Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said in a recent interview that she would dramatically cut the size of the federal workforce through attrition as president.
A recent poll of FedSmith.com users shows Bernie Sanders in the lead among the Democratic candidates for president and Donald Trump leading on the Republican side. The article provides a complete breakdown of the results for all of the candidates.
Federal employee unions have become a target in the presidential campaign, and one candidate is proposing to eliminate the ability of federal employees to join unions. Here is a summary of the proposals and how much federal employee unions have contributed to politicians.
Who should be the next president of the United States? Here is your chance to share your opinion.
J. David Cox, Sr. will serve another three year term as the American Federation of Government Employees national president.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently released details about his immigration plan for the country if he were to be elected president. One aspect of the plan would involve hiring an additional 10,000 federal employees to help with enforcing immigration laws.
The author says that the candidates in the first Republican presidential debate failed to give voters any new or factual information on how to best reform Social Security. He discusses the flaws he sees with the information put forth by the candidates in what little discussion was had about Social Security.
In a recent speech in Tallahassee, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush called on a number of reforms he feels are needed in Washington, several of which were aimed directly at federal workers.
The political battle over federal pay and benefits continues to rage and may become an issue in the 2012 presidential election.
Americans are increasingly polarized. Elections are becoming more hotly disputed with tempers fraying and lawyers and lawsuits becoming the “new normal.” At the heart of the matter, the role of government in America and the role of unions in government.
