In the Loop: budget


Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 03/14/2013

Government furloughs — time to get buff?
By Al Kamen
An area physical fitness promo targets furloughed employees, restaurants may also be offering discounts.

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Categories:  Forecasts | Tags:  spending cuts, sequester, federal budget cuts, federal agency cuts, automatic spending cuts, cliff, sequester news, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop

Posted at 01:40 PM ET, 03/08/2013

Sequester hits Interior Department campsites
By Al Kamen
BLM may need to close or reduce hours at campsites, delay grazing and drilling permits.

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Tags:  spending cuts, sequester, federal budget cuts, federal agency cuts, automatic spending cuts, budget deal, sequester news, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, campsites, permits, gatherings, furloughs, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 03/07/2013

Sequester requires tight rein on travel
By Al Kamen
Looking for savings in California wine country

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Tags:  spending cuts, sequester, federal budget cuts, federal agency cuts, automatic spending cuts, fiscal cliff, delay sequester, delay spending cuts, budget deal, what’s in the budget deal, whats in fiscal cliff deal, fiscal cliff wiki, fiscal cliff news, sequester news, Tom Vilsack, Tom Coburn, wine, California, conferences, Agriculture, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the loop

Posted at 01:53 PM ET, 01/16/2013

Budget season approaches, agency ‘fact sheets’ abound
By Al Kamen
Government agencies want you to know what they do.

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Tags:  Foreign aid, budget, fact sheet, State Department, AID, Robert Gates, military bands, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 10/17/2012

Pentagon Channel: Emmys and then pink slips
By Al Kamen
Defense contractors won five Emmys for their work on the Pentagon Channel, and then got squeezed out in budget cuts.

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Tags:  Defense Department, The Pentagon Channel, Emmy Awards, budget cuts, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop