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Furloughing the money-makers

If somebody guaranteed you $9 for every dollar you invested, would you take the deal? Most people would, but politicians who designed the sequestration process to save money may find it is also a costly exercise, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , IRS , NTEU , Colleen Kelley

Tuesday - 03/05/2013, 12:00am EST

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Sequestration, furloughs, and federal employee rights.

Attorney Bill Bransford joins host Bob Leins to talk about how federal employees will be affected by sequestration and furloughs.
March 4, 2013

Tags: pay and benefits , Bob Leins , Bill Bransford , Shaw Bransford & Roth , furloughs , federal employees , federal employee rights , Senior Executives Association , Merit Systems Protection Board , EEOC , Office of Special Counsel , Office of Inspector General , For Your Benefit

Monday - 03/04/2013, 11:32pm EST

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Sequestration gives federal IT a crisis of confidence

Steven VanRoekel, the federal CIO, said the PortfolioStat approach will help agencies manage through these tough budget times. He said agency technology investments could take a hit as the automatic spending cuts become real.

Tags: technology , Steven VanRoekel , OMB , PortfolioStat , budget , data-drive decisions , Jason Miller , exclusive

Monday - 03/04/2013, 09:59am EST

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DoD's recovery from sequestration-related cuts will take months, years

With sequestration now in effect, the Defense Department says it will have to begin to make decisions that cross the threshold between "reversible" cuts to military capability and those that will have long-lasting impacts.

Tags: DoD , Chuck Hagel , Ashton Carter , industry , acquisition , Air Force , Army , Navy , training , workforce , Jared Serbu

Monday - 03/04/2013, 03:34am EST

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Gridlock: No budging at the budget-cuts deadline

Tags: White House , Congress , Barack Obama , budget

Saturday - 03/02/2013, 06:04am EST

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Obama signs sequestration order; what's next for feds?

Sequestration is officially a reality for federal employees and agencies. President Barack Obama signed the sequestration order into effect Friday night. After more than 15 months, fierce debate and a delay at the beginning of the year, the $85 billion in automatic, across-the-board budget cuts are officially here. Find out what steps civilian agencies and the Pentagon are taking, including employee furloughs. Plus find out what comes next in terms of negotiations between the White House and Congress.

Tags: Barack Obama , budget , Congress , furloughs

Saturday - 03/02/2013, 12:37am EST

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