Threat of Furlough – Crisis or Leadership Opportunity?
The author suggests involving federal employees in identifying opportunities for reductions in budgets to prevent the need for furloughs.
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The author suggests involving federal employees in identifying opportunities for reductions in budgets to prevent the need for furloughs.
When you’re finished writing, put your document away for a while-at least a day, if possible-and then proofread it slowly. Better yet, have someone else proof it for you.
The United States Department of Agriculture has issued a response to Senator Tom Coburn’s inquiry about excessive spending on conferences featuring wine tasting events.
The NY Post published a piece recently quoting a Federal union official to the effect that there would be payback for any problems caused by sequestration. The Author suggests the Post get a grip on its reporting and that Federal unions might just want to read up on the law and some ancient history.
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has sent a second letter to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget saying that applying the cost of the average annual salary of a new federal position could potentially avoid furloughs for 52 current federal workers in essential positions.
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would extend the pay freeze on the federal workforce through 2013.
In a recent survey, most of those responding expect to be furloughed, do not expect to receive pay for the days they are furloughed, and think that the event will have a significant impact on their finances.
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a letter this week to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to cancel two upcoming conferences that Coburn feels are an example of unnecessary spending when sequestration is threatening agency budgets.
With sequestration now in effect, the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund is bracing for an avalanche of requests about furlough assistance for federal families.
The White House issued a statement on the House GOP plan to temporarily fund the government and extend the pay freeze on the federal workforce that stopped short of threatening a veto should it pass both the House and Senate.