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Liveblog: First Presidential Debate
What did the candidates say about the size of government and how to manage it?
Management
Run Better Meetings With This Four Letter Word
The OARRs principle is simple tool that makes any meeting more efficient.
Oversight
Nats mascot Teddy Roosevelt vindicated after 7-year drought
Victory comes after a pep talk from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
Management
AFGE defends taxpayer-funded union activities as ‘fair and effective’
Columnist calls official time a ‘shadow practice that must be stopped.’
Management
Duplication in federal solar energy programs found minimal
GAO cites coordination by six agencies overseeing 65 initiatives.
Management
Senators challenge OMB's guidance on pre-sequester layoff notices
Grassley and Ayotte say taxpayers could be on the hook for 'hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions.'
Oversight
Are Republicans wavering ahead of the fiscal cliff?
There are some signs of bipartisan wheeling and dealing in the Senate.
Management
Reputation Management for Federal Agencies
Entire countries are working to manage their brands--is your agency doing the same?
Oversight
Jobs and deficit likely to dominate debate
Some of the 90-minute discussion will focus on the role of government, and governing style.
Defense
Clinton will cooperate with House investigation on Libya attack
Results of separate State Department investigation could come later this year or early next,
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Preview Mitt Romney's zingers
In anticipation for the first debate, Fallon gives us a preview.
Oversight
Insiders: Congress will punt sequestration for a few months
Hope wanes for a broader deal to avoid $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over next decade.
Defense
Homeland Security’s fusion centers lambasted in Senate report
Sens. Levin and Coburn accuse DHS of soft-pedaling flaws in counterterrorism intelligence.
Management
Leadership Don’ts from Presidential Debates
What leaders can learn from some of the most famous gaffes in debate history.
Oversight
Booze, cologne and cuff links: House offices plagued by thefts
At least five congressional offices have been burglarized since April.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service offers more buyout incentives
APWU-represented clerks, mechanics and others are eligible for up to $15,000.
Oversight
Obama-era regulations less plentiful than portrayed, report says
OMB Watch argues Congress required many of the more economically significant rules.
Pay & Benefits
Military retirees see TRICARE fee hike
Many enrollees will pay 17 percent more in annual fees in fiscal 2013.
Oversight