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The Agriculture Department\'s closing of 259 offices could result in buyout offers, said the agency\'s deputy secretary. This week Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the closures would save about $150 million year in the agency\'s $145 billion budget.
January 12, 2012 -
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The Air Force has targeted an additional 4,500 civilian positions for elimination as it completes a broad restructuring of its civilian workforce. The latest reductions follow a rebalancing in November, which saw 9,000 positions marked for elimination and a second wave of buyouts announced Jan. 3.
January 11, 2012 -
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Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Dunn, president and CEO of the Air Force Association, discussed the Air Force\'s purported plans to scale back on In Depth with Francis Rose.
January 11, 2012 -
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Rebecca Grant, the president of IRIS Independent Research and the director of the General William Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss whether the cuts in DoD\'s new strategic plan are reversible.
January 11, 2012 -
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Robert Shea, a principal at Grant Thornton and former associate director for administration and government performance at OMB, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the leadership changes at OMB as they unfold so close to budget time.
January 10, 2012 -
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The big shrink is on at the Agriculture Department. The department announced plans to close 259 offices, labs and other facilities. Government Executive Editor-in-Chief Tom Shoop joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss what the department\'s plan means, both for itself and as a model for other agencies.
January 10, 2012 -
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An analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science found the 2012 budget for research and development will make investments into energy and environment research and cut R&D at the Defense Department and NASA.
January 10, 2012 -
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The 2011 Save Award winner met with President Obama Monday to present his idea to create a lending library at NASA. Matthew Ritsko said his suggestion was built off of an effort by the space agency to become more efficient. He said two related efforts are underway to improve how NASA manages and shares tools and equipment.
January 10, 2012 -
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Kevin Plexico, vice president of Federal Information Services at Deltek, will talk about a wide variety of issues, when he joins host Mark Amtower on today's show. January 9, 2012(Encore presentation February 13, 2012)
January 09, 2012 -
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Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob \"Jack\" Lew will take over as White House chief of staff, as William Daley, the current top aide to the President, has announced his departure.
January 09, 2012 -
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A long-range stealth bomber may be the only major new program in the foreseeable future given the $490 billion the Pentagon must cut from it\'s budget over the next decade. The \"optionally manned\" aircraft will be first new bomber design since Northrop Grumman\'s B-2 nearly 30 years ago.
January 09, 2012 -
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Federal employees had mixed reactions to the administration\'s proposed 0.5 percent pay raise for feds starting in 2013.
January 09, 2012 -
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President Obama recently signed the 2012 intelligence authorization bill, which requires status reports on released Guantanamo Bay detainees.
January 09, 2012 -
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Pentagon Press Secretary George Little says the United States will still be able to conduct more than a single war at one time.
January 09, 2012
