Feb 14, 2012

Federal employees to pay more for retirement in GOP plan

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Republicans look to require federal workers to pay more for retirement '...the bill is a GOP attack on federal workers, and said Congr...
Feb 10, 2012

Federal Retirement Cuts Coming Soon?

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GOP proposes changing federal worker pensions '...Federal employees would pay more toward their pensions and new employees would recei...
Jan 21, 2012

Republicans successful in limiting FAA unionization, Dems give in

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FAA Deal on Capitol Hill: Labor Language Dropped '...In exchange for Republicans dropping the NMB rule recission, Democrats have agreed...
Jan 20, 2012

Radiation exposure of 16 workers at a nuclear research lab

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Federal panel faults Idaho lab for radiation exposure mishap '...The radiation exposure of 16 workers at a nuclear research lab in I, d...
Jan 9, 2012

2013 Federal Worker Pay Raise

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White House calls for modest 0.5% pay raise for federal civilian workers '...After a two-year freeze in federal workers’ salaries, Pr...
Dec 28, 2011

Federal employee starting pay rises

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Starting Pay for Federal Workers Rises '...The rising salaries make the federal government a desirable place to work, and the analysis...
Dec 9, 2011

Civilian Service Recognition Act

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H.R.2061 '...To authorize the presentation of a United States flag on behalf of Federal civilian employees who die of injuries in conn...
Dec 5, 2011

Federal Employee reduction in force, more base closings and consolidations

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Experts: DoD could slash 150K jobs '...Even with early-out incentives, Williams expected that a "sizable" reduction in force...
Nov 30, 2011

Thrift Savings Plan I Fund

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TSP's I Fund brings 'true diversification' to portfolio '...there's more to the TSP than just those two funds...' ...
Nov 28, 2011

Buyouts, Layoffs and more pay freezing likely for Federal Workers

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Extended pay freeze, layoffs likely '...likely to mean 2012 will see a hiring freeze, buyouts and early outs, and maybe even layoffs t...
Nov 26, 2011

Ron Paul, the presidential candidate who says he'll shrink government the most,

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Ron Paul backed by workers he's aiming to show door '...leads in donations from federal employees, with $95,085 through Sept. 30. ...
Nov 25, 2011

Federal Employees and Medicare Part B

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FEHBP + Medicare Part B can be 'political insurance' '...Federal employees turning 65 might be wondering: Do I get Medicare Pa...
Nov 11, 2011

Is FERS too generous

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FERS Fact Check '...whether they are too generous -- are the subject of much discussion right now on Capitol Hill...' Reference: ...
Oct 25, 2011

Supercommittee -vs- Federal Employees

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Preparing for what the supercommittee has in store for federal agencies '...The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, often cal...
Oct 19, 2011

Federal Retirement COLA for 2012 will be 3.6 percent

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Federal retirees to get COLA increase '...Federal retirees will receive in January the first inflation adjustment to their annuity ben...
Oct 18, 2011

Shifting the deficit to Federal Workers

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Don’t shift deficit to federal workers '...One of the most influential aspects of the super committee’s decision will involve the feder...
Oct 15, 2011

Democrats fight against Federal Worker pay freeze and other benefit cuts

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Democrats want supercommittee to reject more federal worker cuts '...Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Refo...
Oct 12, 2011

BlackBerry only federally approved smartphone for some government agencies

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BlackBerry outage sends D.C. into withdrawal '...The outage caught much of D.C. off guard Wednesday and underscored the region’s relian...
Oct 3, 2011

Federal Prison Guard Misconduct Investigations Doubled

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Federal prison guard arrests increase dramatically, report finds '..."In federal prisons, it used to just be drug kingpins, tax-fr...

Exploding toilets injure Federal workers

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Exploding toilet injures two workers at federal building '...bathrooms at the GSA Regional building were declared off-limits after two...
Sep 17, 2011

Federal employees less expensive than contractors

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U.S. spends billions outsourcing work '...The Project on Government Oversight, a nonpartisan independent organization based in Washingt...
Aug 23, 2011

V.A. Hiring in Leavenworth

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VA hiring 400 people in Leavenworth '...“Applicants need basic computer and communication skills. They’ll be trained for the rest,” sai...
Aug 15, 2011

GAO 2011 early retirements and buyouts coming

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GAO to offer early retirement (VERA), buyouts (VSIP) '...On August 8, 2011, GAO (via memo) announced a Voluntary Early Retirement (VERA...
Aug 11, 2011

Postal Service wants to layoff 120, 000; break union contracts

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Postal Service asks Congress to allow 120,000 layoffs, overhaul benefits '...The USPS is also asking Congress to change legislation th...
Aug 9, 2011

Federal employee union protest U.S. Rep. James Lankford (OK)

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Union, Constituents to Protest Anti-Worker Lawmaker '...Constituents from U.S. Rep. James Lankford's congressional district will j...
Aug 8, 2011

Federal district court employee killed

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U.S. federal court employee kidnapped, killed in Mexico '...His kidnapping and death are not believed to be related to his status as a ...
Aug 4, 2011

Congress reaches deal to temporarily end FAA shutdown

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Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown '...Most, like Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), American Airlines (AMR.N), US Airways (LCC.N) and Sou...

FAA standoff shows jobs not a priority ...are you next?

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More to FAA shutdown than air service subsidies '...immediate price is high. Already, 4,000 FAA employees have been furloughed, more th...
Aug 3, 2011

Congress goes home leaving thousands of FAA Federal workers on furlough

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Partial FAA shutdown continues as Congress goes home '...Caught up in the partisan acrimony are nearly 4,000 FAA employees who have been...
Aug 1, 2011

FAA stand-off over funding is about unionization

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Obama team tries to break FAA impasse '...The dispute involves the labor law that governs unionization efforts at airlines. Those effo...
Jul 30, 2011

FAA furloughed 4,000 employees

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FAA furloughs unprecedented, officials say '...FAA furloughed 4,000 employees, including almost 1,000 in Washington, after lawmakers fa...
Jul 25, 2011

1000's of FAA workers furloughed

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FAA furloughs thousands amid congressional funding stalemate '...(Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration, the arm of the U.S. D...
Jul 17, 2011

Federal directive requires agencies to incorporate plain language in development of communications materials

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Plain Language at OPM '...Plain language is not unprofessional writing or a method of "dumbing down" or "talking down...
Jul 12, 2011

Ford Bragg Federal Employment

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How to Search for Federal Jobs at Fort Bragg '...Employment vacancies for Fort Bragg and the surrounding community can be found online....
Jul 7, 2011

Federal Contracting cuts coming

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Cut contracting costs by 15 percent, agencies are told '...methods being pursued include lowering labor rates...' Reference: www...
Jun 27, 2011

Hatch Act and Federal Employees

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Hatch Act: Small violation brings big penalty '...the Act allows a federal employee to run for elected office if it’s a non-partisan p...

TSA elects AFGE as union reps

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AFGE Elected as the Union at TSA! '...elected the American Federation of Government Employees as their exclusive union representative w...
Jun 22, 2011

The U.S. Postal Service Just Stopped Putting Money Into Its Pension Fund

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The U.S. Post Office Just Stopped Putting Money Into Its Pension Fund '...the USPS is holding off on the payment while it waits for gov...
Jun 20, 2011

FERS Annuity Supplement EarningsTest

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The Earnings Test for Your FERS Annuity Supplement '...The only thing 100% clear about the FERS annuity supplement is that it ends at ...
May 24, 2011

Tim Pawlenty (R) 'federal employees' salaries should be frozen'

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Republican candidate calls for federal salary freeze, workforce cuts '...Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty said Monday th...