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DoD cuts at center of budget battle
Organizers of a new, conservative initiative are issuing a fact sheet Wednesday that argues against any cuts in defense spending, Politico reports.
Tags: DoD Report , Dorobek Insider , Politico , Sustainable Defense Task Force , Wall Street Journal
Tech chiefs present a deficit-reduction plan
The Technology CEO Council is making recommendations to streamline technology that could save the government $1 trillion, New York Times reports.
Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , technology , Technology CEO Council , New York Times ,
Happy (Fiscal) New Year: A look back at FY2010
The Committee for Federal Responsible Budget recaps FY2010.
Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , Committee for Federal Responsible Budget , FY2010 , stimulus funding , deficit
Fairfax teachers ask for federal funds to be spent on raises
Fairfax County teachers are pressing the School Board to give them a raise instead of hiring new teachers with an anticipated $21 million coming from the federal government.
Tags: Fairfax County Teachers , pay raises , The Washington Post
Defense finance systems over budget, years behind schedule
According to a GAO report, the Defense Department's finance systems are $6.9 billion over budget and 2 to twelve years behind schedule, NextGov reports.
Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , Nextgov , DoD , GAO , overbudget , audit
What if the Postal Service runs out of money?
The financially collapsing USPS must pay $5.5 billion each year to prefund its retiree health benefits. There is no penalty if USPS doesn't pay, Washington Post reports. But as the nation's second largest employer, if USPS can't make the $5.5 billion payment, who can?
Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , USPS , Washington Post
Senate Armed Services hears DoD cost-cutting plans
The Defense Department's shrinking industrial base is a major roadblock to achieving significant savings over the next three years. In a hearing Tuesday, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee heard DoD's rationale for plans to save $100 billion over the next three years. Federal New Radio's Jason Miller brings the latest on DoD's plans from Capitaol Hill.
Tags: DoD , Senate Armed Services Committee , John McCain , Jason Miller , Dorobek Insider , cost-cutting
How to get your agency's 2012 budget in line
Long before it hits Congress and reconciliation, your agency's budget has to be figured out. In a special panel discussion, Federal News Radio asks DoD's Mike McCord and former OMBer Karen Evans to explain how the magic happens.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , Meeting Mission Goals Through Technology , Federal News Radio Discussion , DoD , Defense , Mike McCord , Karen Evans , OMB , Suzanne Kubota
Serious cost-cutters only, please
Read a new column from William Eggers and John O'Leary.
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Study: End-of-year spending stereotype wrong
A new study aims to break the stereotype involved with the end of the fiscal year.
Tags: contracting , management , Ramji Balakrishnan , DorobekInsider
