50 years of federal service

Article Title: 50 years of federal service

Snippet of Article: "...“People still want their mail,” said Pacha. “All we have to offer is service to our customers and I have always tried to provide that over the years.”
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Source: usps.gov Rich Pacha,

8a Business Development Program

Article Title: 8a Business Development Program

Snippet of Article: "...Information for 8a businesses and 8a business development including qualifications, ... 8(a) Firm to Compete Below the Competitive Threshold (Federal Agency ... Electronic 8(a) Certification and Annual Review System Users Guide ..."

Source: www.sba.gov Federal 8a Program

Federal Agency Proposes Posted Notice of the Right to Unionize

Article Title: U.S. Proposes Posted Notice of the Right to Unionize

Snippet of Article: "...The National Labor Relations Board said on Tuesday that it would require companies to post notices on their bulletin boards — and perhaps send out e-mail— to inform employees of their right to unionize under federal law. ..."

Source: www.nytimes.com

IRS Agent Gets Nearly 3 Years for Soliciting Bribe

Article Title: IRS Agent Gets Nearly 3 Years for Soliciting Bribe

Snippet of Article: "...33 months in prison for soliciting a $9,700 bribe from..."

Source: www.courthousenews.com Roger Anthony Coombs, IRS Federal worker,

DoD Seeks Comments on Federal IT Worker Job Swap

Article Title: DoD Seeks Comments on Federal IT Worker Job Swap

Snippet of Article: "...in the reverse, workers in the private sector of equivalent rank will be able to work within the government for the same period of time...."

Source: www.executivegov.com Information Technology Exchange

OPM's New Telework Policy

Article Title: AFGE Endorses OPM's New Telework Policy

Snippet of Article: "...policy that allows federal employees to telework on an unscheduled basis when severe weather conditions or other circumstances prevent employees from reporting to work in the Washington D.C. area. With this new policy, employees can continue to perform their job functions to keep the government running without being tied to their office...."

Source: www.prnewswire.com OPM's New Telework Policy

For Federal Employees

Article Title: USA.GOV for Federal Employees

Snippet of Article: "...Find resources on benefits, pay, policies, training, travel, collaboration, information technology, and more...."

Source: www.usa.gov Federal Employee benefits, pay, policies, training

Federal Salary Council's Recommendations for Locality Pay in 2012

Article Title: Federal Salary Council's Recommendations for Locality Pay in 2012 (PDF Document)

Snippet of Article: "...As authorized by the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA), we present our recommendations for the establishment or modification of pay localities, the coverage of salary surveys conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for use in the locality pay program, the process of comparing General Schedule (GS) pay to non-Federal pay, and the level of comparability payments for January 2012...."

Source: www.opm.gov 2012 Locality Pay

federal surplus equipment employee on paid leave during investigation

Article Title: State employee on paid leave after search at surplus site

Snippet of Article: "...employee in charge of finding federal surplus and getting it to qualified recipients, Vern Jones, chief procurement officer for the Division of General Services, said Friday...."

Source: www.adn.com
federal surplus property

Miami Postal Worker Shot

Article Title: Postal Worker Shot in Biscayne Gardens

Snippet of Article: "...discovered a male postal worker shot several times...."

Source: www.nbcmiami.com Postal worker shot, postal shooting, postman shot in Miami, Miami postal shooting,

Federal employees strike back

Article Title: Federal employees strike back

Snippet of Article: "...A quick check of salary.com, for example, reveals that my private sector counterparts earn somewhere between 35 percent and 50 percent more than I do! What I can’t tell from my rudimentary research is whether they spend the same number of nights, weekends, holidays and special occasions away from their families...."

Source: www.gazette.com Federal Pay Freeze

Google, Unisys Gain Cloud Email Momentum In Federal Government

Article Title: Google, Unisys Gain Cloud Email Momentum In Federal Government

Snippet of Article: "...In the process, GSA claimed to be the first federal agency to move e-mail into the cloud on an agency-wide basis. Unisys partners with Google, Tempus Nova, and Acumen Solutions...."
Source: www.mspmentor.net

Could fed pay freeze hurt nation's cyber security efforts?

Article Title: Could fed pay freeze hurt nation's cyber security efforts?

