Federal Employees

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Feb 28, 2011

Could hackers exploit a Federal Shutdown?

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How Hackers Could Exploit Federal Government Shutdown '...One major problem: The federal government's list of critical-need compute...
Feb 23, 2011

Is a Government Shutdown Likely?

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Government Shutdown 2011 Unlikely, White House Press Secretary Says '...Even though the prospects of a government shutdown escalated wh...
Feb 22, 2011

Congress looks at pay hikes

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Congress looks at pay hikes '...need an automatic pay increase to their $174,000 salary....' Reference: www.charlotteobserver.co...
Feb 16, 2011

Federal Job Cuts

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John Boehner: If GOP Cuts Cause Federal Job Losses, 'So Be It' '...House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Tuesday that if Rep...
Feb 13, 2011

Federal Occupational Health Turns 65

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Federal Occupational Health Turns 65 '...Now serving more than 1.8 million federal workers annually, FOH was created in August 1946 whe...
Feb 12, 2011

TSA chief vows to fire screeners in a strike or work slowdown

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TSA chief vows to fire screeners in a strike or work slowdown '...TSA Administrator John Pistole told the House Homeland Security subc...
Feb 8, 2011

federal workforce Union-busting president remembered for positives as well

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Reagan's complicated legacy for federal workforce '...This week marks the centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth. When it comes to...
Jan 31, 2011

Retired federal employee sentenced to 23 months in prison for health care fraud

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Retired federal employee sentenced to 23 months in prison for health care fraud '...retired federal employee will have to surrender in...
Jan 29, 2011

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Obama salutes money-saving federal employee '...Trudy Givens, a Bureau of Prisons employee from Wisconsin, won the administration'...
Jan 21, 2011

Spending Plan Would Impact Federal Workers

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GOP Spending Plan Would Impact Federal Workers '...under the "Spending Reduction Act of 2011," the number of civil service e...
Jan 18, 2011

Federal Employee Furlough and Pay and Benefit Cuts on the Table

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Two GOP freshmen to handle federal worker issues '...federal pay and benefits could be especially contentious. President Obama last ye...
Jan 7, 2011

National Security Agency cyber security center to be built in Utah

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Officials mark start of work on Utah cyber center '...The center is designed to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and othe...

Pentagon to Cut Budget by $78 Billion Over Five Years

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Pentagon to Cut Budget by $78 Billion Over Five Years '...The cuts will include a reduction in active troop size and an eventual spend...
Jan 5, 2011

Salaries for Federal Employees: Search by name, organization or location

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Salaries for Federal Employees: Search by name, organization or location '...Want to know how much your fellow federal employee gets a...
Jan 4, 2011

Growth in Federal Government Employment

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The Census and Growth in Federal Government Employment '...2010, seasonally adjusted federal employment reached 3.4 million employees,...
Jan 2, 2011

IRS employee convicted for wiretapping his boss with Outlook

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IRS employee convicted for wiretapping his boss with Outlook '...apparently redirected emails using a simple Outlook rule (an automate...
Dec 31, 2010

Understanding Workers Compensation

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Understanding Workers' Compensation Insurance '...Understanding Workers? Compensation Insurance is the only textbook available tha...

Workers' comp beats retirement for disabled feds

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For disabled feds, workers' comp beats retirement '...He said forcing employees into retirement represents a broken promise to inj...
Dec 28, 2010

Federal Employee Pay Freeze Expanded

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Federal Employee Pay Freeze Expanded '...Federal pay freeze stops cost-of-living allowances (COLA) for two years ...' Reference: ...
Dec 27, 2010

Roth Retirement Plan for Federal Workers

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Implementing a Roth Retirement Plan for Federal Employees '...The Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009, Public Law 111-31, beca...
Dec 24, 2010

No pay raise for Federal Employees in 2012 either

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Obama issues pay freeze order '...General increases, such as locality pay, are also suspended. The freeze will be effective Jan. 1, ...
Dec 23, 2010

Federal Jobs in Missile Defense

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Federal Jobs in Missile Defense Are you looking for a job with the Federal Government? Take a look at at some of the jobs in the missile ...
Dec 20, 2010

collective bargaining and the federal employee pay freeze

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What if negotiated raises and federal pay freeze collide? '...Wages are set through collective bargaining for some federal employees, ...
Dec 17, 2010

Federal pay freeze? Here's the flip side

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Federal pay freeze? Here's the flip side '...some lawmakers grew concerned that Uncle Sam did not pay enough to attract and keep t...

DoD Seeks Comments on Federal IT Worker Job Swap

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DoD Seeks Comments on Federal IT Worker Job Swap '...Information Technology Exchange Program, authorized under the fiscal 2010 defense...
Dec 15, 2010

Congress and Federal Pay Freeze

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Will federal pay freeze bite Congress, too? '...Do members of Congress consider themselves government workers? It will be interesting s...
Dec 14, 2010

Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees

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Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees '...The Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees program provides benefits for ...

Federal workers may not get payroll tax holiday

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Federal workers may not get payroll tax holiday '...CSRS folks can't get that break because they have no Social Security tax to cu...

A 'postal employee only' retirement community

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Nalcrest: A retirement that's union-made '...Nalcrest, the letter carriers' retirement community, is located in Central Florid...
Dec 12, 2010

Pay Freeze for Federal Workers a Bad Idea, Readers Say

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Pay Freeze for Federal Workers a Bad Idea, Readers Say '...NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- President Barack Obama's proposed 2-year pay fr...
Dec 10, 2010

House passes pay freeze for federal workers

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House passes pay freeze for federal workers '...The House approved legislation Wednesday that freezes base pay for federal employees a...
Dec 8, 2010

Advocate for veterans draws federal inquiry

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Advocate for veterans draws federal inquiry '...The investigation apparently stems from a letter Foreman posted on the VA website seeki...
Dec 7, 2010

Miami Mail Carrier Shot

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$25K Reward Offered In Mail Carrier's Murder '..."It was very shocking," said Connie Davis, the ex-wife of the victim, 6...

Federal Employees Targeted in the Budget Wars

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For Federal Employees, a Feeling of Being Targets in the Budget Wars '...as politicians intent on cutting the federal budget try to do...
Dec 6, 2010

New sick leave rules for federal workers

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New sick leave rules for federal workers '...Starting Jan. 3, feds may swap up to 26 weeks of sick leave for unpaid leave under the Fa...
Dec 5, 2010

Federal employee pay is misconstrued

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Government pay is misconstrued '...Once again federal, state, and local government workers have become the scapegoat by the Republican...
Dec 4, 2010

Federal employees ordered not to look at ...

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White House Tells All Federal Agencies To Prohibit Unauthorized Employees From... '...Classified information, the OMB notes, "rem...
Dec 3, 2010

Feds' pensions, health plans safe from cuts, for now

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Feds' pensions, health plans safe from cuts, for now '...Deep cuts to federal employee salaries and benefits were among the recomm...
Dec 2, 2010

Federal Employees Lead the Middle Class in Debt Reduction, First Command Reports

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Federal Employees Lead the Middle Class in Debt Reduction, First Command Reports '...Results of the Index’s semi-annual federal employ...

three-year pay freeze on federal workers and Defense Department civilians

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The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform '... Impose a three-year pay freeze on feder...
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