Hilda Solis Stepping Down as Labor Secretary
Hilda Solis has announced her resignation as secretary of the Department of Labor.
Author: Ian Smith
AFGE Blocks Privatization of TSA Screeners at Sacramento Airport
AFGE said in a recent statement that it has successfully lobbied to block the use of private screeners at Sacramento International Airport.
MSPB: Room for Improvement in Rewarding Federal Employees
The Merit Systems Protection Board said in a recent report that federal workers generally appear to be motivated in their work, but that there is room for improvement in terms of linking rewards to employee performance.
New Online Social Security Services
Social Security has announced that it is expanding the services available with a my Social Security account, a personalized online account that people can use beginning in their working years and continuing throughout the time they receive Social Security benefits.
Congressman Proposes Ban on Trillion Dollar Coin
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) announced plans to introduce a bill to stop a proposal to mint high-value platinum coins to pay the federal government’s bills.
TSP Director Confirms Potential Deferral of G Fund Payments
TSP Executive Director Greg Long said in a recent letter to TSP participants that in the event of hitting the debt ceiling, it is possible that the government can use money from the G fund to help pay the federal debt.
OPM Retirement Applications Backlog Now Below 30k
The latest monthly status report from OPM on retirement applications shows that the outstanding backlog of applications has fallen below 30,000.
McCain: Federal Employees Shouldn’t Get a Raise
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) recently told the Daily Caller that he doesn’t think federal employees should get a pay raise this spring.
D.C. Area Employees Won’t Get Extra January Holiday This Year
Federal employees in the Washington, DC area will not be getting an extra paid holiday for Inauguration Day this year since it falls on the same day as Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday.
IRS Releases 2013 Withholding Tables
The IRS released updated withholding tables for 2013 today which reflect the 2% increase in the Social Security payroll tax.
