OMB directs agencies to cut 2013 budgets

Agencies should submit requests that trim spending by at least 10 percent below 2011 levels.

• Kellie Lunney
• August 18, 2011

Play of the Day -- Colbert Super PAC wants to be Perry's 'All-you-can-eat money trough'

A daily roundup of late-night video.

• Carrie Mihalcik
• August 18, 2011

Play of the Day -- Jon Stewart on Rick Perry: 'Dial back the Texas a notch'

A daily roundup of late-night video.

• August 17, 2011

Private Sector Works Harder, Makes Less? Navy Official Disagrees

• Caitlin Fairchild
• August 16, 2011

Obama to Unions: I Back You, But You Must 'Sacrifice'

• Tom Shoop
• August 16, 2011

Library of Congress looks to reshape workforce through buyouts, early outs

Hundreds of employees at legislative agency could be eligible for early departure.

• Kellie Lunney
• August 16, 2011

Agencies turn to buyouts in tough budget environment

More than a dozen agencies currently are offering the incentives or seeking authority to do so.

• Kellie Lunney
• August 16, 2011

Play of the Day -- Ron Paul doesn't make the GOP 'top tier'; Iowa voters steal money from Bachmann

A daily roundup of late-night video.

• Carrie Mihalcik
• August 16, 2011

Fitch affirms U.S. AAA credit rating

Announcement comes 11 days after Standard & Poor's downgraded U.S. credit.

• National Journal
• August 16, 2011

Obama seeks plan to keep federal role in mortgage market

A small team has been directed to develop a proposal to maintain the federal government's role as the insurer for most homeowners' mortgages.

• National Journal
• August 16, 2011

A Former Fed for President

• Tom Shoop
• August 15, 2011

So 10,000 Taxpayers Can Vent

• Charles S. Clark
• August 15, 2011

Buyouts at HUD affect employees outside Washington

Department is offering incentives to eligible employees in certain Western states.

• Kellie Lunney
• August 15, 2011

Analysis: Obama’s Economy -- or Not?

There's probably not much the president could have done about the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression -- except possibly lead better.

• Michael Hirsh
• August 15, 2011

Play of the Day -- Republican candidates take over Iowa; Obama comes up with ideas for new jobs

A daily roundup of late-night video.

• Carrie Mihalcik
• August 15, 2011

Raining on HHS' Parade

• Charles S. Clark
• August 12, 2011

From Nextgov: First federal CIO launched far-reaching changes, experts say

Vivek Kundra's vision for using technology to transform government operations will endure , observers say.

• Joseph Marks
• August 12, 2011

SEC faces new calls for its reorganization

House Republicans gear up for autumn hearing on major overhaul of the regulator’s structure, even as the agency is implementing last year’s financial reform law.

• Charles S. Clark
• August 12, 2011

Play of the Day -- Republican contenders are 'Battered, dipped and deep fat fried'

A daily roundup of late-night video.

• Carrie Mihalcik
• August 12, 2011

SEC using new enforcement powers to probe trading before U.S. credit downgrade

Proving information was leaked could be challenging because many traders were expecting the downgrade, Financial Times report says.

• Rebecca Kaplan
• August 12, 2011