Federal Pay Raise Drawing Attention
Two recent editorials take issue with the upcoming pay increase for federal employees.
Two recent editorials take issue with the upcoming pay increase for federal employees.
A petition has been filed asking the administration to stop withholding payments to the G fund.
Congressman Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has introduced a bill that would freeze pay for federal employees and extend a freeze on pay for Members of Congress.
The White House recently announced that it has quadrupled the number of signatures required for a response on its online petition web site. WH Director of Digital Strategy Macon Phillips offered an explanation for this change.
Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) has introduced legislation which would require agency and department managers to justify and approve every line item on their budget each year.
The House has passed a $50.7 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill, but it won’t come with any negative impact to the federal workforce.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that the government has begun borrowing from the federal employee pension fund to keep operating without passing the approaching debt limit.
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Jeffrey Zients issued a memo this week which warned agencies to be prepared for the possibility of furloughs and budget cutbacks in the event that sequestration takes effect this spring.
A first-grade DOD civilian school teacher fired for inappropriately touching students when disciplining them has won reinstatement from the appeals court.
Two proposed amendments to the Hurricane Sandy relief bill would impact the federal workforce if adopted.