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The Furlough and the PMF Job Fair

A number of you have been speculating about what would happen if Congress and the President cannot work out an agreeable budget for the rest of the fiscal year and annual appropriations lapse. Specifically, you have been wondering about the status of this year’s PMF job fair. Today, OPM has released some information that youRead… Read more »

I Got Furlough Fever, and the Only Prescription is….

More cowbell !! No, not really. Look, there’s a lot of emotion in the Federal employee community right now. We want to protest (WP: Fed workers protest shutdown). We have a million questions (GovLoop: Ask About the Shutdown). We want to get practical (GovLoop: Preshutdown Top 10 ToDo List).  We’re thinking ahead (GovLoop: WhatRead… Read more »

2011 Frozen Four Preview from the Hokie Guru, your Govloop Bureaucrat on Sports

Good evening from the Twin Cities, Govloopers. The clock is running out on the latest continuing resolution (the Guru rarely, well never links to the Washington Times, but this is a pretty good story). Make sure you stick around Govloop for all the latest coverage. Frozen Four Preview Two huge games much later today… let’sRead… Read more »

UConn? City of Austin Is The Real Champ

This time of year all the sports junkies out there are talking about basketball and who won last night’s NCAA championship. But what about us govies? We’re left talking about budget battles, possible shutdowns and pretty much everything else gloom and doom. All those things are important, but what about the awesome in government? It’sRead… Read more »

Govloop Bracket Winners and National Championship Pick (Men’s NCAA Division One Basketball Finals) from the @hokieguru, your bureacrat on sports!!

Good morning, Govloopers… here’s your daily government shutdown update… looks like it’s going to be touch and go. I think we will make it, though, and the government should operate until the end of Fiscal Year 2011. The next battles will be the Fiscal 2012 appropriations process, a vote to extend the budget debt ceiling,Read… Read more »

The Federal Coach: Waiting for the Federal Budget

Although we have yet again avoided a government shutdown for at least three more weeks with the passage of the latest short-term appropriations bill for fiscal 2011, the operating conditions created by the continual funding uncertainties are taking a toll on federal agencies. As a federal leader, you’re already doing more with less. Perhaps youRead… Read more »

Friday Fab Five: Glass Jaws, Smack-Talk, and Philosophical Musings

Why not take a quick break from the Madness? It’s the… Friday Fab Five! That special time when we feature five memorable moments from the previous week that were especially awesome. The Most Commented Blog of the Week goes to On public comment and public officials — PJ Crowley, Stanley McChrystal and glass jaws byRead… Read more »

Daily Dose: The NFL Doesn’t Belong in Washington

First off it seems like everyone is trying to avoid a shutdown these days and for some reason or another all those shutdowns are focused in on the hill. Obviously the government has their hands full with their own shutdown but now some people are looking for feds to get there hands into the NFLRead… Read more »

Friday Fab Five – Common Sense, Story Time and Rules for Success

It’s that time again… Friday’s Fab Five! Every Friday, we’re summarizing the best of the week and highlighting five members or moments that were especially awesome. The Most Commented Blog of the Week goes to Good Project Management is Common Sense by Josh Nankivel. Josh always does an awesome job giving GovLoop the low downRead… Read more »

States worry over current year budget battles in Congress

One day following a two-week reprieve from a possible government shutdown, state legislative leaders are urging their federal counterparts to find permanent solutions for this current year’s budget. In a letter from the National Conference of State Legislatures, officials said they need clarity on the level of federal funds states can expect heading into theRead… Read more »

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