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Legislation Introduced to Sequester Congressional Pay
Legislation has been introduced to reduce pay for members of Congress by 8.2%.
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No Budget, No Pay Legislation Proposed for President
Republicans in the House have introduced legislation that would hold the president's pay in escrow in the event that he fails to submit a budget in a timely…
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House Budget Blueprint Proposes Attrition Cuts for Federal Workforce
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has released the Committee's 2014 budget blueprint for the federal government. As in past House budget proposals, there are some proposed…
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Legislation Introduced to Raise Social Security Contributions on Top Earners
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has introduced legislation that would require Americans making $250,000 per year or more to contribute the 6.2% payroll tax to Social Security.
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NAGE Asks Congress to Take 20 Percent Pay Cut
The National Association of Government Employees (NAGE/SEIU) has called upon Congress to donate 20 percent of their net pay for the next 22 weeks to the federal government…
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USDA Responds to Coburn on Conference Spending
The United States Department of Agriculture has issued a response to Senator Tom Coburn's inquiry about excessive spending on conferences featuring wine tasting events.
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Coburn: Average New Hire Equates to One Week Furlough for 52 Federal Workers
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has sent a second letter to the White House's Office of Management and Budget saying that applying the cost of the average annual salary…
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House Votes to Extend Pay Freeze in Government Funding Bill
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would extend the pay freeze on the federal workforce through 2013.
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Coburn Urges USDA to Cancel Wine Tasting Conferences
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a letter this week to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to cancel two upcoming conferences that Coburn feels are an example of…
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FEEA Expects Surge of Applications from Furloughs
With sequestration now in effect, the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund is bracing for an avalanche of requests about furlough assistance for federal families.