and awaiting their ideas,” Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. , said.J. Scott Applewhite/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/03/analysis-alternative-house-gop-budget-makes-faster-deeper-cuts/61950/Republican Study Committee's new plan balances the federal government in just 4 years; Ryan’s takes 10.Nancy Cook and Tim Alberta, National JournalTue, 19 Mar 2013 09:39:09 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/03/analysis-alternative-house-gop-budget-makes-faster-deeper-cuts/61950/OversightRep. Steve Scalise, R-La.Gerald Herbert/AP File Photohttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/03/new-hope-grand-bargain/61889/Amid the hot air in Washington comes the whiff of compromise.Nancy Cook, National JournalFri, 15 Mar 2013 09:14:10 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/03/new-hope-grand-bargain/61889/Oversight“I think the fact that he has kept his offer to [Speaker John] Boehner on the table makes clear that he is willing to stand by very difficult long-term entitlement savings,” says Gene Sperling, one of the president’s top economic advisers.Manuel Balce Ceneta/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/03/why-senate-democrats-budget-will-be-vague/61780/The fewer specifics they offer, the less political ammunition there will be for the GOP.Margot Sanger-Katz and Nancy Cook, National JournalMon, 11 Mar 2013 08:19:57 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/03/why-senate-democrats-budget-will-be-vague/61780/OversightSen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., will propose additional revenue beyond the fiscal-cliff deal.J. Scott Applewhite/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/03/obamas-dinner-senators-eases-tensions-doesnt-fix-budget/61761/To soften partisan acrimony to fade? Just buy people a fancy meal.Nancy Cook, National JournalFri, 08 Mar 2013 09:43:16 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/03/obamas-dinner-senators-eases-tensions-doesnt-fix-budget/61761/OversightSen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., left, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Ok., center left, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., center right, and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., depart the Jefferson Hotel after a dinner meeting hosted by President Barack Obama.Cliff Owen/APhttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/03/furloughs-come-main-street/61610/Automatic spending cuts will affect federal workers nationwide.Nancy Cook, National JournalFri, 01 Mar 2013 09:26:26 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2013/03/furloughs-come-main-street/61610/Pay & BenefitsCustoms Border Protection officers at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, are among those who will likely get furloughed due to the sequester.Carlos Osorio/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/sequester-fears-may-be-overhyped-overblown-and-overly-politicized/61591/The next big fiscal crisis could seem more like a whimper when it hits on March 1.Nancy Cook and Niraj Chokshi, National JournalThu, 28 Feb 2013 13:52:02 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/sequester-fears-may-be-overhyped-overblown-and-overly-politicized/61591/Oversighthttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/jack-lew-could-be-treasury-secretary-weekend-his-first-moves-are-unclear/61517/Few observers say they know where he stands on key issues.Nancy Cook, National JournalTue, 26 Feb 2013 10:08:50 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/jack-lew-could-be-treasury-secretary-weekend-his-first-moves-are-unclear/61517/ManagementJ. Scott Applewhite/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/coming-state-near-you-big-spending-cuts/61485/White House offers up state-by-state details on the effects of sequestration.Nancy Cook, National JournalMon, 25 Feb 2013 08:42:33 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/coming-state-near-you-big-spending-cuts/61485/ManagementiQoncept/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/analysis-new-simpson-bowles-plan-overstates-deficit-problem/61420/The country’s annual deficit is shrinking for now.Nancy Cook, National JournalWed, 20 Feb 2013 17:49:18 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/analysis-new-simpson-bowles-plan-overstates-deficit-problem/61420/ManagementJ. Scott Applewhite/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/obama-may-avoid-talking-sequestration-state-union/61235/President is reluctant to focus on deep spending cuts.Nancy Cook, National JournalTue, 12 Feb 2013 08:36:29 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/02/obama-may-avoid-talking-sequestration-state-union/61235/ManagementPresident Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address in 2010.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/why-vote-suspend-debt-ceiling-didnt-end-threat-us-economy/60877/Delaying the fight could make matters worse if it just puts the economy in a holding pattern for the next several months.Nancy Cook, National JournalFri, 25 Jan 2013 08:21:46 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/why-vote-suspend-debt-ceiling-didnt-end-threat-us-economy/60877/OversightVince Clements/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/01/analysis-man-who-could-save-obamas-legacy/60563/As Treasury secretary, Jack Lew would likely bring a tough stance to budget battles.Nancy Cook, National JournalWed, 09 Jan 2013 12:36:31 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/01/analysis-man-who-could-save-obamas-legacy/60563/ManagementChris Usher, CBS News/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2013/01/thankless-job-awaits-jack-lew-if-he-heads-treasury/60488/New chief must deal with a series of mini-cliffs, in a highly partisan environment.Nancy Cook, National JournalFri, 04 Jan 2013 16:55:09 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2013/01/thankless-job-awaits-jack-lew-if-he-heads-treasury/60488/ManagementJ. Scott Applewhite/AP File Photohttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/fiscal-compromise-sets-stage-new-year-mini-cliffs/60403/Senate approves measure that would delay automatic spending cuts -- for now.Nancy CookTue, 01 Jan 2013 08:34:25 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/fiscal-compromise-sets-stage-new-year-mini-cliffs/60403/OversightTom Shoophttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/analysis-newtown-shooting-provides-perspective-amid-fiscal-cliff/60235/Congress returns with a more subdued attitude toward partisan bickering.Catherine Hollander and Nancy Cook, National JournalTue, 18 Dec 2012 09:21:36 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/analysis-newtown-shooting-provides-perspective-amid-fiscal-cliff/60235/OversightPeople wait in line to attend a memorial at Newtown High School Sunday.David Goldman/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/can-boehner-sell-gop-obamas-new-fiscal-cliff-offer/60233/Rank-and-file reaction will determine the speaker's leeway to cut a deal.Nancy Cook and Chris Frates, National JournalTue, 18 Dec 2012 09:02:22 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/can-boehner-sell-gop-obamas-new-fiscal-cliff-offer/60233/Oversighthttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/white-house-makes-new-fiscal-cliff-counteroffer-gop/60231/Proposal includes $200 billion in savings on discretionary programs.Nancy Cook, National JournalMon, 17 Dec 2012 21:19:38 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/white-house-makes-new-fiscal-cliff-counteroffer-gop/60231/OversightJ. Scott Applewhite/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/analysis-gop-movement-taxes-still-leaves-huge-budget-quandary/60200/$1 million threshold doesn’t clue Americans in on some long-term realities.Nancy Cook, National JournalMon, 17 Dec 2012 09:17:01 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/12/analysis-gop-movement-taxes-still-leaves-huge-budget-quandary/60200/OversightJenn Huls/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2012/12/boehner-obama-no-closer-cliff-deal-after-latest-offers/60105/The president and speaker remain hundreds of billions of dollars apart in talks.Nancy Cook and Chris Frates, National JournalWed, 12 Dec 2012 07:41:31 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/12/boehner-obama-no-closer-cliff-deal-after-latest-offers/60105/ManagementJ. Scott Applewhite/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/10/state-paul-ryan-brand-coming-debate/58729/Thursday night will serve as a national debut for the chairman of the House Budget Committee.Nancy Cook, National JournalThu, 11 Oct 2012 16:26:10 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/10/state-paul-ryan-brand-coming-debate/58729/OversightRepublican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., poses for pictures with supporters. Mary Altaffer/AP