Debt Deal Could Cost Federal Jobs

Article Title: Massive Federal Spending Cuts Will Worsen Economy

Snippet of Article: "..."Federal agencies will have to cut $7 billion from their current budgets under the first phase of this debt deal. This could mean cutting tens of thousands of federal jobs like Social Security claims representatives, doctors and nurses at VA hospitals, Border Patrol agents and EPA scientists...."

Source: www.sacbee.com Federal Jobs

Republican budget cuts Federal Pay

Article Title: House passes bill that would cut fed pay, benefits

Snippet of Article: "...The House on Friday passed a Republican budget plan for fiscal 2012 that would freeze federal employees' step increases and pay raises for five years, cut the government's workforce by 10 percent, and require feds to pay much more into their pension plans...."

Source: www.federaltimes.com federal employee pay, Federal Pay Freeze, Federal Step Increase Freeze, Federal Job Cuts,

House passes bill to cut 800,000 Federal Jobs

Article Title: Perlmutter blasts House for passing bill to cut 800,000 federal jobs

Snippet of Article: "...The Colorado delegation voted strictly on party lines, with all four Republicans voting in favor of the bill and the three Democrats voting in opposition...."

Source: coloradoindependent.com