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New ways to cut wasteful spending at the Pentagon
Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 13, 2013
The Air Force turns to rank and file to ferret out waste, following the example of the private sector.
Sequester: Sixth time's the charm?
Sabri Ben-Achour Mar 1, 2013
It’s not the first time Washington has cut budgets across the board. But even when sequesters were much smaller, they were a nightmare to carry out.
Sequester could upend lives of federal workers
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 28, 2013
Some federal employees stand to lose as much as 20 percent of their wages because of the sequester.
How does the sequester compare to budget cuts past? A brief history
Sabri Ben-Achour Feb 26, 2013
Budget cuts known as sequester aren’t unprecedented, experts say. But their timing and indiscriminate nature are worrying.
Sequester: A fiscal cliff we will go over
David Gura Feb 25, 2013
Although Congress has avoided several fiscal deadlines in the eleventh-hour in the last few months, many political analysts are not optimistic a sequester deal will be struck.
Sequester cuts: Economic threat or all politics?
Jeremy Hobson Feb 25, 2013
As the government gets closer to the sequester deadline, the warnings about what the federal budget cuts would mean are getting louder.
Local TV gets presidential exclusive
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 22, 2013
The president gave interviews Wednesday to eight local TV stations in markets with a lot at stake in the fight over the across the board budget cuts.
Possible funding cuts weigh on researcher
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 22, 2013
Biomedical engineer worries about the future of her research amid the sequester threat.
Government job cuts hurt wealthy, middle class and poor
Kate Davidson Jan 18, 2013
Wealthy, poor and in-between residents tell us how shrinking government would affect their personal finances
Governor Jerry Brown on balancing California's budget
Jeremy Hobson Jan 16, 2013
The governor of California discusses state budgets and California's fiscal prospects heading into 2013.
