Federal Employee Groups Renew Push for 5.3% Pay Raise
A group is pushing for support for a 5.3% pay raise for federal employees in 2017.
A group is pushing for support for a 5.3% pay raise for federal employees in 2017.
Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) has introduced an amendment that would remove IRS commissioner John Koskinen from office by taking his salary down to $0.
Legislation has been introduced in the House that is designed to improve the hiring process at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) has been a success for federal workers. Another bill in Congress would create a similar system for many other Americans.
The House of Representatives passed a bill this week that would make a number of policy changes at TSA to help cut down on wait times at security checkpoints at airports around the country.
A bill recently signed into law strikes words from federal law books such as “Negro,” “American Indian,” and “Oriental.” The term “illegal aliens” is still being debated in Congress.
Legislation has been introduced in the House that would close a legal loophole to ensure federal employees and contractors are not immune from prosecution for crimes they commit while working abroad.
A bill that would pay bonuses to federal workers who identify unneeded or surplus funds in their agencies has taken another step towards becoming law.
Recently introduced legislation would require the Social Security Administration to remove Social Security numbers from mailed documents when they are deemed unnecessary.
Legislation has been introduced ahead of the busy summer travel season to direct the TSA to reassign its employees’ duties to help alleviate the growing security lines that have been plaguing airports around the country.