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Federal Insider: Sequester hits federal agencies. Now what?

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The Washington PostFriday, March 01, 2013
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The U.S. Capitol building is seen at sunrise in Washington March 1, 2013. The U.S. government hurtled on Friday toward making deep spending cuts known as 'sequestration' that threaten to hinder the nation's economic recovery, after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree on an alternative deficit-reduction plan. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Sequester hits federal agencies. Now what?

FEDERAL DIARY | What does the sequester mean for federal employees? What options do they have?

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With AFP Story by Michael MATHES: US-politics-economy-budget  (FILES): This February 1, 2010 file photo shows the Capitol Dome silhouetted against the rising sun in Washington, DC.  The question facing Americans is no longer when or whether the budget axe will fall, but how hard. And in the US capital region, the impact of looming spending cuts will be deepest of all.  Warnings were mounting over the impact of the $85 billion automatic 'sequester' spending reductions mandated to start March 1, 2013 if warring politicians don't   strike a more modest deficit reduction deal before then.  AFP PHOTO / Files / Jewel SAMADJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

Tips for federal managers dealing with the sequester

Here are some steps you can take to maintain your agency's morale in these tumultuous times.

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FILE – In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo President Barack Obama talks about sequestration in the Eisenhower Executive Office building on the White House complex in Washington, accompanied on stage by emergency responders, a group of workers the White House says could be affected if state and local governments lose federal money as a result of budget cuts. Lawmakers and the president on the brink of yet another compromise-or-else deadline Friday, March 1,   2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

What the sequester would mean

The White House has released state-by-state reports on some of the programs and services that would be impacted under the March 1 sequestration cuts.

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