Bennie Thompson

TSA, AFGE aim to expand workforce options in new 7-year contract

After AFGE ratified the new bargaining agreement for TSA, agency leaders will have to give the contract a final sign-off before implementation begins.

Unions

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Federal contract workers’ calls for higher wages reveal deeper questions of contractor pay

Workforce Rights/Governance

TSA finally gets its pay raise: Here’s how we got here, and what comes next

Federal Report

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Hydrick Thomas, the president of TSA Council 100 for the American Federation of Government Employees, speaks about TSA pay raises during a July 27 press conference at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC.

‘Long overdue’ TSA pay raises bring salaries in line with rest of federal workforce

Pay

Dr. Joseph Cuffari, Department of Homeland Security Inspector General

Swords are drawn for the Homeland Security Department’s IG

Congress

Labor leaders urge Biden administration to investigate systemic racial inequity at large federal contractor

Unions

Christmas in July: Omnibus would give TSA employees pay raise next summer

Pay

FILE - In this March 21, 2016, file photo, the Flint Water Plant water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says a proposed $600 million deal between the state of Michigan and Flint residents harmed by lead-tainted water is a step toward making amends. Officials announced the settlement Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, which must be approved by a federal judge. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Congressmen want to know what agencies are doing to ensure clean water across America

Federal Newscast

Connolly NDAA amendment would put a Schedule F revival to rest

The House will consider several workforce-related amendments to the 2023 Defense Authorization Act, including bringing TSA employees under Title 5.

Congress

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Transportation Security Administration officers wear protective masks at a security screening area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. The Biden administration says it is moving to increase the pay and union rights for security screeners at the nation’s airports. The Department of Homeland Security directed the acting head of the TSA to come up with a plan within 90 days to raise the pay of the screeners and expand their rights to collective bargaining. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

House advances bill to boost pay, benefits for TSA employees

The bill would bring 60,000 TSA employees, including transportation security officers, under the same personnel system as other federal employees under…

Pay & Benefits

DHS reviewing misconduct discipline processes after unpublished IG reports come to light

Agency Oversight

Draft findings from the office of the inspector general show sexual misconduct and domestic violence are going uninvestigated, unreported or unpunished at four DHS law enforcement components.