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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced a bill this week that would streamline the process for removing members of the Senior Executive Service for misconduct.
A group of Republican Senators have introduced legislation that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring federal employees who were fired for poor conduct and performance.
One Congressman wants to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from using taxpayer money on agency public relations campaigns which he says are "used to advertise poorly crafted rules…
Three Congressman are introducing legislation that would ensure that federal workers will be guaranteed backpay in the event of a government shutdown.
Recently introduced legislation would give the IRS Commissioner new authority to fire senior agency executives who have failed in their performance or committed misconduct.
Lawmakers in both the House and the Senate are pushing to give federal retirees a 3.9% cost of living adjustment next year.
Legislation was introduced in the House this week that would give the VA Secretary the authority to recoup relocation expenses paid to VA employees.
The Senate passed the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act which the author says appears to indicate a lack of trust in the federal government.
Legislation has been introduced in the House to allow Americans to use gun license permits as permissible identification for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) purposes.
The House of Representatives passed legislation this week that would limit bonuses paid to Veterans Affairs employees in the Senior Executive Service to $2 million in FY 2016.