Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Postal Service awards $30m contract to firm it is suing for $390m
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Did the $5.9 million federal gun grant do any good?
Article Title: Did the $5.9 million federal gun grant make region safer?
Snippet of Article: "...eight Northern Ohio cities with a $5.9 million grant and the creation of an Ohio Gun Crime Center. The Justice Department gave the grant to the group, which included Cleveland, Akron, Toledo, Youngstown, Lorain, Elyria, Canton, Mansfield and state and federal agencies...."
Source: www.cleveland.comFriday, November 30, 2012
GOP’s Sen. Bob Corker proposes cuts to federal workforce
Article Title: Union slams proposed cuts to federal workforce from GOP’s Sen. Bob Corker
Snippet of Article: "...the proposals, which Corker has shared with Congressional leaders and the White House, do not represent serious solutions for avoiding the fiscal cliff. He criticized the plan for “relying heavily on federal workforce cuts.”..."
Source: www.washingtonpost.comTuesday, November 27, 2012
NASA workers most satisfied federal employees
Article Title: NASA workers are most satisfied federal employees
Snippet of Article: "..."Stresses on public servants - including continued tight budgets and pay freezes - are reflected in our Global Satisfaction indicator, even while more than two-thirds of employees recommend their organization as a good place to work," says Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry, in a letter attached to the survey results. ..."
Source: www.wtop.comMonday, November 26, 2012
Fiscal cliff divers should be prepared for jump in defense sector
Article Title: Levin: Defense employees should be worried about sequestration
Snippet of Article: "...Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) warned on Sunday that those employed in the defense industry should be worried about the possibility of sequestration...."
Source: www.politico.comThursday, November 15, 2012
New Federal employee whistle blower Law will strengthen protections
Article Title: New whistleblower law will significantly strengthen federal employee protections
Snippet of Article: "...The legislation provides millions of federal workers with the rights they need to safely report government corruption and wrongdoing. "After a 13 year rollercoaster campaign..."
Source: www.climatesciencewatch.orgWednesday, November 14, 2012
Government Liquidation (GL): surplus and scrap assets of the United States Department of Defense
Article Title: Government Liquidation (GL): surplus and scrap assets of the United States Department of Defense
Snippet of Article: "...Government Liquidation (GL), a Liquidity Services, Inc. marketplace is the exclusive contractor of the DLA Disposition Services for the sale of surplus and scrap assets of the United States Department of Defense (DOD). GL operates an innovative and powerful online sales channel that enables surplus buyers to purchase available government assets in a convenient and open environment. GL utilizes world-class logistics, technology, marketing and customer service capabilities to assemble and promotes available property for the convenience of its buyers. With over 500 different commodity categories and thousands of surplus items added weekly to our inventory,..."
Source: www.govliquidation.comTSA employees overwhelmingly ratify contract
Article Title: TSA Workers Ratify First Union Contract
Snippet of Article: "...“This agreement will mean better working conditions, fair evaluation practices and safer workplaces, and in doing so, it will improve morale. This is important because low morale leads to unsafe levels of attrition in an agency where a stable, professional workforce of career employees is vital to its national security mission...."
Source: www.afge.orgTuesday, November 13, 2012
Petraeus affair leads to FBI search
Article Title: FBI says agents at the home of Petraeus' lover
Snippet of Article: "...FBI agents are at the North Carolina home of the woman whose affair with retired general David Petraeus led to his resignation as CIA director...."
Source: www.usatoday.comMonday, November 12, 2012
Was Petraeus affair a security breach?
Article Title: Friend: Petraeus began affair after taking CIA job
Snippet of Article: "...Concerned that emails Petraeus exchanged with Broadwell raised the possibility of a security breach, the FBI brought the matter up with him directly, according to the official..."
Source: www.chicagotribune.comTuesday, November 6, 2012
WARN Act: What is it?
Article Title: The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
Snippet of Article: "...WARN offers protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers to provide notice 60 days in advance of covered plant closings and covered mass layoffs. This notice must be provided to either affected workers or their representatives (e.g., a labor union); to the State dislocated worker unit; and to the appropriate unit of local government...."
Source: www.doleta.govMonday, November 5, 2012
Time to review healthcare and insurance at OPM.gov
Article Title: Time to review healthcare and insurance at OPM.gov
Snippet of Article: "...Federal employees, retirees and survivors can choose coverage from the widest selection of health plans in the country. ..."
