Foreign Service braces for budget cuts, the likelihood of USPS health plan proposal

Mike Causey

Foreign Service braces for budget cuts, the likelihood of USPS health plan proposal

Mike welcomes Susan Johnson of the American Foreign Service Association and Steve Losey and Sean Reilly of the Federal Times. October 5, 2011

Mike Causey@mcauseyWFED

October 5, 2011 4:27 pm

< a min read

wfedstaff | June 4, 2015 12:29 pm

Download audio

Host Mike Causey is joined on today’s show by:

Susan R. Johnson, president of the American Foreign Service Association and a career FS officer, discusses how the budget squeeze will impact overseas operations, which – like many other federal agencies – have relatively few friends in Congress.
Read the story.

Steve Losey, staff writer for the Federal Times, discusses the details of the Postal Service’s proposal to create and manage its own health plan.
Read the story.

Sean Reilly, also of the Federal Times, gives an overview of the budget landscape, with the passage of the most recent continuing resolution this week.

Mike Causey

Mike Causey is senior correspondent for Federal News Network and writes his daily Federal Report column on federal employees’ pay, benefits and retirement.

Follow @mcauseyWFED

Trump installs DOGE within White House, scrapping plan for an outsider task force

Federal Report

Office of Special Counsel has ‘growing staffing concerns’ amid record caseload

Federal Report

Here’s where military families will see the biggest housing allowance raises in 2025

Federal Report

Foreign Service braces for budget cuts, the likelihood of USPS health plan proposal

Trump installs DOGE within White House, scrapping plan for an outsider task force

Office of Special Counsel has ‘growing staffing concerns’ amid record caseload

Here’s where military families will see the biggest housing allowance raises in 2025

Upcoming Events

Top Stories