Budget
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Retired Air Force Colonel Chet Richards says DoD has missed the mark in several of its big decisions during recent years. He says defense leaders are making choices that leave people scratching their heads.
March 17, 2011 -
Does Congress have another stopgap measure left in it? Can the federal workforce weather one more as well? We ask The Hill\'s Erik Wasson.
March 17, 2011 -
Federal managers gather in Washington to speak out and help each other hold up under the pressure of CRs and fed bashing. FMA president Patricia Niehaus gives us an overview of what managers are facing.
March 17, 2011 -
Susan Grundmann, chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, offers advice for agencies dealing with employee morale issues and workplace demands.
March 17, 2011 -
A council working group will deliver recommendations and options to the Office of Personnel Management for how to improve the way managers rate employee performance. OPM Director John Berry said appraisals need to be simplified and happen more frequently.
March 17, 2011 -
A council working group will deliver recommendations and options to the Office of Personnel Management for how to improve the way managers rate employee performance. OPM Director John Berry said appraisals need to be simplified and happen more frequently.
March 17, 2011 -
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today approved the nomination of Heather Higginbottom to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget.
March 16, 2011 -
The Partnership for Public Service\'s Max Stier argues for a restructuring of the General Schedule, a key issue in the debate over federal employee pay.
March 16, 2011 -
Ret. Marine Colonel G.I. Wilson says too many people in the military are focused on achieving high rank.
March 16, 2011 -
GSA is focused on reducing waste as much as possible, while still allowing government to be effective. Sustainability was a focus of this year\'s IRMCO event.
March 16, 2011 -
The Federal Employees Education and Assistance fund survives on the kindness of federal employees to help federal employees survive disasters from furloughs to floods. We talk with Executive Director Steve Bauer. We also get an update on the latest furlough developments from Federal Times editor, Steve Watkins.
March 16, 2011 -
The \"Gang of Six\" is a bipartisan group of senators who\'ve decided to try and craft their own compromise budget plan. Sen. Mark Warner leads the gang and joins us with details.
March 16, 2011 -
The newest stopgap funding measure would cut spending by $6 billion. The current proposal would be the sixth short-term spending bill this year alone as Congress has failed to reach a compromise on a longer-term budget solution.
March 16, 2011 -
In the event of an emergency like a government-wide shutdown you want to have six months cash to cover your bills while Congress gets its act together. Where, you ask, do you find that financial cushion? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey tells you about how some members of Congress did it in the 1990s.
March 16, 2011 -
Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey brings an update of federal managers\' mood from the Federal Managers Association conference in Arlington, Va.
March 15, 2011