Federal Employees ‘Must Sacrifice:’ Third Year of Pay Freeze Proposed
Another pay freeze for federal employees has been recommended as a way to cut costs.
Author: Ian Smith
Is the Federal Workforce Expanding?
The total number of federal employees has increased in the last 30 years. But has the federal workforce actually “expanded?”
Proposed Legislation Aims to Help Preserve Investment Income
Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Representative Peter Roskam (R-IL) have proposed legislation to permanently cap the dividends and capital gains tax rate at the current 15% level.
Federal Employees Seeing Increase in Revoked Security Clearances
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently reported a 5 percent decline in the number of federal employees who held top secret clearance in the 2010 fiscal year as compared to the previous fiscal year.
Coalition: Federal Employees Have Sacrificed Enough Already
A group of federal employee unions and advocacy groups have sent a letter to the chairs of the Committee on Deficit Reduction expressing both disapproval and support for some of the President’s recent deficit reduction ideas.
McCain Bill Would Require Parity Between Postal and Federal Workers’ Insurance Premiums
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has introduced legislation to restore the financial health of the Postal Service.
Johnson and Mulvaney Introduce Legislation to Cut Federal Workforce by 10%
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) have introduced legislation aimed at cutting the federal workforce through attrition.
Are You Satisfied with Your Pay? Many Federal Employees Still Are
Despite a two-year pay freeze being imposed on the federal workforce late last year, many federal employees report overall satisfaction with their pay according to the 2011 OPM Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results.
It Pays to be a Dead Federal Retiree
The OPM Office of the Inspector General has issued a report showing that payments from the federal government’s Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund to deceased annuitants has averaged $120 million over the last five years.
Proposed Legislation Would Refund $6.9 Billion Postal Service Has Overpaid Into FERS
Reps. Elijah E. Cummings and Stephen Lynch have introduced legislation to address the Postal Service’s dismal financial situation by making numerous changes in an attempt to restore it to financial solvency. One of the provisions of the bill would be to refund the excess money the Postal Service has paid into the Federal Employee Retirement System.
