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• Bailout Oversight Lacking, GAO Report Says

  The Bush administration has failed to adequately oversee its $700 billion bailout program and must move rapidly to guarantee that banks are complying with the plan's limits on conflicts of interest and lavish executive compensation, congressional investigators said yesterday. Posted Dec 02 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: U.S. Federal Reserve, U.S. Government Accountability Office, George W. Bush, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bailout, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Capitol Hill, Says, Report, Max Baucus, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, GAO, Oversight, Neel Kashkari, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Michele A. Davis, Neil Barofsky, Lacking,

• Obama Chooses Peter Orszag as Chief of Office of Management and Budget

  Not long ago, the men and women minding the federal budget were pure number crunchers. But in choosing Peter R. Orszag to run the Office of Management and Budget, President-elect Barack Obama indicated yesterday that the job will have a more expansive portfolio in his administration. Posted Nov 25 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Georgetown University, of, and, Citigroup Inc., As, Barack Obama, Office, Obama, Robert Bennett, Chief, Princeton University, Budget, Freddie Mac Holdings, Fannie Mae, Alan S. Blinder, Capitol Hill, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Robert Rubin, Jason Furman, The Brookings Institution, Alice Crites, Lawrence Summers, U.S. Congressional Budget Office, Management, chooses, University of California-Berkeley, Kent Conrad, Judd Gregg, National Economic Council, Lexington (Massachusetts), London School of Economics and Political Science, Joseph Stiglitz, Peter Orszag, Glenn Kessler, Ron Wyden, Orszag, Jonathan Orszag, Peter

• Obama Sets Expansive Goal for Jobs

  President-elect Barack Obama is developing a plan to create or preserve 2.5 million jobs over the next two years by spending billions of dollars to rebuild roads and bridges, modernize public schools, and construct wind farms and other alternative sources of energy. Posted Nov 22 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, United States, for, George W. Bush, Neil Irwin, Barack Obama, Obama, Bill Clinton, Harvard University, Capitol Hill, Jobs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Timothy Geithner, Lawrence Summers, Sets, The Bank of New York Co. Inc., National Economic Council, Tennessee Valley Authority, Goal, Expansive

• For Treasury Post, Geithner Is Leader Schooled in Crisis

  On the evening of Friday, Sept. 12, Timothy F. Geithner gathered 20 Wall Street executives in a conference room at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Posted Nov 21 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Crisis, Hong Kong, Wall Street, U.S. Federal Reserve, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Ben Bernanke, Henry M. Paulson, In, for, The White House, George W. Bush, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Lehman Brothers Inc., Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Is, Barack Obama, Capitol Hill, Johns Hopkins University, Treasury, Jim Bunning, Timothy Geithner, Lawrence Summers, Leader, Dartmouth College, Geithner, Post,, Clinton Treasury Department, Westchester, Schooled

• With Credit Tight, Buyers, Sellers Rediscover Renting to Own

  Justin Sprinzen took a chance on an abandoned Capitol Hill townhouse last spring, despite the faltering housing market. Posted Nov 21 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, to, Montgomery County (Maryland), Seattle, Own, With, Capitol Hill, Credit, Springfield, Woodbridge (Virginia), Colorado, Craigslist Inc., Sellers, Renting, Redfin Corporation, Glenn Kelman, Todd Huettner, Buyers,, Rediscover, Steve Wydler, Mark E. Simon, Huettner Capital LLC, Teresa Cunningham, Tight,, Justin Sprinzen

• Unconvinced Congress Tables Auto Decision

  With two of Detroit's Big Three automakers teetering on the brink of collapse, congressional leaders yesterday refused to advance a proposal for a federal bailout, saying auto industry executives had failed to persuade lawmakers that they would make good use of the money. Posted Nov 20 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, Wall Street, U.S. Federal Reserve, United States, The White House, U.S. Department of the Treasury, General Motors Corporation, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Robert Bennett, John Dingell, Christopher Dodd, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Barney Frank, Dan Eggen, Capitol Hill, Detroit, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Chrysler Holding LLC, Congress, Global Insight Inc., Toyota Corolla, North America, Bob Corker, Carl Levin, Henry Waxman, GMAC LLC, Decision, auto, Bob Nardelli, Kirk Kerkorian, Honda Civic, Rick Wagoner, Chevrolet Volt, Aaron Bragman, Automotive Consulting Group, Dennis Virag, Searchlight (Nevada), Jerome York, Unconvinced, Chevrolet Cruze, Tables

• As Support for Auto Aid Stalls, Efforts Shift to GOP Loan Plan

  Congressional allies of the auto industry were rushing late yesterday to put together a bipartisan aid package for faltering Detroit car companies, but lawmakers said they may leave town today without taking action. Posted Nov 19 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, Wall Street, to, Henry M. Paulson, for, The White House, Aid, As, General Motors Corporation, Harry Reid, Alabama, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Barney Frank, Capitol Hill, Efforts, Detroit, Plan, Chrysler Holding LLC, Loan, Support, Spencer Bachus, Carl Levin, Dana Perino, Kit Bond, George Voinovich, auto, Shift, Bob Nardelli, GOP, Alan R. Mulally, Rick Wagoner, Gary Ackerman, Stalls,

