Postal Service officials said they will be insolvent by the end of September unless Congress gives them more control and flexibility over their finances. The USPS board of governors met Friday as the organization reported a third-quarter loss of $3.1 billion.
Gloria Uyehara is the executive director of Honolulu\'s Federal Executive Board.
Ellen Nelson is the executive director of the San Antonio Federal Executive Board.
Cindy Hillman is the executive director of the Kansas City Federal Executive Board.
Kathrene Hansen is the executive director of the L.A. Federal Executive Board.
Ray Morris is the executive director of the Minnesota Federal Executive Board.
LeAnn Jenkins is the executive director of the Oklahoma Federal Executive Board.
Lisa Makosewski is the executive director of the Philadelphia Federal Executive Board.
Francine Roby is the executive director of the San Francisco Federal Executive Board.
Rose Garland is the executive director of the St. Louis Federal Executive Board.
Gwendolyn Campbell is the executive director of the Atlanta Federal Executive Board.
Jeff Baker works for the Energy Department in Golden, Colo. He said good communication between headquarters and the field starts by understanding, listening, learning and remembering why each employee is at the agency in the first place.
An exclusive Federal News Radio survey of federal employees who work in Washington and those who work outside the D.C. metro area reveals a wide gap in opinions of each other. More than half of all federal workers outside of D.C. said their Washington office doesn\'t pay enough attention to them. Employees in Washington called their field offices essential and helpful.
Leon Panetta, in his first news conference as defense secretary, said a potential second round of Pentagon budget cutting, set up as a failsafe, by this week\'s debt-ceiling deal would be a doomsday scenario for the military. The additional $500 billion cut would be \"completely unacceptable,\" he added.
Marty Bollinger, senior vice president and director of aerospace and defense practice at Booz & Co. discusses the prospects for the Defense Department budget, the impact of the debt ceiling on industry and the implications U.S. debt will have on policy.