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House Committee Wants to Ensure Federal Workers Are Being ‘Properly Compensated’

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFeb 23, 2016 10:30 AM | Updated: Aug 25, 2016 4:23 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

What changes, if any, should be made to the federal employee compensation and benefits package or how federal pay is determined each year? A Congressional committee is asking OPM for detailed information on these topics.

House Committee Concerned About Potential for Abuse of Employee Bonuses Within TSA

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 22, 2016 1:04 PM | Updated: Sep 13, 2016 5:01 PM Categories Federal Workforce News Leave a comment

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said in a recent letter to Transportation Security Administration Administrator Peter Neffenger that the Committee is concerned about the possibility of abuse within the system used to pay bonuses to TSA employees.

House Committee Wants to Know How Many Firearms DHS Lost

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 20, 2016 5:02 AM Categories Federal Workforce News Leave a comment

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is asking the Department of Homeland Security to provide details on the badges, cell phones and guns that recently went missing at the agency.

House Oversight Committee Seeking Information on Payment to Confidential Informants

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFeb 17, 2016 2:15 PM | Updated: Sep 13, 2016 5:02 PM Categories Federal Workforce News Leave a comment

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is seeking information about a payment in excess of $850,000 to pay confidential informants when an information sharing agreement existed between Amtrak and the Justice Department.

House Committee Fires Off Letters Demanding Data on Federal Employees’ Use of ‘Official Time’

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 16, 2016 8:43 AM | Updated: Sep 13, 2016 5:03 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) fired off numerous letters late last week to various federal agency leaders requesting data on federal employees’ use of official time.

Justice Department Must Turn Over Documents to U.S. House Committee

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithJan 20, 2016 11:09 AM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

Having to resort to federal court to get the Justice Department to turn over documents, the U.S. District Court has now ordered the Attorney General to cough them up to the House Committee in response to its subpoena for the documents.

House Passes Bill to Restructure Pensions and Allowances Paid to Former Presidents

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJan 14, 2016 4:25 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

The House passed legislation this week that would restructure the annual pensions and personal allowances paid to former presidents.

House Committee Members Demand IRS Commissioner Be Fired

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 27, 2015 10:28 PM | Updated: Apr 5, 2017 4:43 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent a lengthy letter to President Obama today demanding that IRS commissioner John Koskinen be removed from his position.

Chaffetz: Feds in DC Are ‘Wimps’ for Closing Government Due to Snow

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 17, 2015 12:20 PM Categories Federal Workforce News Leave a comment

Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said in a tweet this morning that feds in DC are “wimps” for closing the government due to snow.

Bill Introduced to Cut Federal Workforce by 10% by 2015

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJun 6, 2011 11:47 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

Representatives Darrell Issa (R-CA), Dennis Ross (R-FL), and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) have introduced a bill that would aim to cut the federal workforce by 10% by 2015 through attrition.

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