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Budget cuts lead to layoffs at Fort Detrick
Fifteen contract laboratory workers are being laid off at Fort Detrick because of budget cuts at the Department of Homeland Security, AP reports.
Tags: DHS , Fort Detrick , contracting , Associated Press
Gates to detail DoD spending cuts
Defense Secretary Robert Gates was expected to spend the morning detailing for members of Congress his internal cost-cutting measures, which he said in August would save the department $100 billion over five years. Analysts said the effort was intended to preempt any budget cuts that Congress might force on the department.
Tags: DoD , management , contracting , Robert Gates , JFCOM , Congress , Jim McAleese , Mackenzie Eaglen , Maren Leed , Heritage Foundation , CSIS , Jared Serbu
The budget trimming begins, in theory
Incoming House Speaker John Boehner says his party's goal is to give the government back to the people. But first, reminds the managing editor of The Hill, they'll need to figure out a way to fund it in 23 working days or less to avoid a shutdown.
Tags: Federal Drive , Congress , Bob Cusack , The Hill , CR , continuing resolution , State of the Union , shutdown , pay and benefits
Rats! Arlington budget cuts add to rodent problem
Budget cuts and the cold weather are contributing to a growing problem in some parts of Arlington - the rodent population.
Tags: rodent , rats , Evelyn Poppell , exterminators , Hank Silverberg
DoD contracting cuts less painful than expected
In a meeting with members of Congress and industry association leaders this week, DoD officials said proposed cuts to Defense contracting will only impact a small subset of the department's service contracting budget. DoD officials said they are looking at contracts that support staff augmentation and other similar support service contracts.
Tags: contracting , industry , DoD , Robert Gates , Bill Lynn , Gerry Connolly , Stan Soloway , Bobbie Kilberg , Professional Services Council , Northern Virginia Technology Council , Deltek Consulting , services contracts , Jared Serbu
Mid-year cuts coming to Montgomery Co. schools
Montgomery County schools need to make $19 million in budget cuts in the middle of this school year.
Tags: Montgomery County Public Schools , Dr. Jerry Weast , Isiah Leggett , Montgomery County Board of Education , Patricia O'Neill , Maintenance of Effort , Kate Ryan
Council cuts $32M from Montgomery Co. budget
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett says he needs $36 million in budget cuts right now. - in the middle of fiscal year 2011 - because he's staring down a budget gap of $300 million dollars for FY 2012.
Tags: Montgomery County Council , Mark Elrich , Isiah Leggett , George Leventhal , Richard Bowers , Montgomery County Fire Department , Kate Ryan
Montgomery Co. to consider cutting school officers
Members of the Montgomery County Council Monday will consider removing police officers from schools as lawmakers scramble to save money in the middle of the fiscal year.
Tags: Isiah Leggett , Walt Whitman High School , police officers , Kate Ryan
Cash-strapped MoCo goes into 'break-fix' mode
Due to the current budget crunch, basic maintenance will take a big hit in the county, says David Dise, Director of General Services for Montgomery County.
Tags: Montgomery County , Montgomery County budget , ike leggett , budget gaps , David Dise , Kate Ryan
Deficit reduction to hit Pentagon in the pocket
In addition to cuts in federal pay and furloughs for government workers the commission also wants to roll back defense spending. Carl Conetta, Co-Director of the Project on Defense Alternatives, says we're on the right track with defense cuts.
Tags: DoD Report , Federal Drive , deficit reduction commission , furloughs , defense spending , defense cuts , Project on Defense Alternatives , Carl Conetta
