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  • The union that represents IRS workers is ramping up a public campaign in hopes of convincing voters that the loss of 4,000 tax collectors and agents would be bad for government services that they depend on. Congressional appropriators have proposed cutting the division\'s budget by $450 million-to-$600 million.

    October 12, 2011
  • The latest news affecting federal workers and government contractors. Find out what you need to know to start your day.

    July 06, 2011
  • OPM Director John Berry said the administration is trying to be \"responsible and professional\" when it comes to changing the bonus and pay structure. He said agencies should take a step back and make sure they are using these programs effectively and promoting the best employees.

    June 16, 2011
  • Feds who make more than $180,000 a year make up less than one percent of the federal workforce. Leading that pack are doctors, lawyers and dentists. Doctors held roughly eight out of 10 of the top-salaried jobs.

    May 03, 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
  • Guidance helps CIOs understand how to adopt and manage Internet-based services. Agencies that are considered early adopters are helping to find solutions to common challenges such as data and business process ownership.

    February 18, 2011
  • On this week\'s show, host Mike Causey talks with NTEU president Colleen Kelley and Federal Times\' Steve Watkins about different budget plans being considered and how they might hit you, or your agency, in the wallet.

    February 16, 2011
  • The Office of Management and Budget wants to expand the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language to expand access to structured data. However, the technology to ensure widespread adoption still has a way to go. But two pilots with industry shows it can be done.

    September 24, 2010
  • This week, host John Gilroy talks with Mark Story of the SEC September 7, 2010

    September 06, 2010
  • Legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would strike a section of the recently enacted financial regulation law that exempted the Securities and Exchange Commission from the Freedom of Information Act. On the Money blogger Silla Brush explains.

    September 01, 2010
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission is using cloud to organize case files. Their previous system was 10 years old, and staff had to use phone calls, emails and the U.S. mail to keep up with…

    August 31, 2010
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting several investigations into what states disclosed about their weakened finances.

    August 19, 2010
  • Learn more about the potential new restrictions to what can be FOIA-ed

    August 02, 2010
  • The agency has more power.

    July 27, 2010