New initiative would also seek to reduce workplace injuries to decrease “the financial burden of injury on taxpayers.” 1/10/2020 The White House is calling on federal agencies to develop new strategies to reduce injuries in the federal workersfederal workplace and to help those who are hurt to get back to work more quickly, creating a […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat said Sunday that congressional leaders have reached a “real breakthrough” deal to give 12 weeks of paid parental leave to millions of federal workers as part of the annual defense policy bill. Sen. Charles Schumer said the agreement over the National Defense Authorization Act was reached late […]
Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon wrote a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan late last week requesting a number of legislative changes that would cut retirement benefits for federal workers. The request, which Pon said would save taxpayers $143.5 billion over the next decade, comes on the eve of the White House’s planned […]
Making good on a promise to slash government, President-elect Trump has asked his incoming team to pursue spending and staffing cuts. Insiders said that the spending reductions in some departments could go as high as 10 percent and staff cuts to 20 percent, numbers that would rock Washington if he follows through. At least two […]
The measure passed 219-208. All but 26 Republicans voted YES; every Democrat voted NO. On Wednesday evening, March 25, the House of Representatives approved a budget bill that targets the earned health and retirement benefits of postal and federal employees. House Concurrent Resolution 27 passed the House by a 219-208 vote. The measure hits Federal […]
The federal civil service was created to operate independently of the political class and smoothly in spite of the upheaval caused by elections. In practice, lawmakers control just about every aspect of federal employees’ jobs. The day-to-day functions of federal workers remain largely without political influence, but from pay to agency budgets, lawmakers impact the […]
With only four months left in the inflation-watch countdown, retirees who get automatic cost- of-living adjustments are due an increase of at least 1.69 percent next January. That COLA will be higher if living costs measured by the government increase this month, or in July, August or September. The precise amount of the 2015 retiree […]
Online initiative will highlight critical roles of federal and postal employees through images and shared stories WASHINGTON, April 29, 2014 — The Federal-Postal Coalition (FPC) today launched the “What Dreams Are Made Of…” online initiative to push back against the negative stereotype of government employees. The images are meant to remind viewers that many of […]