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Congress, Pay Freeze, Budget Cuts and More
Federal workforce issues have become a hot topic on Capitol Hill. Host Bill Bransford talks the good, the bad, and the ugly with Dan Adcock of NARFE and Jessica Klement of FMA.
December 17, 2010
Tags: pay freeze , pay debate , budget , telework , whistleblowers , Bill Bransford , Jessica Klement , Dan Adcock , NARFE , FMA , pay and benefits
Transit subsidy, Social Security tax break becomes law
The President is expected to sign into law Friday the sweeping bipartisan tax package that includes a tax break for social security and a continuation of the public transit benefit.
Tags: taxes , Social Security , pay and benefits , transit subsidy , Barack Obama , Jolie Lee , Associated Press , budget
The Wisdom of Congress (this won't take long)
Our founding fathers set age limits for serving in Congress and the White House. Imagine how things would have turned out if they had required an IQ test for politicians. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the current Congress is an example of how not to do things.
Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey ,
House expected to vote on short-term CR
Tags: budget , Senate , House , continuing resolution , Jolie Lee
DoD to streamline IT acquisition
A Congressionally-mandated report issued by the Defense Department finds the acquisition and budget processes being used for IT were designed for major weapons systems - not 21st century computer systems. The recommendations would let DoD keep pace with rapid developments in the IT marketplace.
Tags: contracting , technology , DoD , OMB , William Lynn , IT acquisition , agile development , budget , Jared Serbu
Pay freeze, funding questions answered as end of year approaches
Questions about agency funding, pay freezes, and benefits are answered for feds as the end of the year approaches.
Tags: pay freeze , pay and benefits , pay debate , budget , DADT , furlough , transit subsidy , omnibus , continuing resolution , Jolie Lee
Senate gets a last pass at 'don't ask, don't tell'
For the second time this year the House voted to dismantle the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, giving the Senate a final shot in the waning days of this Congress at changing a law requiring thousands of uniformed gays to hide their sexual identity.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , DADT , Pentagon , Don't Ask Don't Tell
Defense Authorization Act failiure could hurt veterans
Tim Embree, an Iraq veteran and a legislative associate of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, explained the ramifications for vets if the defense spending act does not pass Congress.
Tags: Tim Embree , Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America , Defense Authorization Bill , budget , Dorobek Insider
Will the tires go flat on the omnibus?
Whatever happens, it has to happen before 12:01 am Sunday! The Hill's Bob Cusack breaks it all down for us.
Tags: Federal Drive , omnibus , agency funding , pay freeze , pay debate , Bob Cusack , The Hill , continuing resolution
Senate omnibus bill includes 2-year pay freeze
The $1.1 trillion Senate omnibus bill would authorize President Obama's pay freeze proposal. But it protects against furloughs or reductions-in-force. The Senate's bill would replace the House's version, which is a continuing resolution. Lawmakers must approve a bill before Dec. 19 when the current CR expires.
Tags: pay and benefits , pay freeze , pay debate , Senate , omnibus , House , continuing resolution , furloughs , Jason Miller , Jolie Lee , management , contracting
