Federal Insider: As sequestration looms, agencies get word out to employees

- December 21, 2012

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News from the Fed Page

The White House is illuminated at night prior to a meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were meeting tonight with the top two leaders in Congress to try to avert a U.S. government shutdown at week's end that could furlough 800,000 federal workers and halt some government services. Photographer: Brendan Hoffman/Bloomberg

Administration says furloughs are possible, but not immediately

Joe Davidson

Administration tells federal employees sequestration could lead to furloughs, but not immediately.

More Federal Headlines

The Federal Eye

Federal question of the week

Q: Did you participate in the "federal employee day of action"?

A coalition of 20 unions tried to pressure officials not to take any more away from the workforce.

On Leadership

Ray LaHood, U.S. transportation secretary, listens during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. LaHood discussed the government's decision to award $795 million to increase rail speeds between Boston and Washington as part of $2 billion in high-speed rail grants that Florida rejected in February. Photographer: Christopher Powers/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Ray LaHood

Improving the Department of Transportation

Tom Fox

A conversation with Ray LaHood about his efforts to turn around employee engagement.

Federal Player of the Week

Tracking storm surges and flooding from hurricanes

The Partnership for Public Service

Thanks to a new application developed by Benton McGee of the U.S. Geological Survey, officials can now make more precise measurements during major storms.

The voting database

'Fiscal cliff' calculator: What it will mean for me?

As President Obama and Congress negotiate a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff, use this tool to estimate how real families would be impacted by some of the options on the table.



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