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DoD's military construction budget appears safe from sequestration cuts
Funding reductions in 2013 appropriations act are sufficient to protect military construction accounts from further sequestration cuts, but funds used for upkeep on existing buildings are severely impacted.
Tags: DoD , Congress , Senate Appropriations Commitee , military construction , Robert Hale , John Conger , BRAC , Jared Serbu
The state of the federal job market
Lily Whiteman, author of "How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job" will discuss the job outlook in the federal government.
May 10, 2013
Tags: workforce , federal hiring , Lily Whiteman , How To Land A Top-Paying Federal Job , federal market , internship programs , Pathways Program , government employees , Derrick Dortch , Fed Access
Will sequestration, retirement wave derail OPM's backlog goal
The Office of Personnel Management has made steady progress chipping away at a longstanding backlog of retirement claims. But Oversight Committee lawmakers and other government watchdogs remain concerned that the absence of a long-term plan to overhaul the mostly paper-based process combined with across-the-board budget cuts and a lack of strong leadership within OPM could stall or derail the progress the agency has made.
Tags: OPM , OPM backlog , retirement , Ken Zawodny , Joseph Beaudoin , NARFE , Valerie Melvin , GAO , Patrick McFarland , improper payments , Jack Moore
Just how essential are you, really...
Back in the day, there were two classes of federal worker. Either you were essential or you were nonessential. Most were nonessential. Thanks to political correctness, the term of art now is emergency or nonemergency, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. So what impact does that have when furloughs come a knocking?
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , furloughs
DoD's budget reprogramming won't help with sequestration
Pentagon says it will use its limited budget flexibility to compensate for unexpected war costs, not to blunt sequestration. Services continue to warn Congress about how budget cuts are impacting readiness.
Tags: DoD , Congress , Ashton Carter , Michael Donley , Ray Odierno , Jared Serbu , Senate Appropriations Committee , House Appropriations Committee , budget
Senate committee wants to know DoD's 2014 sequestration plan
The top lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee have called on the Defense Department to detail how it will cut billions more from its budget if sequestration continues into next year. In a letter dated May 2, Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the committee, asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to provide a "package of reductions" to the department's proposed 2014 budget.
Tags: DoD , Congress , Senate , DoD budget , James Inhofe , Carl Levin , Jack Moore
Furloughs: A soft landing for some?
Sequestration came in like a lion ... While there have been some furloughs, politicians on both sides of the aisle have learned that furloughing air traffic controllers, meat inspectors and FBI agents is not popular, even with fed bashers, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. So, is sequestration heading for a soft landing?
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , furloughs
Sequestration Tracker: Guide to agency furloughs
In the weeks leading up to March 1, agencies across government have painted increasingly dire pictures of life under sequestration. Along with hiring freezes, spending reductions, and curtailed travel and training, many agencies are planning for furloughs. With Federal News Radio's Sequestration Tracker, find out how agencies have said they'll slash their budgets to comply with the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts.
OPM: Some furloughs could be offset with annual leave
Some furloughed federal employees could offset their forced time off with annual leave -- but only under certain circumstances, according to updated guidance from the Office of Personnel Management. If an agency cancels the need for planned furlough days after an employee has already taken those days off, he or she is permitted to substitute annual leave to offset the furlough.
Tags: furloughs , OPM , annual leave , Jack Moore
