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When Federal employees publicly act out, there’s generally a call for immediate action. As with most things Federal, it’s more complex than it should be. Over the last 100 years (almost exactly), Congress has passed numerous laws that complicate and make the accountability process difficult and time consuming.
Boyle Station Letter Carrier Sadao Nakasone achieved 50 years of service with the Postal Service.
Should you apply for your Social Security benefit at age 62 or later?
There is yet another chapter in the case of the Interior Department economist who was bestowed with a $383,600 monetary award by a group that the employee had assisted in bringing a successful false claims action involving underpayment by oil companies of royalties owed to the Mineral Management Service.
Capitola Letter Carrier Cris Mariani delivers mail every day to her customers and she keeps a look out for everyone on her route. When one of her elderly customers did not pick up her mail for two days, Mariani sensed something was awry.
In a speech in Manchester, NH this week, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that it is fundamentally unfair that federal employees enjoy better pay and benefits than the workers they serve in the private sector.
The majority of responses to our latest survey indicate that FedSmith.com users believe the scandals that erupted with GSA and Secret Service are not the norm in the federal government travel process.
After 52 years of combined government service – 26 years in the military and another 26 for the Postal Service – all in the community of Twentynine Palms, Customer Service Supervisor Richard Manthey retired for the second time.
Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) has introduced legislation in response to the GSA conference spending scandal that aims to “bring federal travel budgets back to reality.”
Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) has introduced legislation that would cut pay of members of Congress by five percent and also eliminate future cost of living adjustments.
