Federal Drive interviews – May 10, 2012

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Which agencies will be the winners and which will be the losers in the latest budget proposals from the House? Those proposals promise to reduce spending and replace imminent sequestration cuts. And if any of the spending bills manage to advance, will the Senate and White House reject it all?

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Federal pension hike advances as part of House alternative to automatic cuts

White House promises veto of GOP spending bill

House Appropriations Committee statements

Rob Levinson — Defense Analyst, Bloomberg Government

The White House says the Veterans Affairs Department will be exempt from any budget cuts caused by sequestration. That may be good news for V-A…but that could mean a bigger burden for other agencies. Levinson explains this new development in the sequestration saga.

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Carolyn Lerner — Special Counsel

Federal Aviation Administration workers are raising concerns over air safety, but the agency may not be listening. That’s according to the official who represents federal whistleblowers. Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner says FAA workers are trying to raise red flags about air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job, unauthorized aircraft flying in U.S. airspace and lax oversight of airlines maintenance programs. But the agency is doing little or nothing about it. Lerner says the situation stands out amid all the whistleblower complaints she receives.

Special counsel letter details air safety concerns

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