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SSA getting caught up in budget unrest
AFGE plans to protest on Wednesday the possible spending cuts to the Social Security Administration in more than 20 states. SSA Commission Astrue tried to alleviate spending concerns with an e-mail to employees. Meanwhile, SSA and AFGE are negotiating a new contract.
Tags: management , pay and benefits , Michael Astrue , SSA , AFGE , union contract , Witold Skwierczynski , House Ways and Means Committee , continuing resolution , Jason Miller
Dems not afraid of government shutdown
Jim Barnes, political correspondent for National Journal
Tags: Jim Barnes , National Journal ,
Pressure on Congress next week to avoid shutdown
Carrie Budoff Brown, congressional reporter for Politico
Tags: Carrie Budoff Brown , Politico , budget ,
House GOP targets more programs for deeper budget cuts
Republican leaders in the House are calling for even deeper budgets cuts by putting forward a plan that cuts about $60 billion to hundreds of federal programs for the seven months remaining in the current fiscal year.
Tags: Congress , budget , Hal Rogers , Republicans , Barack Obama , spending cuts , deficit , Associated Press , Washington Post , House Appropriations Committee , Jolie Lee
What will happen to feds in 2011?
This week's show is all about you - the federal employee. What other changes may be in store for feds in 2011 in the wake of the federal pay freeze and the change in Congress?
January 12, 2011
Tags: Steve Watkins , Steve Losey , Andrew Tilghman , Federal Times , Your Turn , Mike Causey , pay and benefits , pay freeze , Congress , deficit reduction commission , furlough , Jolie Lee , management , contracting
Congress approves three-day continuing resolution
The House and Senate have passed a short-term continuing resolution that will keep the government operating until Dec. 21, 2010.
Tags: Congress , continuing resolution , budget ,
Beltway Blizzard Tactics
The decision to shutdown the government during the Blizzards of 2010 were either smart or wimpy depending on how far outside the beltway you live. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, who actually coined the term "Inside the Beltway", takes readings from both sides of the famed road.
Tags: P&B , snow closures , Mike Causey
