Another few months have passed since the debt ceiling was raised and time for another raise in our debt. How will your retirement annuity payments and your G fund investments be impacted?
AFGE has scheduled a number of meetings at resorts and a national conference with discounted Disney tickets in Orlando Florida in September. How many attendees will be on official time and government paid travel and per diem is anyone’s guess. The author suggests that for every day a union representative spends at this conference, up to three might not have to be furloughed. Does this affect your pay?
Recent events involving a wide range of agencies are adding fuel to the “perfect storm” for federal pay and benefits. For those looking for positions, salaries or names of federal employees in agencies currently being cited in news media, FedsDataCenter.com will provide much of the information.
Senators are questioning the NLRB’s requested increase in funding for increased hiring when its caseload has dropped 9 percent.
A bill known as the “EASY Savings Act,” would provide an incentives of 1% of the agency’s cost savings, up to $10,000, to employees who report ways to save money. However, the law already exists.
Legislation introduced would ban senior executives in the Department of Veterans Affairs from receiving performance bonuses for the next five years.
Public Service Recognition Week is May 5-11 to honor those who serve in government. The theme of this year’s event is “Why I Serve,” and the Public Employees Roundtable is asking federal employees to share their stories.
Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) has sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steve Miller inquiring about IRS employees leaving their official duties to attend union training conferences on the taxpayer’s dime.
