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Gallows humor: Sequestration style
Remember the bad old days before political correctness mandated us to be better. It was a time when mother-in-law jokes were told and tolerated. Well, gone are the days. Now, at least in government circles, the old bad-news-good-news examples focus on sequestration and furloughs, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , sequestration
Feds helping furloughed feds
Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund Executive Director Steve Bauer, and Sean Reilly from the Federal Times, will discuss furloughs, and their impact on feds.
April 3, 2013
Tags: pay and benefits , sequestration , Steve Bauer , FEEA , Sean Reilly , Federal Times , postal downsizing , USPS , Saturday delivery , Mike Causey , Your Turn
Sequestration part deux (or just duh!)
Furloughs are still in the federal forecast. But a funny thing happened last week that has some long-time, long-suffering government types wondering if things are going to be as tough as expected, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , sequestration ,
Uncle Sam suffering death by a thousand cuts
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know: Are you and your coworkers suffering from what is known as death-by-a-thousand cuts? Is it happening? Does it hurt? Or can you not even tell?
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , sequestration , budget ,
Furloughs: Different strokes for different agencies
It may be that all men and women were created equally. But when it comes time for furloughs to kick in, all federal workers are not going to be treated equally, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , sequestration ,
Federal furloughs: Chiseled in butter?
Remember the best seller, "I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It," by basketball great Charles Barkley. Maybe he should do a sequel, starting with the government, sequestration and furloughs, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , sequestration
Backpedaling on furloughs?
If you want to be really with it in the world of exercises, forget about hot yoga, insanity and P90X. They are so last year, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. Thanks to sequestration, the exercise du jour is back-pedaling!
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Surviving furlough pay cuts
Your stress level about the possibility of being furloughed probably depends on where you work, your length-of-service and how much cash you have in reserve for a rainy day. For long-time, comfortable feds, this is just a speed bump in the road, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. But for thousands of paycheck-to-paycheck employees, this is not a drill...
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , sequestration , FEEA
CBP postpones 60,000 furloughs, overtime cuts
In a reversal of course, U.S. Customs and Border Protection now says it is postponing employee furloughs and will continue to authorize overtime pay. The agency said it is "reevaluating" both the planned furloughs of its 60,000 employees and the elimination of administratively uncontrollable overtime, or AUO, because of new funding granted in the 2013 appropriations bill Congress passed last month.
Tags: CBP , sequestration , Jack Moore , workforce
Sequestration and the clearance market
Evan Lesser, founder and director for ClearanceJobs.com, will discuss the state of hiring in the clear community, and how its being impacted by sequestration.
March 29, 2013
Tags: workforce , sequestration , ClearanceJobs.com , Evan Lesser , security clearances , budget battle , Fed Access , Derrick Dortch
