Many Feds Face Furloughs Twice
Lawmakers Push Retroactive Furlough Pay
How Long Has the Shutdown Lasted?
In Focus: Who Faces Furloughs?
No TSP Contributions During a Shutdown
How Contractors Might Weather a Shutdown
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Obamacare Continues to Be a Tough Sell
June 21, 2013 In what turned out to be unfortunate timing for the White House, President Obama traveled to San Jose, California, this month to tout his health care law and kick off a summer push to get Americans ready to sign up for insurance under new online marketplaces, scheduled to open on ...
Top Econ Adviser: 'The Era of Threatening Default Is Over'
April 25, 2013 Gene Sperling, President Obama’s top economic adviser, sketched out a hopeful scenario on Thursday for the next round of budget negotiations. Not only is there the possibility of passing a budget to fund the government through the normal congressional process rather than lurching from crisis to crisis with stopgap measures, ...
Is it Illegal to Impersonate the Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects (or Anyone Else) on Twitter?
April 19, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
After video of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was released, journalists and citizen-sleuths turned to social media to find their digital footprint. They were greeted with a wealth of information. Not all of it was true. By mid-day Friday, there were a number of Twitter accounts registered under the name ...
Crowdsourcing the Boston Marathon Bomber
April 17, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
What does it take to catch the Boston Marathon bomber? A number of news outlets have reported that a suspect has been identified in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing and they say the break came in the form of department store surveillance footage, assisted by a Boston television station, according to ...
It's Debt-Ceiling Madness Again. Why You Should Stay Calm (Sort Of)
April 10, 2013 The nation’s borrowing limit will be reached once again on May 19. Even though the Treasury Department can take so-called extraordinary measures to push the real deadline for default out to sometime this summer, it sounds an awful lot like 2011 when the country stood ready to default. But a ...
Four Things to Know About Gina McCarthy, Obama's Pick to Head the EPA
February 21, 2013 President Obama is poised to pick Gina McCarthy, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, to head the EPA, Reuters reports. Here’s a few things you should know about McCarthy: She’s a tough-talking and enthusiastic Bostonian. McCarthy, who hails from Dorchester, Mass., is Irish ...
A Look at Obama's Remaining Cabinet Picks
February 7, 2013 President Obama on Wednesday chose Sally Jewell, chief executive of the outdoor retailer REI, to succeed Ken Salazar as Interior Secretary and may be on the verge of picking hotel heiress and longtime supporter Penny Pritzker for Commerce Secretary. Here is a look at the changes Obama has made to ...
Who is Sally Jewell, Obama's choice for Interior Secretary?
February 6, 2013 Here is what you need to know about Sally Jewell, President Obama's pick to replace Ken Salazar as Interior secretary: She’s a businesswoman. Jewell is president and CEO of Recreational Equipment Inc., an outdoor and recreational retailer. REI is ranked 17th on FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work for” list, ...
Obama's Cabinet and other top jobs
February 5, 2013 President Obama has already announced many of the most high-profile posts in his second-term Cabinet, but he still has many decisions left to make. Here are the positions left to fill and the leading contenders: Commerce Secretary. The Commerce Department has been run by an acting secretary ever since John ...
Super Bowl blackout could energize a debate on power grid
February 5, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Questions remain over what caused the half-hour power outage during Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Orleans. What is clear is that advocates of improving the nation’s energy infrastructure see it as a metaphor. “I think any of you who watched the Super Bowl last night know that energy is not ...
