Friday, December 14, 2012
Congress gotta get home for Christmas before screwing over Social Security and Medicare
Article Title: Congress: Merry Christmas, suckers
Snippet of Article: "...Speaker John Boehner told members to go home for Christmas but be back the next day. (Congress = The Bart Simpson who stole Christmas?)..."
Source: firstread.nbcnews.comThursday, December 13, 2012
Federal worker fatally shoots self inside Alabama courthouse
Article Title: Federal employee fatally shoots self inside Alabama courthouse
Snippet of Article: "...Police say a federal employee is dead after shooting himself inside the city's main federal court building in Birmingham...."
Source: www.foxnews.comTuesday, December 11, 2012
Obama Administration Increases Solid Federal Jobs, Many Taking Care of Military Personnel
Article Title: Drudge Ignores That Many New Federal Employees Take Care Of Veterans
Snippet of Article: "...the increase in federal jobs are a result of defense spending, including an increase in hiring associated with caring for military personnel returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Examining claims about increased federal employment, PolitiFact found that "all told, national defense, assisting veterans, and protecting the national borders account for close to 90% of all federal civilian employee growth." ..."
Source: mediamatters.orgSunday, December 9, 2012
Federal government’s heaviest smoker
Article Title: Booze, smokes focus of quirky federal agency
Snippet of Article: "...These are the scientists, rule-makers and trade ambassadors of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, one of the federal government’s least-known and most peculiar corners...."
Source: www.delawareonline.comThursday, December 6, 2012
Federal Agencies to Protect Indian Sacred Sites
Article Title: Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Interior Sign Memorandum to Collaborate to Protect Indian Sacred Sites
Snippet of Article: "..."Protecting America's air and water and our nation's heritage is an important part of the Energy Department's commitment to Tribal Nations across the country, particularly those that are neighbors to the Department's National Laboratories, sites and facilities," said Energy Secretary Steven Chu. "I look forward to continuing this important work and collaborating with other federal agencies and Tribal Nations to protect Indian sacred sites throughout the United States." ..."
Source: www.usda.govWednesday, December 5, 2012
GOP still pushing for federal employee pay freezes and reductions
Article Title: House GOP continues to push federal employee pay and benefits reforms
Snippet of Article: "... House GOP leaders on Monday reiterated their belief that reductions to federal employees’ compensation should be part of a deal to decrease the deficit. Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio,..."
Source: www.govexec.comTuesday, December 4, 2012
Postal Service awards $30m contract to firm it is suing for $390m
Article Title: USPS awards $30m contract to firm it is suing for $390m
Snippet of Article: "...The US Postal Service has awarded a $30m contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation at the same time it is attempting to sue the company over breaches of another contract, seeking a nine-figure sum...." Source: postandparcel.infoSunday, 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