News
Obama: 'We Can Manage Through' Sequester
President says with "outstanding leadership" agencies can figure out how to make cuts.
Management
GSA Seeing Some Success in Selling Real State, Efficient Leasing
Georgetown Heating Plant draws multiple private bids, hits $19 million.
Oversight
Issa Goes Directly to Agencies to Specify Spending Cuts
Letters to heads of 17 departments seek alternatives to sequester.
Oversight
Why Obama's Energy and EPA Nominees Could Get Held Up, Too
Both may face tough questions in the Senate.
Oversight
Obama Picks Head of Walmart Foundation to Be Budget Chief
Sylvia Mathews Burwell's name has been circulating for at least a month.
Oversight
EPA Funding Reductions Kneecap Environmental Enforcement
In two years, Congress cut EPA’s budget by a whopping 18 percent, from $10.3 billion to $8.5 billion.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Sequester is Here. Now What?
SNL’s cold open features “the human cost” of the sequester.
Management
Obama Issues Order Implementing Sequester
Now the process begins of implementing the cuts.
Oversight
Furlough Solidarity: Officials and Lawmakers Offer Voluntary Pay Cuts
A list of people who say they would give up part of their salaries if any feds are furloughed.
Defense
Defense Can Handle Sequestration, Specialists Say
Long-term budget can come down without harming readiness, trio agrees.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Cut Fed Workforce by 10 Percent in Three Years
Proposal limits agencies to one new hire for every three vacated spots.
Oversight
Fitch to U.S.: Debt Ceiling Shenanigans Will Hurt Your Credit Rating
After sequestration and budget talks this month, the debt limit debate will return.
Oversight
Play of the Day: All Sequester, All the Time
Comedians try to explain -- and loudly mock -- the sequester.
Management
Fed Stress Doesn’t Faze Sequestration Supporters
Unions step up efforts to dramatize suffering due to budget uncertainty.
Management
Don't Expect Any Backroom Deals on Sequester -- For Now
Congress now likely to address fiscal situation through regular legislative process.
Management
Managers Coalition to Lawmakers: Not All Conferences Are Bad
Group argues that events are necessary for networking, educational opportunities.
Management
Analysis: Obama's Political Gamble on Sequestration
White House criticized for exaggerating the impact of spending cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Attorney General Perks Include Personal Use of Agency Aircraft
Department spends millions on non-mission travel, GAO finds.
Oversight
Sequester Fears May Be Overhyped, Overblown and Overly Politicized
The next big fiscal crisis could seem more like a whimper when it hits on March 1.
Oversight