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Shutdown questions: DC asks, Amy answers

The budget standoff continues in Washington, even while congress is on recess. Amy Morris, co-host of "The Federal Drive" and executive editor at Federal News Radio 1500 am answers questions on Fox5.

Tags: Federal Drive , Amy Morris , shutdown , FAQ , Fox5

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Cuts at the heart of shutdown debate

Erik Wasson, staff writer for The Hill, joins us with the latest in the budget back and forth.

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There's light at end of the USPS budget tunnel

The Postal Service is encouraged by the President's recognition of the Postal Service's financial situation. For why, and what's next, we talk with USPS CFO, Joseph Corbett.

Tags: Federal Drive , USPS , Joseph Corbett , 2012 budget , management

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Pentagon gambles on savings

Analysts see great risk in the Pentagon's 2012 budget proposal, which bets procurement plans on the services' ability to squeeze billions of dollars from overhead and other spending.

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Pressure on Congress next week to avoid shutdown

Carrie Budoff Brown, congressional reporter for Politico

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White House has shutdown contingency plan

Although the White House is confident that a shutdown can be avoided, the government also has a contingency plan in case of a shutdown. These plans have been in place since 1980, says the White House press secretary.

Tags: shutdown , White House , Jay Carney , Barack Obama , Congress , continuing resolution , Jolie Lee

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How to manage under budget crunch, potential shutdown

Robert Tobias, director of Key Executive Leadership Programs at American University, says it's easy for federal managers to "hunker down" in the trenches while their budgets are under fire. But Tobias argues that now is the time to re-evaluate and improve how their employees deliver services to the public.

Tags: Robert Tobias , continuing resolution , furlough , shutdown , pay and benefits , management , Congress , In Depth , Francis Rose

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Analysis: Federal workforce size doesn't matter

House Speaker John Boehner has raised eyebrows by saying the administration has added 200,000 federal jobs. Partnership for Public Service's John Palguta said it's not the size that matters. It's what you do with it.

Tags: pay and benefits , federal workforce , fed bashing , John Boehner , John Palguta , pay debate , CR , Partnership for Public Service , Suzanne Kubota , Federal Drive

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Air Force preps for financially pressured warfare

The Air Force is working to balance today's needs and tomorrow's challenges while operating under intense fiscal pressures.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Air Force , Warfare , management

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DoD to cut civilian senior execs

Tags: DoD , SES , Robert Gates , Federal Times , DoD Report

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