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Elite Federal Workers To Get Bonuses, Despite Sequestration

An elite group of federal employees is set to receive cash bonuses despite this year’s automatic budget cuts, according to a Senate subcommittee report issued Friday.

McCaskill Shines Light on Bonuses Paid to Federal Employees

Over a four-year period, the tiny minority (1 percent) of the federal workforce who fill these supervisory positions received $340 million in cash bonuses – on top of annual salaries ranging from $119,000 to $179,000, the Senate Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight found.

Longest Immigration Queues Ever

Research by The Independent reveals that budget cuts at US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have sharply increased airport queues, with the worst delays in the “Sunshine State” of Florida.

Federal Workers Under Fire

The Internal Revenue Service scandal couldn’t have come at a worse time for the nation’s 2 million federal workers, who are desperate to end furloughs and get their first raise in three years.

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Federal Retirement Office is So Last Century

From the time a federal worker files the appropriate paperwork, it takes these Personnel Management workers an average of 156 days, or roughly five months, to certify the retirement.

TSA Workers At Daytona Airport Get More Training After Complaint

A woman says she was repeatedly told by TSA agents she couldn’t get out of her wheelchair and walk through the metal detector – even though she told them several times she was capable of doing that with a cane.

Tea Party Groups Prepare to Sue IRS

A group of activists being represented by the American Center for Law and Justice are preparing to sue the federal government for the practice of targeting Tea Party groups.

Holding Out Hope for Lower Furloughs

In Huntsville, AL, with Redstone Arsenal serving as home to less than 1,000 active duty military as compared to 17,000 DOD civilians, the economic impact from furloughs could be devastating to workers, businesses and the community.

Airport Scanners Pose Greater Threat Than Terrorists

Airport scanners were put in place to keep the public safe, but there are those who believe the very machines meant to protect you could put you at risk.

Give Public Servants the Recognition and Pay They Deserve

The author says that federal employees are largely invisible to most Americans, yet they provide essential services.

IRS Scandal: What We Still Haven’t Learned

Here are some of the key points that are still unknown in the IRS scandal.