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The Latest from Sequestration

  1. General Services Administration Inspector General Brian Miller expects the sequester to cost GSA $281 million in lost savings and revenue in 2013. Staff

    Sequester doesn't add up for IGs

    The inspector general for the General Services Administration expects to lose out on more than a quarter-billion dollars in potential government savings next year, as the sequester-related budget cuts force the agency to scale back on efforts to uncover w

    • May. 20, 2013
  2. Mueller Getty Images

    FBI's Mueller expects furloughs next year

    FBI Director Robert Mueller told lawmakers last week he expects the sequester's budget cuts will force him to furlough agents in fiscal 2014.

    • May. 16, 2013
  3. The federal courts are seeking an additional $73 million in emergency funds for this year to prevent layoffs and other repercussions from sequester-related budget cuts. Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images

    Courts seek $73M in emergency funding

    The federal courts are seeking an additional $73 million in emergency funds for this year to prevent layoffs and other repercussions from sequester-related budget cuts.

    • May. 15, 2013
  4. DoD halts shifting war money into base budget

    For years, the Pentagon has been working to move funding from temporary war spending accounts into the base budget, particularly for brick-and-mortar efforts that were borne out of a decade of counterinsurgency fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq — and will

    • May. 7, 2013
  5. Dan Tangherlini, acting head of the General Services Administration, says recruitment challenges will make it difficult for his agency to renew and revitalize its leadership ranks. Thomas Brown/Federal Times

    Leaders fear sequester's impact on recruitment, retention, service

    The constant drumbeat of bad news and poor morale in the government is hurting recruitment and retention of mid- and upper-level employees at the General Services Administration, acting administrator Dan Tangherlini said Monday.

    • May. 6, 2013
  6. Passengers line up to a Transportation Security Administration officer at Portland International Airport in Oregon. Because of the sequester, TSA has cut employees' overtime hours. Natalie Behring / Getty Images

    Sequester hits home for federal employees

    Until last year, the Office of Personnel Management's program to process federal employee retirements was a sluggish, bureaucratic morass that left new retirees waiting six months to a year for their full pensions.

    • May. 6, 2013
  7. Sequester poses public service challenges

    More than 35 years ago, as a newly minted law school graduate, I moved from my hometown of New York City to Washington to take a job at the Justice Department.

    • May. 5, 2013
  8. With the Federal Aviation Administration attributing about 1,000 daily flight delays to air traffic controller furloughs, Congress rushed through a bill late last week to let the agency tap other funding sources to put employees back to work, but many observers see little chance of fully rolling back the sequester and the controversy is not going away. AFP

    A rush to soften impact of sequester

    With the Federal Aviation Administration attributing about 1,000 daily flight delays to air traffic controller furloughs, Congress rushed through a bill late last week to let the agency tap other funding sources to put employees back to work.

    • Apr. 28, 2013
  9. Jets taxi into take-off position as traffic enters and leaves Los Angles International Airport on April 22. Congress is expected to finalize passage of a bill April 25 that would end air-traffic controller furloughs, which have resulted in a plethora of flight delays across the country. David McNew / Getty Images

    Senate approves plan to end FAA furloughs, tower closings

    Congress is poised to end air-traffic-control furloughs that have delayed thousands of flights this week.

    • Apr. 26, 2013
  10. Official: Sequester to reduce FDA food inspections

    The Food and Drug Administration will reduce food safety inspections by about 18 percent because of federal budget cuts, which could impact the millions of people at risk of food borne illness, FDA officials cautioned Wednesday.

    • Apr. 25, 2013
  11. Former Lockheed Martin CEO Robert Stevens testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in 2012. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

    As federal belts tighten, contractor CEOs enjoy million-dollar raises

    On the same day in March that Lockheed Martin warned that the sequester could lead to thousands of employee furloughs and layoffs, the nation’s largest federal contractor disclosed that it had just boosted the compensation of its former CEO by more than $2 million.

    • Apr. 23, 2013
  12. IRS employees to get 5 to 7 furlough days

    IRS employees face between five and seven furlough days between May and September because of sequester-related budget cuts, according to an email from acting Commissioner Steve Miller.

    • Apr. 22, 2013
  13. Unions want more TSP loan options for furloughed feds

    Employee unions are pressing the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to give employees more options to borrow against their Thrift Savings Plan accounts while employees remain vulnerable to furloughs.

    • Apr. 22, 2013
  14. Federal judiciary leaders plan to seek more than $51 million in extra fiscal 2013 funding to offset the impact of sequester-related budget cuts on defender services, court security and other areas. Getty Images

    Courts seek more than $51 million to counter sequester cuts

    Federal judiciary leaders plan to seek more than $51 million in extra fiscal 2013 funding to offset the impact of sequester-related budget cuts on defender services, court security and other areas.

    • Apr. 18, 2013
  15. Sequester delays some contract awards

    Many of the government’s biggest pending contracts are encountering significant delays.

    • Apr. 17, 2013
  16. A view of Seaside Heights, N.J., after it was pounded by Hurricane Sandy in late October 2012. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to shut down most agency operations for four mandatory furlough days in July and August in response to sequester-related budget cuts, according to the agency's acting chief. AFP

    NOAA plans to shut down agency for 4 days

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to shut down most agency operations for four mandatory furlough days in July and August in response to sequester-related budget cuts, according to the agency’s acting chief.

    • Apr. 16, 2013
  17. Expert: DoD should plan for large employee downsizing

    The Defense Department should immediately begin planning for civilian employee layoffs in preparation for a long-term spending squeeze, a defense analyst said Friday.

    • Apr. 6, 2013
  18. President Obama waves as he makes his to board Marine One on April 3 in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images

    Obama takes pay cut in show of solidarity with furloughed feds

    President Obama will voluntarily return 5 percent of his annual salary in a show of solidarity with at least 1 million furloughed federal workers.

    • Apr. 3, 2013
  19. The White House last week quietly unveiled details of President Obama's plan to further shrink the federal deficit by $1.8 trillion. AFP

    GOP shows openness to Obama budget plan

    Key congressional Republicans are calling a comprehensive White House deficit-reduction plan a solid first step toward striking the kind of bipartisan deal that would substantially lessen defense spending cuts.

    • Mar. 25, 2013
  20. Defense contractor Honeywell expects at least a slight drop in defense revenue because of the sequester. But it is still hosting fundraising events for members of Congress. Charly Triballeau / AFP

    Contractor political donations unscathed by sequester

    Members of Congress continue raising campaign cash from the defense industry at fundraisers across Washington, even as military contractors brace for revenue losses from sequestration’s deep federal spending cuts.

    • Mar. 22, 2013

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