News

Video: Ex-IG on the 'Gaping Chest Wound' of TARP

Neil Barofsky tells Jon Stewart that the Troubled Assets Relief Program was doomed to fail.

Management

Ask EIG: What are the Best (and Worst) Ways to Cut My Budget?

With budget cuts seeming certain, how can I cut my budget and keep morale intact?

Management

Agencies Justify Conference Tabs Above $100,000

Spending reports submitted to OMB to comply with Obama anti-waste campaign.

Oversight

Deficit Reduction Among Top Priorities for Political Insiders

Both parties rank it as one of their top concerns.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Sequester is Not a Game. Not Even Risk.

The Daily Show devotes an entire segment to sequestration’s effects on Defense.

Oversight

New Poll Shows Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio More Popular Than Obama

House Speaker John Boehner comes in last in terms of net favorability.

Benefits

Bill would provide paid parental leave to federal employees

Three Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill that would provide federal employees with four weeks of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child.

Defense

Analysis: John Brennan Offers Few Details on 'Targeted Killings'

CIA nominee pledges to "optimize" both transparency and secrecy.

Management

The Soft-Spoken Power of Introverts

Video looks at the unique, often overlooked, qualities of introverts.

Nextgov

Prospects for Comprehensive Cyber Reform Are Questionable

Nonetheless, there is bipartisan agreement on the need for better information sharing about threats to critical networks.

Management

The Secret to Restoring Trust in Government

If trust is a measure of access and influence, social media might be the key.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement Claims Backlog Spikes

An expected influx of new applications drove a 37 percent increase.

Management

Senators Blame Congress More Than Agencies for Duplication, Waste

Coburn and Pryor call for new authority, flexibility for federal managers.

Management

Tim Geithner Is Not Selling Out

What Geithner won't be doing, though he easily could, is take a cushy corner-office job at a Wall Street bank.

Management

Analysis: Why Obama’s pick for Interior Secretary is a shrewd move

Jewell gets business enough to make smart calls on fracking, but also shares conservation priorities.

Management

Analysis: Spending Cuts Stink, but They're Overhyped

Agencies have an incentive to make sequestration seem more dire than it is.