Hiring freeze

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  Federal workers becoming a flash point in midterm elections

  Last week Republicans proposed a hiring freezeof non-security federal workers. That\'s just the latest GOP effort to target federal workers\' pay and hiring. So far these efforts haven\'t gone far, but that could change with a GOP takeover of Congress after the mid-term elections, The Washington Post reports.

  Workforce

  September 27, 2010
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  Does the GOP ‘Pledge to America’ have a shot?

  Some of the items listed in the House Republicans\' Pledge to America directly affect federal employees. Politico\'s Jonathan Allen rates the odds of success for some of the pledge\'s items.

  Congress

  September 24, 2010
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  How will a lame duck Congress affect feds?

  From pay freeze proposals to furloughs, there are a lot of issues before Congress that could affect feds. This week on Your Turn, Mike interviews Charity Wilson from the American Federation of Government Employees and Jessica Klement from the Federal Managers Association, about what a lame duck Congress can do to federal workers and retirees. September 22, 2010

  Mike Causey

  September 21, 2010