Budget
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The Air Force, already facing a $1.2 billion budget cut from its IT portfolio, is looking at how to cut another billion. The service is looking to application rationalization and other efficiencies to meet its targets.
December 09, 2011 -
Maryland Senator Ben Cardin said most of the issues have been resolved between Democrats and Republicans concerning the omnibus bill that will fund agencies through the 2012 fiscal year. However, policy riders introduced by the House GOP may still derail the legislation.
December 08, 2011 -
Walt Francis, editor of the Checkbook Guide to Federal Health Plans, and Steve Losey and Sean Reilly of the Federal Times, join host Mike Causey on today\'s program. December 7, 2011
December 07, 2011 -
The fight has started to push an omnibus spending bill through Congress to fund the federal government through the rest of the year. The current continuing resolution expires Dec. 16.
December 07, 2011 -
Pay freezes haven\'t stopped federal employees from giving money to good causes for the Combined Federal Campaign.
December 06, 2011 -
The IG\'s report outlined several recommendations, some of which the Postal Service have already started implementing.
December 05, 2011 -
ClearanceJobs.com Founder and Director Evan Lesser joins host Derrick Dortch to talk about what\'s in store for federal agencies and contractors next year. December 2, 2011 (Encore presentation December 9, 2011)
December 03, 2011 -
GSA\'s Dave McClure said agencies have an opportunity to be creative and work more closely together to meet mission needs. Several factors can help agencies manage risk better, including support from senior managers and a more tolerant Congress.
December 02, 2011 -
Steve Kempf, Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, joined with Francis Rose to discuss ways agencies could meet their goals to cut inefficient spending.
December 01, 2011 -
Host Mike Causey is joined by Walton Francis, editor of the Washington Consumers Checkbook Guide to Federal Health Plans. They will talk about what to look for when choosing a health care plan. November 30, 2011
November 30, 2011 -
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said he\'s disappointed in the supercommittee\'s failure to reach a deal, and he called the looming automatic cuts launched by the sequester \"draconian.\" If the deepest cuts are enacted — about 8 to 9 percent in cuts to annual agency budgets — feds should prepare for the worst, he said.
November 30, 2011 -
Alexander Bolton of The Hill newspaper calls Senate Majority Leader Reid\'s omnibus package as \"only way to get these appropriations bills passed.\"
November 30, 2011 -
Host Roger Waldron will discuss the GSA schedules program and other issues with Bill Gormley, chairman of the Coalition for Government Procurement. November 29, 2011(Encore presentation January 24, 2012)
November 29, 2011 -
Future investments in science and technology projects may be at stake if Congress doesn\'t reduce the federal deficit, Maryland lawmakers said at a townhall at NASA\'s Goddard Space Center. Nonetheless, the center emerged a winner in 2012 budget negotiations, with full funding for its James Webb Space Telescope.
November 29, 2011 -
Furloughs, layoffs, more buyouts and shrinking pay and benefits. Those have all heightened the awareness of \"Sequestration Anxiety,\" Tom Shoop, the editor-in-chief of Government Executive magazine, said in an interview on In Depth with Francis Rose.
November 29, 2011