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Lawmakers Want to Know Why OPM is Suddenly Withholding Federal Employee Salary Data

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 11, 2018 9:35 AM | Updated: Mar 8, 2019 4:06 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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OPM has increasingly been blocking the release of substantial amounts of federal employee salary data. Some lawmakers want to know why.

House Committee Looking Into ‘Excessive Spending’ on Redecorating Carson’s Office

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 1, 2018 12:03 PM | Updated: Mar 8, 2018 1:50 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The House Oversight Committee is probing reports of “excessive spending” on decorating the HUD Secretary’s office.

Cummings Calls for Subpoena of DOI

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 1, 2018 8:52 AM | Updated: Mar 6, 2018 5:05 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) wants to subpoena DOI for a lack of response to his inquiry about retaliatory employee reassignments.

Another House Committee Probes EPA Administrator’s First Class Travel

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 22, 2018 9:42 AM | Updated: Feb 28, 2018 3:05 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Another lawmaker is asking questions about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s frequent first class trips.

IG Report Says TSA Officials Interfered with Disciplinary Process

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJan 18, 2018 10:26 AM | Updated: Jan 13, 2025 6:57 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

An IG report found that TSA senior leaders bypassed the agency’s own disciplinary rules to give favorable treatment to an employee who was slated to be fired.

House Committee Looking at Employee Reassignments at DOI

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOct 12, 2017 10:52 AM | Updated: Jan 13, 2025 6:59 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

A House Committee is requesting information on employee transfers within DOI that it says may have been done in retaliation and therefore violation of law.

House Committee Scrutinizing Travel of Federal Officials

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithSep 27, 2017 11:22 AM | Updated: Dec 9, 2020 8:36 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The House Oversight Committee is seeking details from numerous federal agencies about their use of chartered aircraft for travel.

House Oversight Committee Looking Into Postal Service Hatch Act Violation

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithSep 1, 2017 10:16 AM | Updated: Sep 11, 2017 11:55 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The House Oversight Committee has taken an interest in the IG investigation that concluded the Postal Service violated the Hatch Act during the 2016 elections.

Dueling Statistics on Federal Employee Pay

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithMay 18, 2017 11:22 AM | Updated: Jul 7, 2019 10:53 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

A House committee held a hearing on federal employee compensation. Interest groups are out in force. Here is a summary of competing arguments.

Chaffetz Willing to Subpoena to Get Comey Memos

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 17, 2017 9:01 AM | Updated: Mar 31, 2018 11:12 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) has asked the FBI to provide copies of memos that allegedly were written by former FBI director James Comey documenting conversations he had with President Trump.

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