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In this image from video, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks on the House floor, Thursday, July 23, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ocasio-Cortez's objections to a Republican lawmaker's verbal assault on her expanded Thursday as she and other Democrats took to the House floor to demand an end to a sexist culture of “accepting violence and violent language against women.” Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., is seated right. (House Television via AP)

House, Senate Dems want to allow Postal Service to do more banking activities

In today’s Federal Newscast, House and Senate Democrats press the rest of Congress to let the Postal Service get into the banking business.

Federal Newscast

Federal contractors warned to prepare for stricter oversight with new administration

Agency Oversight

After a decade-long hiatus, earmarks appear to be headed back to the Congressional appropriations process

Congress

Senate zipping through confirmations on the way to impeachment trial

Congress

The return of ‘jack-booted’ thugs!

Federal Report

Senate Democrats propose pandemic pay bumps for frontline feds

Pay

House passes CR to keep govt open until Dec. 20, guarantee military pay raise

Congress

The Capitol is seen in Washington, early Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump come at the very time that Capitol Hill usually tends to its mound of unfinished business. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pact reached to avert government shutdown through Dec. 20

Government Shutdown

Ben Cardin, Nicole Ogrysko, Tom Temin, studio

Sen. Cardin ‘hopeful’ to reach 3.1% raise during approps conference

Budget

2020 pay raise model: From zero to 3.1 in six months

Federal Report

Retirement plan cuts: Round 26 coming up

Mike Causey

NTEU National President Tony Reardon rallies the crowd on Capitol Hill.

A 3.6 percent pay raise: What are the odds?

With Democrats back in control of the House of Representatives, unions and groups representing workers, retirees, managers and executives are increasingly…

Federal Report

Is the federal retirement system overdue for surgery?

Some politicians have been after the Federal Employees Retirement System since it replaced the more generous Civil Service Retirement System program during…

Federal Report

Beating bureaucrats is bad politics

Federal Report

The Republican party could possibility retake control of the House in 2020 and might not have lost it in 2018 if more of its middle-America politicians learned a few things about federal bureaucrats.

House, Senate Dems want to allow Postal Service to do more banking activities

Federal contractors warned to prepare for stricter oversight with new administration

After a decade-long hiatus, earmarks appear to be headed back to the Congressional appropriations process

Senate zipping through confirmations on the way to impeachment trial

The return of ‘jack-booted’ thugs!

Senate Democrats propose pandemic pay bumps for frontline feds

House passes CR to keep govt open until Dec. 20, guarantee military pay raise

Pact reached to avert government shutdown through Dec. 20

Sen. Cardin ‘hopeful’ to reach 3.1% raise during approps conference

2020 pay raise model: From zero to 3.1 in six months

Retirement plan cuts: Round 26 coming up

A 3.6 percent pay raise: What are the odds?

Is the federal retirement system overdue for surgery?

Beating bureaucrats is bad politics

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