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Security clearance wait times could to up due to budget cuts
3/29/13 10:03 AM
Another one of the many things that could slow down due to sequestration include wait times for security clearances, an analyst tells NextGov.
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Pentagon cuts number of furlough days
3/28/13 10:05 AM
Defense officials say the Pentagon will sharply cut the number of unpaid furlough days civilians will have to take in the next several months from 22 to 14, reducing the financial impact of the budget cuts on as many as 700,000 workers.
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Fairfax Connector routes to Pentagon from Reston saved
3/28/13 10:02 AM
Pentagon employees who have relied on a popular bus route from Fairfax County to Arlington are breathing a sigh of relief Thursday after their service was saved, WTOP reports.
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David Petraeus sorry for causing 'pain' for family, friends, with affair
3/27/13 9:30 AM
In his first public speech since resigning as head of the CIA, David Petraeus apologized for the extramarital affair that "caused such pain for my family, friends and supporters."
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Prison staffer furloughs averted by Eric Holder, Justice Department
3/26/13 10:51 AM
Attorney General Eric Holder says he has averted daily furloughs of 3,570 federal prison staffers around the country, moving $150 million from other Justice Department accounts.
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Report: USPS ranks last among global mail delivery leaders
3/25/13 10:49 AM
According to Government Executive, the USPS ranks last in a survey undertaken by Accenture of the 24 delivery organizations that deliver 75 percent of the world's mail.
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Federal defenders face deep cuts, delays in cases
3/25/13 10:41 AM
The cuts have already forced some offices of federal defenders to lay people off, and many are planning to force staffers to take off six weeks or more without pay over the next six months.
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GSA doesn't expect funding to fix aging federal buildings
3/21/13 9:47 AM
The General Services Administration says that it doesn't expect to receive any maintenance or repair funding in 2013, meaning they expect to fall even further behind in the upkeep of the buildings where federal employees work.
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Sequestration 2013: Pentagon furlough notices to go out Friday, report says
3/20/13 10:12 AM
A Pentagon official says furlough notices will likely begin to go out to employees on Friday, Government Executive and Federal News Radio report.
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Sequestration 2013: Northern Virginia economy staying strong
3/29/13 9:54 AM
After nearly a month of dealing with the federal budget cuts, the impact on the D.C. area local economy is becoming clearer. In Northern Virginia, many people see a strong economy staying strong.
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Frederick officials upset over planned airport tower closure
3/28/13 10:02 AM
Frederick officials are crying foul over the Federal Aviation Administration's plan to shutter the city's airport tower due to sequestration budget cuts, the Gazette says.
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Defense of Marriage Act: Military members keeping close eye on SCOTUS ruling
3/27/13 9:38 AM
Gay members of the military are keeping an especially close on on Supreme Court arguments on the Defense of Marriage act, Military Times reports.
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Experts: Defense officials in denial over automatic spending cuts
3/27/13 9:29 AM
Despite the ongoing, looming threat of major budget cuts due to sequestration that lasted for months, experts say that Department of Defense officials largely believed the cuts would never come.
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Telework for Congress? Steve Pearce pitches remote working measure
3/26/13 10:48 AM
If teleworking is something that's good enough for federal workers across the D.C. area, shouldn't it be good enough for Congress?
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National Guard accidentally sends out furlough notices
3/25/13 10:42 AM
The National Guard mistakenly sent out furlough notices to Guard members in 21 states, despite the Pentagon's decision on Thursday to delay the notification of unpaid time off for two more weeks.
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Bo Jiang NASA contractor indicted
3/21/13 10:58 AM
Bo Jiang worked for the National Institute of Aerospace in Hampton for about two years. He was on a Beijing-bound plane at Dulles International Airport on Saturday when he was questioned by agents about what electronics he was taking with him.
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Senate passes bill to fund government
3/21/13 9:42 AM
The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in broad federal spending cuts and simultaneously avoid a government shutdown next week - and pointedly rejected a call to even reopen White House tours that the Obama administration says had to be canceled because of the cuts.
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Sequestration 2013: USDA plans to furlough up to 34,000 employees
3/20/13 10:07 AM
The USDA says it will likely furlough 9,800 food safety and inspection workers for 11 days each to make up for $2 billion in budget cuts.
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