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

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October 5, 2011 4:27 pm

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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.
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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.
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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.

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