Source: www.opm.govSunday, November 4, 2012
Sequestration, the WARN Act and Federal employees (Iowa)
Article Title: WARN Act: Sequestration gives layoff law a day in the sun
Snippet of Article: "...Job loss estimates due to sequestration include 48,059 jobs in health care, 98,953 in construction, 473,250 in manufacturing and 617,449 federal positions...."
Source: thegazette.comThursday, November 1, 2012
federal agencies and organizations that service federal employees are beginning to reopen
Article Title: What's closed and what's open for federal employees?
Snippet of Article: "...Federal government buildings in the D.C. area will reopen Wednesday, according to the Office of Personnel Management. Unscheduled leave and telework will be in effect...."
Source: www.federalnewsradio.comSunday, October 28, 2012
Non-emergency federal employees will be granted excused absence Monday in Washington, DC, Area
Article Title: Non-emergency federal employees will be granted excused absence Monday in Washington, DC, Area
Snippet of Article: "...Non-emergency employees (including employees on pre-approved paid leave) will be granted excused absence (administrative leave) for the number of hours they were scheduled to work unless they..."
Source: Federal Employee NewsFriday, October 26, 2012
Ryan theme: Reliance on the federal government is bad
Article Title: Ryan’s Family Firm Gains From Government Spending He Criticizes
Snippet of Article: "...Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential candidate, may reprise a favorite campaign theme in his debate with Vice President Joe Biden tonight: Reliance on the federal government is bad...."
Source: www.businessweek.comThursday, October 25, 2012
Baggage worker allegedly steals $20,000 from Federal Reserve
Article Title: Airport Worker Charged with Stealing from $96 Million Federal Reserve Shipment
Snippet of Article: "...An airport baggage handler allegedly pilfered a tiny fraction of the $96 million shipment of cash being hauled to New Jersey..."
Source: time.com
Your Job and the Election
Article Title: Obama extends pay freeze on federal workers
Snippet of Article: "...President Obama plans to extend the pay freeze for federal workers through next March, and then they would get a meager 0.5% increase...."
Source: cnn.comThe election and your job
Article Title: Romney-Ryan would target federal workers
Snippet of Article: "...Both Romney and Ryan have made it clear that they think federal workers are one reason the nation's deficit is too high, and have talked about shrinking payrolls and cutting benefits...."
Source: cnn.comTuesday, October 23, 2012
USAJOBS Top Ten FAQ
Article Title: USAJOBS Top Ten FAQ
Bone up on your USAJOBS knowledge to advance your career, change jobs, or to learn information to assist your family and friends get federal employment.
Source: usajobs.govSunday, October 21, 2012
Twenty Seven (27) pay periods for federal employees this year
Article Title: Federal employees will have 27 pay periods in 2012
Snippet of Article: "...Nearly all federal civilian employees will have an extra pay period for leave accrual this year. According to a memo from Angela Bailey, OPM’s Associate Director for Employee Services, the leave year for most federal employees began on January 1, 2012 and will end on January 12, 2013...."
Source: www.asmconline.orgTuesday, October 16, 2012
2013 Federal Employee Retirement COLA announced
Article Title: Federal retirement COLA of 1.7 percent announced
Snippet of Article: "...Federal retirees will receive an inflation adjustment of 1.7 percent in January, translating to about a $50 increase in the average monthly payment under the annuity program for most of them...."
Source: www.washingtonpost.comSunday, October 7, 2012
Excused Absence for Voting
Article Title: Excused Absence for Voting
Snippet of Article: "...This memorandum provides agencies with information on the Federal Government’s longstanding policy of granting employees limited time off from work (i.e., excused absence) to vote in Federal, State, county, or municipal elections, or in referendums on any civic matter in their community. The head of each agency (or his or her designee) has discretion to grant excused absence in limited circumstances under his or her broad authority to govern, unless otherwise prohibited by law. Agencies have discretionary authority to grant excused absence to the extent that such time off does not interfere with agency operations, including the ability to adjust policies to circumstances as they unfold. Typically, polling places throughout the United States are open for extended periods of time, and an increasing number of jurisdictions are offering early voting options. Therefore, excused absence should rarely be needed.Agencies should consider the following guidelines when creating their policies on excused absence for voting in the upcoming election...."
Source: www.chcoc.govMonday, October 1, 2012
2012 APWU early retirement incentive approved
Article Title: APWU, USPS Negotiate Retirement Incentive
Snippet of Article: "...The APWU has negotiated a retirement incentive agreement that awards eligible full-time career employees a $15,000 payment in two installments, President Cliff Guffey has announced. The first installment will be $10,000; the second will be $5,000...."
Source: www.apwu.org