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Media execs: Progress in dispute over gov't data
Tags: Labor , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Carl Fillichio
Congressional committee considers criminal referral for TSA
House staff report suggests TSA delayed, misled congressional investigators about contents of Texas warehouse that holds security screening equipment.
Tags: DHS , Congress , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee , David Nicholson , Jared Serbu , acquisition , contracting , oversight
USPS to offer buyouts to 21,000 postmasters
As part of a cost-savings plan designed to halt the closings of rural postal facilities, the U.S. Postal Service said it would offer $20,000 buyout incentive payments to 21,000 full-time postmasters.
Tags: USPS , buyouts , retirement , pay and benefits , workforce , Congress , House , Senate , Patrick Donahoe
Senators ask USPS to delay post office closings
The four sponsors of postal reform legislation in the Senate are asking the Postal Service to delay closing post offices and mail processing facilities until the new law is in place.
Tags: Joe Lieberman , Susan Collins , Scott Brown , Tom Carper , Patrick Donahoe , USPS , House , Senate , Congress , budget
Changes will 'burnish prestige' of Fellows program, OPM director says
OPM Director John Berry detailed changes coming to the Presidential Management Fellows Program in a recent letter to Congress, obtained by Federal News Radio. The program came under criticism earlier this year for mistakenly sending out 300 letters of acceptance to applicants who had not been chosen for the program.
Tags: John Berry , OPM , Presidential Managment Fellows Program , Dennis Ross , House Oversight and Government Reform Commitee , Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Ser , workforce , hiring , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell
Pensions to feel bipartisan bite
For years, federal and postal workers have benefited from congressional gridlock. Efforts to cut benefits, or force people to pay more for them, were often blocked by partisan wrangling. But where your pension is concerned, the good old days may be over, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , benefits , retirement contribution , workforce , Congress , House Oversight and Government Reform Commitee
House committee OKs legislation to increase feds' pension contributions
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is marking up legislation today that would increase federal employees' contributions to their pension by 5 percent over five years.
Tags: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Paul Ryan , pay and benefits , retirement , budget , Jolie Lee
DATA aims to save money by making spending easier to track
The House is expected to vote on — and pass — the bipartisan Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, which aims to save taxpayer money by tracking spending by federal agencies.
Tags: Brendan Sasso , The Hill , Federal Drive , Digital Accountability and Transparency Act , Congress , House , contracting , Michael OConnell , information sharing
House to vote on partial retirement for feds
In a rare bipartisan move, the House oversight committee voted to bring a bill allowing phased retirements of federal employees to the floor for a general vote.
Tags: pay and benefits , retirement , Congress , House , NTEU , Federal Drive , TSP , Gillian Brockell
GOP Sen: Scandals expose Obama leadership weakness
Tags: House Oversight and Government Reform , Secret Service
