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CBP issues tens of thousands of furlough notices

In order to counter funding reductions due to sequestration, Customs and Border Protection has begun sending furlough notices to many of its 60,000 employees. An officer in the union representing CBP agents says these measures amount to a 40 percent reduction in salaries.

Tags: CBP , Shawn Moran , National Border Patrol Council , furloughs , workforce , sequestration , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell , pay , management

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Metro OT adds up: $187K for 2 months for 10 workers

One construction inspector made $32,090 in overtime in January and February.

Tags: Evan Haning , Metro , Tri-State Oversight Committee ,

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Lots of OT is bad for your heart

Before you think about tacking on a few more hours of overtime this week, be forewarned. If you work 10 or 11 hours a day, you are more likely to suffer serious heart problems.

Tags: OT , Cordish Cos.isease , heart attacks , angina , Marianna Virtanen , Kristi King , Colleen Kelleher , depression , diabetes

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Survey says: Majority of feds work more than 8 hours a day

FederalNewsRadio finds 77 percent of respondents say they work more than eight hours in a day. Two-thirds of the federal employees who responded also say they work more than 80 hours in two weeks. Feds say the perception they don't work hard is unfair and rarely accurate.

Tags: P&B , 5 Fallacies of Government? , fallacies , series , Comp time

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OPM reminds agencies about overtime pay

Tags: Pay & Benefits , OPM , John Berry , Schedule C , Compensatory time off

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