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GSA revises plan for Coast Guard headquarters due to budget cuts Feb 02, 2012 The General Services Administration will be cutting even more corners to finish the new Coast Guard headquarters on time, according to a spending plan sent to Congress Jan. 27. Read Comments (1) Recommend Senators propose civilian pay freeze through 2014 A handful of Republican senators introduced a plan Thursday that would delay Defense Department spending cuts required under sequestration by extending the current pay freeze for civilian employees through June 2014 and cutting the federal workforce by 5 percent. (41) McKeon on potential BRAC request: ‘Kill it' Rep. Buck McKeon, Republican chair of the House Armed Services Committee, did not mince words when asked what he would do to a Pentagon request for domestic base closures. (7) Pentagon punts on major program cuts The Defense Department's fiscal 2013 budget plan to cut $259 billion from spending over the next five years is unlikely to damage America's defense industrial base largely because it sidesteps major program cuts in a presidential election year, according to analysts. (4) Bulk of IG office's staff likely to be laid off, reassigned Efforts by several lawmakers to avert drastic downsizing at a federal inspector general's office appear to have failed. (3)		Federal Times Video Most Popular Federal Stories Today Past Week Past Month Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (290) Postal regulator's travel raises concerns (105) Senators call on OMB to resolve pension delays (84) BRAC cleanup costs linger long after installations close (68) CBO fails to resolve federal pay impasse (64) Senators propose civilian pay freeze through 2014 (13648) Feds earn 16% more than private sector, nonpartisan report shows (11257) House to vote Wednesday on bill to extend pay freeze for a third year (10827) Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (8458) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (7331) Proposed pay raise draws ire from all sides (33955) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (30843) Panel chair introduces bill to reduce pensions (25027) Details coming soon on TSP's planned Roth fund (17309) OPM outlines planned fixes to pension delays (14731) Tell Us About Labor-management partnerships What changes, good or bad, do you foresee from President Barack Obama’s executive order to re-establish labor-management partnerships? Send your comments to Staff Writer Stephen Losey.
	Federal Budget News GSA revises plan for Coast Guard headquarters due to budget cuts The General Services Administration will be cutting even more corners to finish the new Coast Guard headquarters on time, according to a spending plan sent to Congress Jan. 27. (1) Senators propose civilian pay freeze through 2014 A handful of Republican senators introduced a plan Thursday that would delay Defense Department spending cuts required under sequestration by extending the current pay freeze for civilian employees through June 2014 and cutting the federal workforce by 5 percent. (41) McKeon on potential BRAC request: ‘Kill it' Rep. Buck McKeon, Republican chair of the House Armed Services Committee, did not mince words when asked what he would do to a Pentagon request for domestic base closures. (7) Pentagon punts on major program cuts The Defense Department's fiscal 2013 budget plan to cut $259 billion from spending over the next five years is unlikely to damage America's defense industrial base largely because it sidesteps major program cuts in a presidential election year, according to analysts. (4) Bulk of IG office's staff likely to be laid off, reassigned Efforts by several lawmakers to avert drastic downsizing at a federal inspector general's office appear to have failed. (3) More Headlines Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees Pentagon to request 2 new rounds of BRAC Budget cuts force agencies to reduce staff, space Dozens of federal programs to be eliminated Congress to receive White House budget Feb. 13 House passes stop-gap funding bill for FAA GSA launches courthouse project over lawmakers' objections Zients to serve as acting OMB director IRS offers second round of buyouts, early outs Air Force details bases absorbing employee cuts IRS workload ‘becoming unmanageable' under budget cuts Senators seek to restore IG's budget days before RIF notices go out USDA to close field offices, labs 2012's biggest budget losers: State and HUD Budget cuts hamstring IG's office Proposed pay raise draws ire from all sides Obama to propose 0.5% pay raise for 2013 U.S. to drop long-war ability, focus on Pacific Labor-management partnerships' days may be numbered Spending bill delays DHS headquarters project 5 years Search the Federal Budget Archives for more News