• Senators Urge Bush to Stop Converting Political Posts to Civil Service Jobs

  Democrats in the Senate called on President Bush to halt any effort by his administration to place political appointees in career jobs just weeks before his team leaves office. Posted Nov 18 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: to, Bush, The White House, U.S. Government Accountability Office, George W. Bush, The Pentagon, The Washington Post Company, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Justice, Charles Schumer, Barack Obama, Political, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Capitol Hill, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Service, U.S. Department of Defense, Jobs, Senators, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Civil, U.S. Department of the Interior, Dana Perino, Posts, Juliet Eilperin, Urge, Jimmy Carter, Dianne Feinstein, Stop, Converting, Bob Krause, Neil Goldschmidt, Kevin Mahoney

• A Conversion in 'This Storm'

  First of two articles Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. had a stern message for more than two dozen of the nation's most powerful hedge fund managers gathered in the third-floor conference room near his office. Paulson told them it was time to begin regulating the opaque realm of hedge fun... Posted Nov 17 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, Wall Street, U.S. Federal Reserve, New York, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Ben Bernanke, Henry M. Paulson, In, A, Europe, The White House, George W. Bush, Barclays plc, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Lehman Brothers Inc., Federal Reserve Bank of New York, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Enron Corporation, Barack Obama, Illinois, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., London, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Wachovia Corporation, Richard Fuld, Capitol Hill, Washington Mutual Inc., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Sheila Bair, Christopher Cox, Timothy Geithner, John Thain, American International Group Inc., John Mack, Storm', Conversion, 'This

• Obama Resigns From Senate, Names More Staffers

  President-elect Barack Obama officially resigned from the Senate yesterday, removing himself from any official role in the lame-duck session of Congress that will convene this week. He also laid more groundwork for the start of his administration by deciding on additional members of his senior st... Posted Nov 16 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, More, The White House, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Illinois, Obama, Chicago, Bill Clinton, From, Edward M. Kennedy, David Axelrod, Ronald Reagan, Names, Capitol Hill, Bill Richardson (Politician), U.S. Department of State, Max Baucus, Rod Blagojevich, Resigns, Guantanamo Bay, Staffers, Anne E. Kornblut, Chris Cillizza, Valerie Jarrett, Michael D. Shear, Madeleine Albright, Stephanie Cutter, Jim Messina, Stonebridge International LLC, William Kennedy Smith, Senate,, John Hinckley, Peter M. Rouse, Mona K. Sutphen, Gregory Craig

• Democrats Attach Provisions to Auto Bill

  A measure to speed $25 billion in emergency aid to the nation's automakers will include provisions designed to protect taxpayers, congressional Democrats said yesterday, including a ban on bonuses for employees who make more than $200,000 a year and a government oversight board with power to veto... Posted Nov 16 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, to, Ben Bernanke, Henry M. Paulson, The White House, George W. Bush, Bill, U.S. Republican Party, CBS Corporation, Barack Obama, Illinois, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, Richard Shelby, Democrats, Capitol Hill, Detroit, Carl Levin, auto, Provisions, Attach

• Democrats Scale Back Stimulus Goals Until Jan. 20

  Congressional Democrats yesterday abandoned plans to offer a wide-ranging economic stimulus plan next week, putting off any chance that the federal government would provide a major jolt to the economy until after President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in Jan. 20. Posted Nov 14 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, The White House, Florida, Texas, South Carolina, General Motors Corporation, Harry Reid, U.S. Republican Party, Barack Obama, Back, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, Democrats, Capitol Hill, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Until, Detroit, Lori Montgomery, John Cornyn, Dana Perino, Mitch McConnell, Stimulus, 20, Goals, Republican Governors Association, Kendra Marr, Mark Sanford, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Jan., Southern States, Scale

• Va.'s Tom Davis Joining Deloitte Firm

  U.S. Rep. Tom Davis, who is retiring after 14 years in Congress, announced yesterday that he has accepted a job at Deloitte Consulting, a global financial services company with a significant federal contracting practice. Posted Nov 14 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, Virginia, National Federation of Independent Business, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Republican Party, McLean (Virginia), Capitol Hill, U.S. Department of Defense, Joining, Firm, George Mason University, Fairfax County, U.S. Senate, Gerald Connolly, Va.'s, Jim Gilmore, Tom Davis, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, National Republican Congressional Committee, Davis, James Walkinshaw, Tom, Deloitte, PRC Inc.

• Bailout Lacks Oversight Despite Billions Pledged

  In the six weeks since lawmakers approved the Treasury's massive bailout of financial firms, the government has poured money into the country's largest banks, recruited smaller banks into the program and repeatedly widened its scope to cover yet other types of businesses, from insurers to consumer... Posted Nov 12 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, New York, United States, Ben Bernanke, Henry M. Paulson, The White House, U.S. Government Accountability Office, George W. Bush, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bailout, Tony Fratto, Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Barney Frank, Capitol Hill, Chuck Grassley, Lori Montgomery, U.S. Congressional Budget Office, Despite, Oversight, Billions, Dana Hedgpeth, Pledged, Neil M. Barofsky, Refco Group Ltd., Financial Stability Oversight Board, Lacks, Eric M. Thorson

• House to Consider Auto Aid

  The House will convene next week to vote on a plan to provide emergency cash to the nation's battered automobile industry, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday, but a federal bailout for Detroit faces an uphill battle in the Senate and an uncertain fate at the White House. Posted Nov 11 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, New York, United States, to, Henry M. Paulson, The White House, George W. Bush, Manhattan, Aid, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Tony Fratto, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, USA TODAY, Colombia, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Barney Frank, Capitol Hill, Detroit, House, Charles Rangel, Michael Shear, Alvaro Uribe, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Sander Levin, Dana Perino, United Auto Workers, auto, The Gallup Organization, Consider, Kendra Marr, John D. Podesta, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum