Elijah Cummings
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In today's Federal Newscast, a bill to make sure Congressional members use their own money to settle with harassment victims passed the House unanimously.
February 07, 2018 -
Breaking with tradition, the Government Accountability Office added the governmentwide security clearance program to the High-Risk List, one year ahead of the scheduled release of its biennial assessment and status report of federal initiatives.
January 25, 2018 -
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) sent a letter to Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, requesting copies of each agency’s reorganization proposal by Jan. 3.
December 21, 2017 -
Seven House Democrats and five Republicans are asking President Donald Trump to consider giving all civilian federal employees the same 2.4 percent pay raise that military members are expected to get in 2018.
December 05, 2017 -
House oversight members said they want help give agency inspectors general all the tools they need to do thorough work.
November 15, 2017 -
The benefits-eating monster is real. And still out there. Just as you suspected.
November 03, 2017 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee also approved two-year probationary periods for federal employees.
November 02, 2017 -
Members of the House oversight committee say they are entitled to lease information based on the Seven Member Rule.
November 02, 2017 -
Longer probationary periods for employees in the competitive service and Senior Executive Service are among the many topics the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will consider this week.
November 01, 2017 -
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is asking for a $187 million adjustment to fiscal 2018 levels to help with immediate challenges.
October 12, 2017 -
The age-old question is particularly relevant as agencies prepare to reorganize and cut personnel.
October 05, 2017 -
Walter Shaub, who publicly clashed with the Trump administration during his time as government ethics director, wants to give his former office more teeth.
July 28, 2017 -
A 2018 budget proposal from the House Budget Committee asks federal employees to contribute more toward their retirement as a way to find $203 billion in mandatory spending cuts next year.
July 18, 2017 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will consider a series of bills this week that could impact the federal workforce. Among them is legislation that would give participants more options to withdraw investments from the Thrift Savings Plan.
July 17, 2017 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs has posted its first list of employee removals, suspensions and demotions showing 525 VA staffers have been fired since President Trump took office in January.
July 10, 2017