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SIGIR: State's not ready to take over in Iraq

Stuart Bowen told Congress the State Department is far from ready to take over the occupation of the country from the US military. We talk to him about that conclusion.

Tags: Federal Drive , SIGIR , Stuart Bowen , State , Iraq

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POLL: Will Congress pass a budget for 2011?

Tags: shutdown , budget , continuing resolution , Dorobek Insider

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Congress considers future of strategic forces

Congressman Mike Turner outlined his priorities as Chairman of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee. He joins us to talk about them.

Tags: Federal Drive , Defense , House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee , Mike Turner

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Causey: What's next after new CR?

WFED's Mike Causey says if there is a shutdown, it will be very different from the partial government shutdowns in 1995 and 1996.

Tags: shutdown , budget , pay and benefits , Mike Causey , Dorobek Insider

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Koskinen: Assume no shutdown, but prepare for one

Both political parties are making a "good faith effort" to avoid a shutdown, but agencies should still have a plan in place in case Congress cannot reach a compromise to fund government, said John Koskinen, the former deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget during the last partial government shutdowns in 1995 and 1996,

Tags: John Koskinen , OMB , shutdown , budget , In Depth , Francis Rose , management ,

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Shutdown reprieve: what's next?

A government shutdown appears to be averted... for now. The Hill's Erik Wasson tells us what's next.

Tags: Federal Drive , shutdown , budget , Erik Wasson , The Hill

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Breakdown of $4B cuts in 2-week bill

Tags: shutdown , budget , House , earmarks , Jolie Lee

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How will the new Congress affect contractors?

Jonathan Etherton, president and owner of Etherton & Associates, discusses the outlook for procurement reform and oversight on the Hill.
March 1, 2011

Tags: Jonathan Etherton , Etherton and Associates , contracting , procurement , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf , budget , insourcing

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Shutdown has different scenarios

The Professional Services Council held a conference to provide information about preparing for a government shutdown.

Tags: contracting , management , shutdown , budget , White House , continuing resolution , Professional Services Council , John Cooney , John Buckner

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In case of shutdown, step away from the BlackBerry

Federal employees are barred from voluntarily working unpaid during a shutdown, explains Cisco's Alan Balutis.

Tags: Alan Balutis , Cisco , shutdown , budget , furlough , technology , smartphone , laptop , OPM , Jolie Lee

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