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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 , Chuck Hagel , Jared Serbu , Congress
Sequestration already biting Navy, Marines readiness
Currently deployed units and those behind them are fully trained and equipped, the services say. But those next in line "aren't doing much." The fiscal 2013 budget also may be too little, too late in some ship repair and maintenance efforts.
Tags: Navy , Marine Corps , Sequestration , Congress , Philip Cullom , William Tryon , William Burke , Jared Serbu , House Armed Services Committee
NOAA plans for 4 furlough days, begins talking to unions
Employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be furloughed four days starting in July, acting Administrator Kathryn Sullivan wrote in an email to staff Monday.
Tags: NOAA , NWS , Commerce Department , Sequestration , budget , Ciaran Clayton , Michael OConnell , Kathryn Sullivan
Officials: Pentagon looks to cut furlough days
Defense Department officials said Thursday they were considering reducing the number of furlough days for their civilian employees from 14 to seven.
Tags: DoD , budget , Sequestration ,
No civilian furloughs in 2014, Pentagon promises
DoD says it's committed to making sure civilians are not furloughed in fiscal 2014, which begins in October. But if sequestration remains in place, the alternative would almost certainly be involuntary reductions in force for both civilian workers and uniformed service members, officials say.
Tags: DoD , Sequestration , budget , Robert Hale , Danny Werfel , Association of Government Accountants , Jared Serbu
Sequestration, furloughs, federal pay raise, and more
Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, and Federal Times reporter Stephen Losey will discuss sequestration and other issues affecting federal workers.
February 13, 2013
Tags: pay and benefits , Sequestration , Federal Workers , contractors , Colleen Kelley , NTEU , Federal Times , Stephen Losey , federal pay raise , budget cuts , OMB , AFGE , Your Turn , Mike Causey
Federal Drive Interviews -- Feb. 7, 2013
John Wagner of CBP talks about his agency's new customer service kiosk. Allyson Robinson of OutServe-SLDN discusses legal hurdles facing gay service members seeking equal treatment. Gary Barlet of USPS' Inspector General Office talks about smartphones and tablets. Greg Juneman of IFPTE discusses the impact of potential furloughs on members of his union. Former NASA CIO Molly O'Neill discusses Fed-RAMP security testing.
Tags: John Wagner , CBP , DoD , DoD Report , Allyson Robinson , OutServe-SLDN , gay rights , Gary Barlet , USPSOIG , Greg Junemann , IFPTE , Fed-RAMP , CGI Federal , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive
NWS could furlough 5,000 employees to cover budget shortfall
The National Weather Service says it must furlough as many as 5,000 employees for 13 days by Sept. 30, unless Congress allows the agency to move around funds within its budget.
Tags: NWS , NOAA , Dan Sobien , Jack Hayes , budget , Workforce ,
Shutdown FAQ
Frequently asked questions about a potential government shutdown as Congress nears its Dec. 16 deadline to reach a budget deal.
Tags: shutdown , budget , Congress
New survival kit for feds
Are federal workers going to need a new kind of survival kit to replace the one's that were issued after the 9/11 attacks. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has a suggestion as to what should go in it.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , Congress , pay freeze ,
