Rep. Schweikert Introduces Legislation to Phase Out $1 Bill
Legislation has been introduced that claims it would reduce the deficit by billions by phasing out the $1 bill.
Author: Ian Smith
Deficit Subcommittee Proposes Significant Cuts to Federal Employees’ Retirement
The minority staff of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia recently released a report detailing more than $1.4 trillion in savings over 10 years in areas under its jurisdiction. While many of the proposed cuts are not new, some of them would significantly impact federal employees if they were to be enacted.
President’s Deficit Proposal to Target Federal Employee Pensions
The President has released a proposal outlining his ideas for ways to cut the growing federal deficit. The plan aims to make as much as $3 trillion in cuts, some of which would directly affect federal employees if they were to be enacted.
Labor Groups Urge Obama Not to Target Federal Employees
A group of labor, management and union groups sent a letter to President Obama on Friday urging him not to target federal employees’ salaries or benefits in the deficit cutting proposal that he is scheduled to unveil on Monday.
Public Servants Honored at Sammies Awards Gala
Nine Samuel J. Heyman Service to America medals were given out to outstanding public servants at the annual ceremony in Washington, D.C. on September 15.
TSA: Children Still a Security Risk, Albeit a Smaller One
DHS announced earlier this week that revised security procedures will, in some cases, allow children 12 and under to avoid pat-downs and removing their shoes at security checkpoints. But the TSA said in a recent blog post that children could still be subjected to these things at the discretion of individual TSA officers based on a child’s appearance.
Federal Jobs on the Decline in Last 20 Years
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association has compiled a list of gains/losses of federal jobs by state since 1990. In general, the figures show that the overall number of jobs in each state has declined.
McCotter Legislation Would Introduce Private Investment Plan to Save Social Security
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) plans to introduce legislation designed to save the Social Security retirement and disability trust funds from insolvency.
The Best (and Worst) Agencies to Launch a Career as a Federal Employee
What are the best agencies in which to launch a career as a federal employee? This report provides a listing of the best and worst agencies and their overall employee satisfaction ratings.
Congressmen Take Personal Stake in Reducing National Debt
A small group of Congressmen are making pledges to forego some of their own pay and benefits to apply to the reduction of the national debt.
