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Federal pay freeze explained
What does the language in the continuing resolution mean for federal employees? AFGE's Jackie Simon tries to answer some of the most pressing questions around the two-year pay freeze and how the CR affects performance bonuses and step increases. OMB is expected to offer guidance in the coming weeks.
Tags: pay and benefits , White House , Jackie Simon , AFGE , pay freeze , Jason Miller
House passes huge GOP budget cuts, opposing Obama
Tags: budget , shutdown , budget 2011 , Congress , House , Senate , Barack Obama , Mitch McConnell , Charles Schumer , John Boehner , Harry Reid
Cuts and Gains: Budget details at a glance
More details are emerging about the $38 billion dollar deal lawmakers say they reached to keep the government from shutting down. Some cuts were made by pruning money left over from previous years. More than half of the cuts affect education, labor and health programs. A vote in the House is expected as early as Wednesday and the Senate must pass it by Friday to prevent a shutdown.
Tags: budget , Congress , 2011 budget , Defense , DHS , TSA , EPA , NIH , HHS , czars , DoJ , FBI , FDA , SEC , IRS , NEA , shutdown , Suzanne Kubota
Furlough FAQ
Federal News Radio is closely following the prospect of a federal shutdown and how it would affect federal workers.
Tags: shutdown , budget , furlough , OPM , pay and benefits , Congress
Shutdown fudge factor may come into play
Seventy two hours or bust? If push really comes to shove, The Hill's Erik Wasson tells Federal News Radio, the House's 72 hour rule could be waived and even a 24 hour CR is seen as better than a shutdown.
Tags: Federal Drive , budget , shutdown , furlough , Erik Wasson , The Hill , Suzanne Kubota
Analysis: Budget stall created a lost year
Continuing resolutions have turned this fiscal year into a lost year, says Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal
Tags: Larry Allen , Allen Federal , contracting , budget , In Depth
What's happening with federal hiring?
Career coach Kathryn Troutman of the Resume Place discusses the current federal hiring outlook and how to land a federal job.
March 25, 2011
Tags: hiring , Kathryn Troutman , budget , pay and benefits , Debra Roth , Shaw, Bransford & Roth , FedTalk
Libya costs won't blow up the budget
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, in an analysis this month, estimated that the Libyan no-fly zone could cost $100 million to $300 million per week. The Hill's Sam Youngman puts those numbers into perspective for us.
Tags: Federal Drive , Congress , The Hill , Libya , budget , FY 2012 , Sam Youngman , Suzanne Kubota
Strategies for managers under CRs
Focusing on these five strategies could help federal managers deal with budget constraints and low morale in the workplace.
Tags: budget , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , best practices , management , John Buckner , Federal Drive
Budget fatigue among members of Congress
Lou Peck, National Journal reporter
Tags: budget , Lou Peck , Congress
