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Steve Kempf, Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, joined with Francis Rose to discuss ways agencies could meet their goals to cut inefficient spending.
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
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.
Alexander Bolton of The Hill newspaper calls Senate Majority Leader Reid\'s omnibus package as \"only way to get these appropriations bills passed.\"
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)
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.
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.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he will move a $1 trillion omnibus spending bill to avoid another continuing resolution.
With the failure of the supercommittee — tasked with cutting $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit — to strike a deal, Congress is back to square one, said David Hawkings, editor of the CQ Roll Call Daily Briefing in an interview on In Depth with Francis Rose.
Join thought leaders from Department of Homeland Security, Government Accountability Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology and Noblis as they discuss future Science and Technology innovation for first responders. This Noblis Insights Panel is titled \"Can Innovation Survive Budget Cuts?\" In today\'s budget-constrained environment, how can government agencies do more with fewer resources?
The Association of Government Accountants recently released recommendations on how federal agencies can cut improper payments as a way to cut costs.
The warning comes a week after the failed negotiations by the deficit reduction supercommittee. Without a deal, automatic across-the-board cuts of $1.2 trillion are set to begin in January 2013.
OFPP Administrator Dan Gordon looks back on his tenure highlighting the successes of his office. Gordon will become the associate dean of contracts law at The George Washington University in January. He said improvements to the acquisition workforce and the implementation of strategic sourcing are among his accomplishments.
Health insurance expert Walton Francis joins host Mike Causey on today\'s program. He will help you navigate the \"best buys\" for singles, couples, large families, retirees with and without Medicare, and people who are taking risks by using their private sector spouses health plan.