Oversight
Inspectors General Dragged Into Sequestration Debate
House panel explores agency compliance with savings recommendations.
Management
Paul Ryan's New Budget Promises Don't Add Up
A balanced budget and a Medicare voucher system is not possible, the math suggests.
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VA Doctors Suffer From Electronic Information Overload
Clinicians say they are missing automatically generated lab test alerts.
Management
Adult Leadership Required to Clean Up the Mess in Washington
“Muddy steps” analogy reveals why voters want Obama and Boehner to stop acting like kids.
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NASA Launches 10-year Governmentwide IT Buy Valued at $20 Billion
Shopping list includes terabytes of cloud storage, tablets and smartphones.
Oversight
Senator to USDA: Cancel Wine Tastings Before Furloughing Food Inspectors
Republican says conferences should be cut before employee salaries.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Applications Spike in February
Number of new claims last month is up 218 percent compared to February 2012.
Management
The 7 Characteristics of Highly Successful Government Leaders
Which of these seven traits do you have?
Management
What If the Pundits Are Right After All? A Comment on Polarization and Sorting
Last week, Molly Ball reported on political scientist Morris Fiorina's paper highlighting common errors pundits make. Alan Abramowitz argues that one of Fiorina's claims misses the mark.
Management
Hunting for 'Great Ideas' Should Be an Everyday Affair, GSA Chief Says
Employee suggestions have saved $6 million so far.
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Most Docs Don’t Want You to See Your Full Electronic Medical Record
But they want you to help update the data it contains, survey shows.
Oversight
Republicans Take Aim at Obama’s EPA Nominee
Most energy observers expect McCarthy to be confirmed, but her nomination still sets the stage for high drama.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Sequester and the Worm
How can Dennis Rodman travel to North Korea when we have a budget crisis in the United States?
Oversight
Analysis: Sequestration May Be a Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come
Our government has lurched from one near disaster to another, doing just enough to prevent a cataclysm.
Oversight
House GOP Spending Plan Continues Sequester, Federal Pay Freeze
Proposal makes exceptions to mitigate across-the-board cuts for the Pentagon, VA, FBI and several other agencies.
Defense
Furloughs Threaten Military School Teachers, Commissaries
The Pentagon is struggling to maintain accredited school year, spokesman says.
Management
Obama’s Pick for Budget Director Greeted Warmly, If Politically
Sylvia Mathews Burwell’s nomination renews GOP calls for debt reduction.
News
Obama: 'We Can Manage Through' Sequester
President says with "outstanding leadership" agencies can figure out how to make cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Want to Cut Congressional Pay
Democrats introduce bill to slash lawmakers’ pay during the sequester once furloughs begin.
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