Budget
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President Obama\'s deficit reduction plan speech on Wednesday did not address how these cuts would affect federal pay and benefits, but one administration official told Federal News Radio that changes to federal retirement benefits were still possible.
April 15, 2011 -
The House passed a fiscal year 2012 bill today that freezes federal pay for three years and cuts the federal workforce by 10 percent through attrition.
April 15, 2011 -
There\'s no impasse buster on the horizon. Paul Van de Water with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities explains why he says that.
April 15, 2011 -
Federal executives recognize that citizens are \"frustrated\" with government\'s ability to engage and service the public. We learn more from Melissa Hardt and Bryan Klopack, authors of a new study on engagement.
April 15, 2011 -
Army officials told Congress Thursday that they had made progress in reforming management at Arlington National Cemetery, an institution they said lacked a management foundation when a new management team took over in the wake of a scandal involving mismarked grave sites and other problems. Some members still are unhappy with the changes.
April 15, 2011 -
Federal News Radio viewed a copy of the proposal that would codify DHS\'s role in overseeing civilian agency networks. The draft legislation would expand DHS\'s authorities to those that are similar to what DoD already has around cyber. It also would include new roles around acquisition, personnel and FISMA implementation.
April 14, 2011 -
The new head of procurement at the Homeland Security Department has a pretty clear vision of how to get - and keep - acquisition on track at his agency.
April 14, 2011 -
OIRA issues its second memo since the Plain Writing Act became law detailing deadlines and training requirements.
April 14, 2011 -
Many lawmakers advocate cutting Defense spending as part of FY 2012. Boeing\'s Dennis Muilenburg tells us about what the contracting giant is doing to prepare.
April 14, 2011 -
The House and Senate are ready to vote on legislation cutting almost $40 billion from the budget for the current year. We get an update from the AP\'s Jerry Bodlander.
April 14, 2011 -
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee agreed to legislation Wednesday that would take roughly 200 presidential appointees out of the Senate confirmation process. The vast number of Senate-confirmable positions has become unwieldy for the upper chamber, and has deterred too many qualified candidates from accepting executive branch appointments, committee leaders said.
April 14, 2011 -
NARFE\'s Dan Adcock explains what may be in store for feds in the President\'s deficit reduction plan.
April 13, 2011 -
The federal government will spend $79 billion on information technology this year. How can agencies prevent projects from cost overruns and poor management?
April 13, 2011 -
President Obama said Wednesday that a plan to cut $4 trillion in the deficit over 12 years will include spending cuts at the Defense Department.
April 13, 2011 -
PIOs have been interviewed to find out what issues and challenges they are facing. Its report provides some solutions for improving performance management across government. Robert Shea, a principal at Grant Thornton, has details.
April 13, 2011