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Leaders of the largest federal employee union said they believe the lawsuit can compel the agency to act where numerous congressional hearings and calls for OPM Director Katherine Archuleta to resign have not.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) joins a growing number of lawmakers questioning the Office of Personnel Management\'s decision to hire Winvale and CSID to provide credit monitoring services. As Federal News Radio first reported, OPM\'s $21 million award to Winvale raises serious concerns among procurement experts. Now Warner and the American Federation of Government Employees want answers as feds are reporting customer service from the vendor is lacking. Federal News Radio\'s Executive Editor Jason Miller tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the contract, and why some procurement experts question it.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) joins in the questioning of how OPM made the decision to award a contract to Winvale for credit monitoring services. The senator and AFGE are hearing from current and former federal employees complaining about the services provided under the $20.7 million deal.
While the number of people in Congress calling for the OPM director to resign grows, the White House is voicing support for Katherine Archuleta. NTEU and NARFE have sent letters to OPM asking for more details on the second breach.
As many as 14 million current and former civilian employees may have had their personal information exposed to hackers, two sources told the Associated Press, a far higher figure than the 4 million the Obama administration initially disclosed.
J. David Cox, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said the Office of Personnel Management needs to provide more detailed information about the recent cyber breach.
The National Treasury Employees Union says a budget proposal for the IRS would cause \"damaging cuts.\" But Rep. Ander Crenshaw defens his subcommittee\'s proposal.
Two Georgia lawmakers have both introduced bills that would bar federal employees from conducting union work while on the clock. OPM data shows official time has been on the rise since fiscal 2008.
What would you do if your pay increased by 30 percent or more? A handful of federal employees in North Dakota and Montana's booming oil region are about to find out with their next paychecks.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is expected to reintroduce a bill to make it easier for agencies to fire or not hire people with "serious" tax debt. But some lawmakers say the process the IRS uses may be a better option than legislation.
"Un-American" was how the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association described a bill to calculate retirement benefits according to an employee's "high five." Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ariz.) sponsored the measure.
Once spring finally gets here, D.C. will stop complaining about the weather, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, and get back into the business of being the place the rest of America loves to hate.
Colleen Kelley will be stepping down after four terms as president of the National Treasury Employees Union.