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Nancy Leppink, the deputy administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at Labor, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss why misclassification is a problem — and why the problem is getting worse.
September 23, 2011 -
For a long time now, lawyers have been the dominant profession in the House and Senate. But, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says maybe we could use some more doctors and carpenters who understand the measure-twice-cut-once rule.
July 06, 2011 -
GSA will leave the standard mileage reimbursement at 51 cents for government travel, even though the IRS has raised its rate to 55.5 cents.
July 05, 2011 -
For a long time now lawyers have been the dominant profession in the House and Senate. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says maybe we could use some more doctors and carpenters who understand the measure-twice-cut-once rule.
June 14, 2011 -
The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service offered a public apology Thursday to taxpayers who have had their names and social security numbers used to claim fraudulent refunds. The IRS is working to strengthen its internal controls to prevent it from issuing such refunds in the future.
June 03, 2011 -
A Government Accountability Office report to be released Tuesday finds contractors who received stimulus funds have more than $757 million in back taxes.
May 23, 2011 -
Saving money at your agency may be as simple as doing more of the good things you\'re already doing to save money.
May 12, 2011 -
The IRS issues rules to hold back part of contractor payments, then holds back the rule. We talk about the impact with Steve Charles with the immixGroup.
May 10, 2011 -
Jodi Patterson of the IRS Office of Taxpayer Correspondence explains how the agency weathered its way through the first several months of the Plain Writing Act.
May 03, 2011 -
President Obama issues an Executive Order requiring agencies to focus on technological and process improvements for citizen-facing services. OMB\'s Zients said the government relies too much on the old way to help citizens - phone, in person and on paper.
April 28, 2011 -
Host Mike Causey is joined by estate planner Tom O\'Rourke to discuss what you need to do to make sure your estate is in order. Also, Federal Times reporter Steve Losey gives us an update on a couple of bills making their way through Congress. April 27, 2011
April 27, 2011 -
Ed Zurndorfer, registered employee benefit consultant, lists things not to do when filing your taxes.
April 15, 2011 -
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform passed two bills on Wednesday that prohibit a person with \"seriously delinquent tax debt\" from being a federal employee or contractor.
April 13, 2011 -
More details are emerging about the $38 billion dollar deal lawmakers say they reached to keep the government from shutting down. Some cuts were made by pruning money left over from previous years. More than half of the cuts affect education, labor and health programs. A vote in the House is expected as early as Wednesday and the Senate must pass it by Friday to prevent a shutdown.
April 12, 2011 -
The Pentagon and IRS are giving you another two months.
April 04, 2011