Management

How the CFPB Stole Talent from Silicon Valley

Using lean development, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was able to recruit, and scale, quickly

Oversight

Republicans rap White House silence on sequester report

OMB plan for impact of across-the-board budget cuts legally due Friday.

Oversight

What's new in Obama's second-term goals?

Some represent new policy ideas and some are repackaged aims that had previously been announced.

Management

Full text of Obama's speech

The president accepts his party's nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

Management

Obama backs ambitious government but warns of limits on effectiveness

Government is a “force for good,” he says, but must be "leaner and more efficient."

Management

Convention insiders: ‘It’s Hillary’s if she wants it’ in 2016

The secretary of state is currently the clear frontrunner to be the Democratic candidate next time around.

Pay & Benefits

Spending cuts likely to trigger furloughs

Budget expert is not optimistic Congress will reach deal to avoid governmentwide cuts before deadline.

Oversight

Senior Democrats spar over maximizing fiscal-cliff leverage

Former officials and key lawmakers square off over how to work with GOP to forestall crisis.

Defense

Report: Explosives on grounded flight a hoax

Dallas-bound U.S. Airways plane returned to Philadelphia.

Oversight

Van Hollen to GOP on debt: You built that

Maryland Democrat says he gets along with Ryan personally, but has deep policy differences.

Management

President’s speech will tackle deficit reduction, entitlement reform

Obama will talk about decisions needed to get spending under control, campaign aide says.

Management

Decision to move Obama's speech inside sparks scramble

Officials say the weather left them no choice.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- Michelle Obama's Speech, DNC Diversity, and Twins

The First Lady's speech is the primary topic for comedians.

Defense

Think tank seeks new federal office to counter extremist ideology

Hudson Institute proposes reviving U.S. Information Agency to target radical Islam.

Management

Summing up Biden, Pew finds 'good' edges out 'idiot'

Only five of 1,008 survey respondents ventured that the vice president is 'bad.'