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Friday Morning Federal Newscast - July 1, 2011
USPS cancels bonuses for executives, officers and administrative staff.
Tags: Federal newscast , USPS , bonuses , pay , pay and benefits , workforce , Federal Drive , Lockheed Martin , Leon Panetta , David Patraeus , State , AFGE ,
Elite police force guards VRE from terrorist plots
Following news that bin Laden was pushing to target trains, a local rail provider asked immediately for additional, elite police presence to beef up security.
Tags: VRE , VIPR , Kathy Stewart , Mark Roeber
How will the TSA union vote be decided?
Workers at Uncle Sam's most touchy/feely agency must soon decide which union they want to represent them...even if they don't like any of the choices. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey ask so how's that going to work?
Tags: AFGE , NTEU , Mike Causey , Federal Report , union
TSA union vote goes to run-off
Neither of the two federal unions to represent 44,000 Transportation Security Agency employees received a majority of the vote. The election will go into a run-off in the next few weeks.
Tags: union , NTEU , AFGE , Colleen Kelley , John Gage , John Pistole , TSO , Jolie Lee , management , bargaining rights
Cuts and Gains: Budget details at a glance
More details are emerging about the $38 billion dollar deal lawmakers say they reached to keep the government from shutting down. Some cuts were made by pruning money left over from previous years. More than half of the cuts affect education, labor and health programs. A vote in the House is expected as early as Wednesday and the Senate must pass it by Friday to prevent a shutdown.
Tags: budget , Congress , 2011 budget , continuing resolution , Defense , DHS , EPA , NIH , HHS , czars , DoJ , FBI , FDA , SEC , IRS , NEA , shutdown , Suzanne Kubota
Travelers review TSA, suggest changes
The U.S Travel Association and a panel of travel and security experts have unveiled a plan to improve security at America's airports and reduce the burden on travelers. The association's Geoff Freeman gives us details.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , DHS , U.S. Travel Association , Geoff Freeman , A Better Way: Building a World-Class System for Av , Suzanne Kubota
Excellence.gov Awards: TSA app alerts for security, weather, wait times
For the first time ever, the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council added a best mobile app category to its annual Excellence.gov Awards.
Tags: Lynn Dean , Excellence.gov Awards , apps , technology , Dorobek Insider
DHS to gain real-time access to DoD biometrics
The Department of Homeland Security already has real-time access to biometric data maintained in the FBI's huge database of criminal records. Within the next year, it'll be able to share similar data with the Defense Department.
Tags: DoD , technology , DHS , biometrics , U.S. Visit , Secure Communities Program , CBP , FBI , Next, LLC , AFCEA , Stephanie Rowe , Bob Mocny , Thomas Killion , Dan Roberts , Jared Serbu
What happens to federal services if the gov't shuts down?
Suspicions that Congress will not be able to produce a budget by the March 4 deadline has many worrying: What will happen if the government shuts down?
Tags: furlough , federal budget , Social Security
Pistole defends collective bargaining rights for TSA
Administrator said it will help employee morale and will not negatively impact security. Lawmakers wanted assurances that if employees would go on strike, Pistole would fire them.
Tags: management , pay and benefits , John Pistole , Mike Rogers , Mo Brooks , Bennie Thompson , Danny Davis , House Homeland Security Committee , FRLA , collective bargaining , Best Places to Work survey , Jason Miller
