Management

• Russia beefs up its military

  Russia will spend $650 billion to equip its dilapidated military with 600 new warplanes, 100 ships and 1,000 helicopters by 2020, Defense Ministry officials were quoted as saying Thursday.

  Federal Drive

  February 24, 2011
• Contractors need to do homework before shutdown

  A panel of experts said contractors should prepare for a potential government shutdown by figuring out how their specific contracts would be affected in such a scenario. Step one, they said, is for vendors to talk with their agency contracting officers.

  Budget

  February 24, 2011
• Causey: Possible furlough, no pay

  The shutdown 15 years ago could provide insight for feds but no guarantees can be made.

  Budget

  February 23, 2011
• Shoop: Weekend shutdown ‘tempting’ to some

  Tom Shoop, editor-in-chief of Government Executive, says given the political climate in Congress now, a short-term shutdown over the weekend could play out.

  Budget

  February 23, 2011
• Will feds eye TSP as fast cash in shutdown?

  Tom Trabucco, the Director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses the likelihood of feds taking out TSP funds in the event of a furlough.

  Budget

  February 23, 2011
• Shutdown questions: DC asks, Amy answers

  The budget standoff continues in Washington, even while congress is on recess. Amy Morris, co-host of \"The Federal Drive\" and executive editor at Federal News Radio 1500 am answers questions on Fox5.

  Federal Drive

  February 23, 2011
• Air Force tanker decision expected Thursday

  The Air Force is expected to announce the winner of the KC-X refueling tanker contract Thursday. This will give Defense an extra weekday to respond to the questions that are sure to follow.

  Congress

  February 23, 2011
• Cuts at the heart of shutdown debate

  Erik Wasson, staff writer for The Hill, joins us with the latest in the budget back and forth.

  Federal Drive

  February 23, 2011
• There’s light at end of the USPS budget tunnel

  The Postal Service is encouraged by the President\'s recognition of the Postal Service\'s financial situation. For why, and what\'s next, we talk with USPS CFO, Joseph Corbett.

  Federal Drive

  February 23, 2011
• Pentagon gambles on savings

  Analysts see great risk in the Pentagon\'s 2012 budget proposal, which bets procurement plans on the services\' ability to squeeze billions of dollars from overhead and other spending.

  Federal Drive

  February 23, 2011
• DoD wants vendor input on unnecessary costs

  The Defense Department\'s procurement chief is asking contractors to submit comments on acquisition practices that increase costs but do not add value to DoD purchases. The request is part of DoD\'s \"Better Buying Initiative.\"

  Defense

  February 22, 2011
• White House has shutdown contingency plan

  Although the White House is confident that a shutdown can be avoided, the government also has a contingency plan in case of a shutdown. These plans have been in place since 1980, says the White House press secretary.

  Budget

  February 22, 2011
• How to manage under budget crunch, potential shutdown

  Robert Tobias, director of Key Executive Leadership Programs at American University, says it\'s easy for federal managers to \"hunker down\" in the trenches while their budgets are under fire. But Tobias argues that now is the time to re-evaluate and improve how their employees deliver services to the public.

  All News

  February 22, 2011
• GSA improving acquisition slowly, steadily

  Steve Kempf, Commissioner of the General Services Administration\'s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), joins Off the Shelf for an update on some of FAS\'s key procurement initiatives and new leadership team. February 22, 2011 (Encore presentation July 5, 2011)

  Off the Shelf

  February 22, 2011