Federal Employees Having No Luck So Far With Furlough Appeals
The latest MSPB annual report contains figures on the status of appeals from last year’s furloughs filed by the federal workforce.
The latest MSPB annual report contains figures on the status of appeals from last year’s furloughs filed by the federal workforce.
Two House members are introducing legislation that would block the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule that would set caps on carbon emissions from existing power plants.
President Obama announced Friday that he has accepted the resignation of VA secretary Eric Shinseki over the growing problems at the agency.
Senator Brian Schlatz (D-HI) introduced legislation late this week (S 2397) proposing a 3.3% pay increase for federal workers.
The House passed legislation today that provides for an automatic 1.8% pay raise for military members.
A bill that was introduced last year to terminate federal employees with “seriously delinquent” tax debts appears to slowly be making its way through the Senate.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) says the recent problems at VA have been caused by staffing shortages.
The president and vice president recently released their tax returns for 2013 along with financial disclosure forms listing their general assets.
Legislation introduced in the House this week would allow federal law enforcement officers (LEOs) and firefighters to withdraw funds from their Thrift Savings Plan accounts when they are eligible to retire without tax penalty.
Legislation introduced this week takes aim at members of Congress who use taxpayer provided funds to fly first class.