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House lawmakers to square off over plans to fix USPS
A House subcommittee will markup legislation Wednesday to address the Postal Service's financial problems. President Obama unveiled his reform proposal earlier this week. Postal Service officials say, if enacted, it would give them the breathing room they need to make major network changes.
Tags: management , budget , USPS , Barack Obama , ron stroman , Darrell Issa , Dennis Ross , Elijah Cummings , Stephen Lynch , Emily Kopp
Overview: the state of federal contracting
Tags: procurement , acquisition , Diane Watson
OPM: Within grade increases are not automatic
A new memo from OPM Director John Berry reminds agencies that only employees who are rated fully successful should receive pay raises. The reminder comes as the House passed a provision to prohibit pay adjustments to poor performers.
Tags: pay and benefits , John Berry , OPM , Darrell Issa , within-grade increases , General Schedule system , pay freeze , Jason Miller
Lawmakers at odds over 'official time'
House Oversight and Government Reform members disagreed on the whether federal employees should perform union activities during the work day. A bill banning official time has been introduced which AFGE says would all but end collective bargaining rights.
Tags: pay and benefits , Stephen Lynch , Dennis Ross , Phil Gingrey , Tim Curry , OPM , John Gage , AFGE , Vincent Vernuccio , Competitive Enterprise Institute , official time , labor-management relations , Jason Miller
Feds owing money could see pay garnished
Tags: pay and benefits , OPM , Jason Chaffetz , back taxes , Jason Miller
House lawmakers uneasy about hiring reforms
Senate passes a bill that calls for many of the same changes the administration is asking for. House committee wants more answers about how the reforms would affect the hiring of veterans. OPM promises more answers in 90 days.
Tags: pay and benefits , John Berry , Stephen Lynch , Jason Chaffetz , Eleanor Holmes-Norton , Daniel Akaka , George Voinovich , OPM , VA , NTEU , hiring reforms , veterans preference , USAJobs.gov , Federal Career Internship Program , Jason Miller
Domestic partner benefits: management vs. morals
Tags: Pay & Benefits , House of Representitives , Rep. Tammy Baldwin , Rep. Jason Chaffetz , Office of Personnel Management , John Berry , Dr. Frank Page , Southern Baptist Convention
Calls for Senate-confirmed cyber official revived
House lawmakers want to add the requirement for a White House official to oversee cybersecurty policy and budget across civilian agencies. Rep. Langevin said the current set up with DHS in charge of civilian networks isn't good enough. Members also want more attention paid to the security of the supply chain.
Tags: technology , management , Howard Schmidt , Greg Schaffer , Jim Langevin , Jason Chaffetz , Elijah Cummings , DHS , White House , cybersecurity , supply chain security , FISMA , Jason Miller
Issa says USPS sets 'dangerous precedent' on FERS
In a letter to the Office of Personnel Management, the head of the government's watchdog committee said the U.S. Postal Service's decision to halt contributions to employees' retirement fund sets a "dangerous precedent" for other cash-strapped agencies.
Tags: Darrell Issa , USPS , pay and benefits , retirement , Postal Service , budget
TechAmerica: Immediate threats to nation's cybersecurity
TechAmerica's Phil Bond testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations this week to explain what the most important cyber security concerns are today.
Tags: Phil Bond , TechAmerica , cybersecurity , technology , In Depth
