A Wake Up Call for Federal Employees
According to one attorney who represents federal employees, the recent scandal that has plagued the General Services Administration should serve as a wake up call to federal employees who conduct business travel.
Author: Ian Smith
Pay Your Taxes, or Be Confined to These United States
A provision buried inside of a federal highway bill would authorize denial, revocation, or limitation of passports of individuals who are seriously tax delinquent.
House Approves Federal Worker Cuts, Pay Freeze
The House has passed the Ryan budget plan for FY 2013 which includes extending the pay freeze until 2015, reduces the size of the federal workforce, and increases federal employees’ pension contributions.
Groups Urge ‘No’ Vote on Ryan Budget Proposal
The Federal-Postal Coalition is urging House members to vote against the recently proposed FY 2013 budget proposal released by the House Budget Committee.
RSC Budget Would Increase Pension Contributions
The Republican Study Committee has released a budget blueprint for FY 2013 which would mandate increased pension contributions for all federal workers rather than just new hires.
Legislation Would Merge EPA and DOE
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) plans to introduce legislation that would consolidate the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency into a new single agency which would be called the Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE).
House Budget Committee Advances FY 2013 Budget Proposal
The House Budget Committee has voted to advance the FY 2013 budget blueprint released Tuesday by Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI). The budget contains proposed cuts to the federal workforce, increased pensions contributions, and an extended pay freeze through 2015.
Report Shows Little Change in Ethnic Composition of Federal Workforce
The annual report from the EEOC on the federal workforce indicates that there has been little change in the racial composition of the federal workforce, however it shows that the number of minorities landing senior level positions in the government has increased.
Ryan Budget Blueprint Raises Pension Contributions
In addition to freezing pay through 2015 and cutting the size of the federal workforce, the budget released yesterday by the House Budget Committee would also require federal workers to pay more towards their pensions.
GOP Budget Proposal Would Freeze Federal Pay Through 2015
The GOP’s 2013 federal budget blueprint released today contains a number of proposed cuts for federal workers including a 10% reduction in the federal workforce and an extended pay freeze through 2015.
