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Latest on sequestration and military budgets
On this week's edition of Pentagon Solutions, host Francis Rose looks at the latest information on furloughs at the Defense Department as well as the 2014 budgets for the Army and Air Force.
Tags: Pentagon Solutions , Francis Rose , Chuck Hagel , sequestration , furloughs , Katherine Hammack , Kathleen Ferguson , Army , Air Force , budget
Where is sequestration heading?
Federal News Radio's Francis Rose and Jim McElhatton from the Federal Times join Mike Causey to talk about the impact of sequestration and what happens next.
May 15, 2013
Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , Francis Rose , In Depth , Jim McElhatton , Federal Times , sequestration , furloughs , budget 2014 , Your Turn
Intelligence Community free from furloughs
In an email to employees, Director James Clapper said that he does not envision furloughs for feds that fall under the National Intelligence Program.
Tags: James Clapper , ODNI , sequestration , furloughs
Hagel makes 'difficult choice,' civilian furloughs to begin July 8
The Defense Department reduces the number of furlough days from 14 to 11. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said it's possible the number could drop further, but he offered no promises.
Tags: DoD , sequestration , workforce , furlough , Chuck Hagel , Jared Serbu , Congress
Sequestration slaps feds, punches contractors
For many federal workers, the threat of sequestration-triggered furloughs seems to be fading, at least a bit. But for some federal contractors, sequestration has meant layoffs, with perhaps more to come, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. So how's sequestration treating you?
Tags: acquisition , Mike Causey , sequestration , workforce , Federal Report , contractors , furloughs
DOD poised to trim furlough days, add exemptions
Tags: DoD , furloughs , sequestration , Chuck Hagel , Congress
DOD cuts furlough days, adds few exemptions
Civilian employees at the Defense Department will now face 11 days of furloughs beginning July 8. This is the second time the Pentagon has revised its furlough plan. Originally, the Pentagon called for 22 unpaid days off due to sequestration. That number was later reduced to 14. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made the announcement today at a town hall meeting with employees in Virginia.
Tags: furloughs , Pentagon , DoD , sequestration , Chuck Hagel
DoD's military construction budget appears safe from sequestration cuts
Funding reductions in 2013 appropriations act are sufficient to protect military construction accounts from further sequestration cuts, but funds used for upkeep on existing buildings are severely impacted.
Tags: DoD , Congress , sequestration , Senate Appropriations Commitee , military construction , Robert Hale , John Conger , BRAC , Jared Serbu
The state of the federal job market
Lily Whiteman, author of "How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job" will discuss the job outlook in the federal government.
May 10, 2013
Tags: workforce , federal hiring , Lily Whiteman , How To Land A Top-Paying Federal Job , federal market , internship programs , sequestration , Pathways Program , government employees , Derrick Dortch , Fed Access
Will sequestration, retirement wave derail OPM's backlog goal
The Office of Personnel Management has made steady progress chipping away at a longstanding backlog of retirement claims. But Oversight Committee lawmakers and other government watchdogs remain concerned that the absence of a long-term plan to overhaul the mostly paper-based process combined with across-the-board budget cuts and a lack of strong leadership within OPM could stall or derail the progress the agency has made.
Tags: OPM , OPM backlog , retirement , Ken Zawodny , sequestration , Joseph Beaudoin , NARFE , Valerie Melvin , GAO , Patrick McFarland , improper payments , Jack Moore
