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AFGE Celebrates National Nurses Week - May 4th, 2012 and May 11th, 2012
This week on AFGE's "Inside Government" National Secretary-Treasurer J. David Cox, 8th District National Vice President Jane Nygaard and Legislative Representative Marilyn Park preview National Nurses Week May 6 - 12. The trio discusses challenges federal nurses face at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Bureau of Prisons and Department of Defense and highlights the union's Nurses Steering Committee.
Tags: AFGE , Inside Government , J. David Cox , Jane Nygaard , Marilyn Park , Veteran Affairs , Bureau of Prisons , DoD , Senate
Working canines honored on Capitol Hill
Dogs that worked in Iraq and helped at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, receive first-ever American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards.
Tags: Michael Hingson , House Veterans Affairs Committee , Congress , DoD , Sept. 11 terrorist attacks , Pentagon , DoD Report
OPM's Berry gets Hill thumbs up on fed closing call
For the third day in a row, the federal government closed because of the weather. One of Capitol Hill's top lawmakers has praise for that call by the government's civilian personnel chief.
Tags: management , P&B , Steny Hoyer , John Berry , Gerry Connolly , telework , Max Cacas
Federal management: DHS v. House of Representatives
Tags: management , DHS , Politico , Tim Grieve
Federal management: DHS v. House of Representatives (Pt. 2)
Tags: management , DHS , Politico , Rep. David Price
House to vote on telework bill Thursday
Lawmakers are expected to consider a bill to expand teleworking in the federal government. Maryland Congressman John Sarbanes tells Federal News Radio his legislation enjoys wide bipartisan support, and is expected to pass easily in the House later today.
Tags: management , Pay&benefits , telework , John Sarbanes , Gerry Connolly , Frank Wolf , Telework Improvements Act of 2009 , Max Cacas
House joins Smart Contracting Caucus
Tags: managment , John Needham , Steve Kempf , Federal Acquisition Service , Max Stier , Partnership for Pubic Service , Alan Chvotikin , Professional Services Council , Scott Amey , Project on Government Oversight , Steven Schooner , GW Law School , Tom Temin
Benefits for same-sex partners of federal workers?
Tags: Pay & Benefits , same sex benefits ,
Platts bids for Comptroller General job
Congress returns to work this week after the two-week Easter/Passover break. and one member of the House will be watching to see if he will be making a career move in the year to come. Rep. Todd Platts (R.-Pa.) is on a list of four names submitted by Congressional leaders to President Obama for the post of Comptroller General, a job which also includes running the Government Accountability Office. Recently, Federal News Radio spoke exclusively to Platts about his qualifications and expectations for the job.
Tags: newsstand , Comptroller General , GAO , U.S. Congress , Todd Platts , President Obama , Max Cacas
Virginia AG argues for health care repeal on Hill
Virginia's attorney general took his fight against the federal health care law to Capitol Hill Wednesday, stepping onto a national stage before the House Judiciary Committee.
Tags: health care , Ken Cuccinelli , Virginia , Virginia Attorney General , Senate , House Judiciary Committee
