The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided in favor of an Air Force reservist in his case against Wachovia Securities LLC, providing a major victory to service members who leave well-paying commission jobs to serve their country in the armed forces.
Senators Boxer, Grassley, and Congressman Tonko have called on OMB to ensure transparency in government contracting by issuing a determination on the maximum allowable compensation for government contractor senior executives before the end of the current fiscal year.
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.
After “When Small Savings Add Up to a Lot of Money” appeared in Fedsmith, I was contacted by a couple of FERS employees who wondered what the results would have been for a FERS employee. Here are the results.
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.
On September 8, a major power outage occurred that affected much of California and Arizona. San Diego Postal employees worked throughout the outage to ensure mail was delivered.
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.
Since Federal unions were permitted bargaining under law, most negotiable issues are already in existing union contracts. The author suggests these unions have joined with the Obama administration in an effort to co-manage agencies and encourage the FLRA to “expand” the meaning of the statute. They appear to be succeeding.
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) plans to introduce legislation designed to save the Social Security retirement and disability trust funds from insolvency.
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) has introduced legislation that would repeal a rule promulgated by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) forcing employers to prominently display posters containing information on workers’ rights to unionize and bargain collectively.
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