Congress

Congressional Staff, Congress

WEP & GPO repeal, Schedule F among issues facing Congress

A recent hearing once again considered what to do about Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Offset Pension.

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House Appropriators, Federal workforce, Congress Debt Limit

The federal workforce is growing, as House appropriators consider agency spending cuts

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Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruling that falls squarely on the contractor-government intersection

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Why you need a strategy when it’s time to claim Social Security benefits

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Bob Tobias

Why long-term funding is what agencies need, yet what they worry about

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Telework, federal telework

More House appropriators target federal telework, office space

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Supreme Court, first amendment, social media,

The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states

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Election 2024 Debate Biden Trump

Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban

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(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Congress,

Flurry of House activity on 2025 federal spending, but not much bipartisanship

In the House, it’s one down and 11 to go for the appropriations bills that make up the federal budget for 2025. Lawmakers are set to make a lot of progress.

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Elections 2024-Texas Senate

GOP Senators slam financially strapped Amtrak for paying $75M in bonuses

Out of $75 million in bonuses paid in 2023, about 14 Amtrak executives received more than $200,000 each.

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Election 2024 Federal Workers

Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans

An outside group is quietly investigating scores of federal employees suspected of being hostile to the conservative policies promised by Donald Trump.

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