Federal Drive interviews -- May 29

Tuesday - 5/29/2012, 9:29am EDT

This is the Federal Drive show blog. Here you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

Today's guests:

John Hegarty — national president, National Postal Mail Handlers Union

One of the ways the Postal Service is looking to save money is by offering early retirements. After negotiations with the mail-handlers union, it is sweetening the deal to the tune of $15,000. John Hegarty, the national president of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, shares his insight on the offer.

USPS offers buyouts to 45,000 mail handlers

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Tuesday morning federal headlines - May 29, 2012

Checklists play key role in getting DoD audit ready, Panetta says

Chinese general calls for greater cooperation on cybersecurity

Senate panel reins in Pentagon on clean energy

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