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FBI sued over alleged age discrimination
Lawyer Debra Roth gives details of a lawsuit against the FBI in which plaintiffs claimed the agency was trying to push out workers over the age of 40.
Tags: Federal Drive , Legal Loop , FBI , age discrimination , Debra Roth , Shaw, Bransford & Roth , Courthouse News Service ,
Berry lauds agencies for vet hiring
John Berry, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the uptick in the number of vets being hired into the federal ranks and how the overall hiring reform process is going.
Tags: John Berry , OPM , veterans , hiring reforms , Dorobek Insider , pay and benefits ,
GAO investigates workers' comp abuses
The Government Accountability Office is accepting anonymous reports of workers' compensation abuses by federal employees as part of an investigation into fraud in the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA).
Tags: FECA , GAO , Labor , investigation , workers
GPO plans to offer buyouts
The Government Printing Office has put in a request to Congress to offer up to $25,000 in lump-sum buyouts and early outs to its 2,200 employees in anticipation of reduced appropriations next year.
Tags: GPO , pay and benefits , buyouts , Bill Boarman ,
GAO: Stimulus contractors owe millions in back taxes
A Government Accountability Office report to be released Tuesday finds contractors who received stimulus funds have more than $757 million in back taxes.
Tags: Tom Coburn , Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations , GAO , stimulus funding , TARP , IRS , taxes , oversight
Postal workers ratify contract with 3.5 percent raise
Members of the U.S. Postal Service's largest union voted Thursday to accept a new contract that includes a 3.5 percent raise and cost-of-living adjustments over four years.
Tags: USPS , APWU , Cliff Guffey , union contract , pay and benefits , pay raise , COLA , health contributions , Patrick Donahoe
May 23 set for TSA union run-off election
Transportation security officers will begin voting May 23 in a run-off election to decide which of two unions they want to be represented by.
Tags: TSA , AFGE , NTEU , FLRA , union , bargaining rights , Colleen Kelley , run-off ,
Agencies release first sustainability scorecards
The scorecards provide a benchmark on agencies' progress to meet the mandate. Each agency will update its sustainability plan based on its scorecard performance, according to a joint statement from the Office of Management and Budget and the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
Tags: sustainability , greenhouse gas emissions , scorecard , OMB , John Buckner , environment , green government
Treasury oversight of legal fees creates 'unacceptable risk'
The Treasury Department's contracting process for legal services under the Troubled Asset Relief Program lacks controls to prevent overpayment.
Tags: Treasury , SIGTARP , TARP , oversight , Venable , legal fees ,
OPM urges FEHB wellness, prevention programs
The Office of Personnel Management is calling for federal employee health insurance carriers to propose more wellness and prevention programs.
Tags: John O'Brien , John Berry , OPM , FEHB , pay and benefits , health insurance , wellness programs , prevention , FEHB Carrier Conference ,
