The last thing you want to hear is that a firefighter Line of Duty Death was "preventable." "avoidable." "unnecessary." "in vain."
It means somebody screwed up.
You may recall that USDA Forest Service Firefighter Anne Veseth was killed last August on a fire in Northern Idaho. Read More...
Congress has approved the fiscal 2013 DoD authorization bill (HR-4310) that calls for a reduction over the next five years in spending on civilian personnel – and on contractor personnel – equaling the planned reduction in spending on military personnel. Read More...
An executive order was issued Thursday which will make the end to the pay freeze for the federal workforce official in the spring. But federal employees aren’t the only ones who are getting a pay raise from the deal – VP Biden and members of Congress will see salary increases also. Read More...
The Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget assured federal employee unions that even if across-the-board budget cuts take effect next month under sequestration, those cuts would not have an immediate effect on the federal workers, Federal News Radio reports..
According to a fact sheet OMB distributed to federal employee unions and federal officials Dec. Read More...
Several Democratic lawmakers plan to reject any deficit reduction proposal that targets federal employees’ benefits, Government Executive has learned. Read More...
Effective November 13, 2012, the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (the “Board”), a quasi-judicial agency in the executive branch of government responsible for overseeing federal merit systems, changed its rules for appeals filed by federal employees. The new rules are available at 5 C.F.R. Parts 1200, 1201, 1203, 1208, and 1209. Read More...
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