Snippet of Article: "...But the military faces steep competition from its web of defense contractors, companies including Booz Allen Hamilton, Computer Sciences Corp., and Northrop Grumman Corp., for that top-tier-tech talent. In many cases, those companies are able to pay more than Uncle Sam, and the proposed federal pay freeze could make it that much harder for Cyber Command to recruit..."
Source: Baltimore Business Journal federal pay freeze, federal cyber security,

Bipartisan Debt Commission Fails to Get the Votes

Article Title: Bipartisan Debt Commission Fails to Get the Votes

Snippet of Article: "...it failed to get the 14 votes from its members required to send its proposal to Congress, according to media reports. The 59-page program of recommendations to slash the deficit by $4 billion over 10 years had something in it to offend everyone..."

Source: www.dailyfinance.com Federal Employee Pay, Federal Pay Freeze

President freezes federal employee locality pay at 2010 levels

Locality Pay Frozen!

Article Title: Letter from the President Regarding an Alternative Pay Plan

Snippet of Article: "...Under the authority of section 5304a of title 5, United States Code, I have determined that the current locality pay percentages in Schedule 9 of Executive Order 13525 of December 23, 2009, shall not increase from their 2010 levels. Pursuant to the Non Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009 (sections 1911 1919, Public Law 111 84), I am also establishing applicable 2011 locality pay rates for Alaska and Hawaii that are based on 2010 locality pay levels...."

Source: www.whitehouse.gov


2011 Locality Pay, Federal employee locality pay, locality pay freeze, Federal Alternative Pay Plan,

Van Hollen Criticizes Obama’s Pay Freeze for Federal Workers

Article Title: Van Hollen Criticizes Obama’s Pay Freeze for Federal Workers

Snippet of Article: "...“By focusing exclusively on federal employees, the administration runs the risk of reinforcing the myth, pushed by some for politically convenient but cynical reasons, that America suffers from a federal government comprised of unproductive and overpaid civil servants,” Mr. Van Hollen said. “Nothing could be further from the truth.”..."

Source: wsj.com Federal pay freeze, Rep. Chris Van Hollen,

Federal Employee Union Denounces Attack on Working Class

Article Title: AFGE DENOUNCES OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PROPOSAL TO FREEZE PAY

Snippet of Article: "...Obama asks federal workers to share the sacrifice, but it’s unconscionable for him to attack the wages of federal working people while the millionaires and billionaires on Wall Street not only get their bailouts and astronomical bonuses; they also get their tax cuts,” concluded Gage...."

Source: www.afge.org Federal employee pay freeze

Postmaster General gets 'quarter-million dollars in incentive pay in 2010

Article Title: Postmaster General gets 'quarter-million dollars in incentive pay in 2010

Snippet of Article: "...Postal Service recently announced $8.5 billion in losses for 2010. Nonetheless, it paid Mr. Potter $228,088 in extra incentive pay..."

Source:The Washington Times via The Postal Briefing

Postal executive pay

2011 and 2012 Federal Employee Pay Freeze

Article Title: Obama proposes freezing federal civilian pay

Snippet of Article: "...Federal civilian employees' pay would be frozen in 2011 and 2012 under a proposal..."

Source: www.marketwatch.com federal civilian pay freeze, federal employee pay, federal worker pay freeze, 2011 federal civilian pay freeze,2012 federal civilian pay freeze,

Article Title: I Am Thankful for TSA Workers

Snippet of Article: "...TSA workers have one of the worst jobs in America. Reports and surveys by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general show morale among TSA workers is at record lows for the federal workforce..."

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com TSA, Department of Homeland Security,

Two thirds of voters want federal payroll cut

Article Title: Two thirds of voters want federal payroll cut

Snippet of Article: "...They also believe government employees work less and have more job security, according to a Rasmussen Reports telephone. ..."

Source: www.mydesert.com government employees,

Social Security worker charged over fake ID cards

Article Title: Social Security worker charged over fake ID cards

Snippet of Article: "...A longtime employee of the Social Security Administration faces federal charges for allegedly creating and selling bogus Social Security cards...."

Source: www.sfgate.com Social Security Fraud

Investors make slight shifts to higher-risk TSP funds

Article Title: Investors make slight shifts to higher-risk TSP funds

Snippet of Article: "...Most of the fund movement is out of the "safe" G fund into high-risk funds, Trabucco said. ..."

Source: www.federalnewsradio.com TSP trends, TSP,

Huge increases in some FEHB plans cause for change during Open Season

Article Title: As feds look to cut costs, lower-premium health plans gain enrollees

Snippet of Article: "...Al Dileo, vice president of Mail Handlers' account management, said the company's popularity is due in good part to its value plan, which "offers the lowest premium among FEHBP's nationwide fee-for-service plans." That plan saw enrollment jump 60 percent from 11,000 to 17,600 enrollees over the past year...."

Source: www.federaltimes.com