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By Jolie Lee Federal News Radio The House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday afternoon on a long-term continuing resolution that includes the president’s proposed two-year pay freeze for federal civilian employees, a Democratic…
Former Virginia Congressman Tom Davis tells WFED\'s Jason Miller about the impact of the new Congress on federal employees.
The House passes the Telework Enhancement Act.
Raise or no raise? The Senate Appropriations Committee last summer approved a 1.4 percent pay raise for federal workers. This is now up in the air as the lame duck Congress sits down.
Raise or no raise? The Senate Appropriations Committee last summer approved a 1.4 percent pay raise for federal workers. This is now up in the air as the lame duck Congress sits down.
The 21-page document calls for freezing government spending and replacing the president\'s heath care legislation with a scaled-back version.
The private sector and Congress are showing wide support for federal telework.
Having failed to gain passage in late May, Maryland Congressman John Sarbanes is predicting success this time for his bill to expand teleworking in the federal government. Sarbanes\' bill could be considered by the full House as early as Wednesday.
An organization representing companies that sell to the federal government is worried about newly approved provisions of the Defense Appropriation Bills now pending in the House and Senate. The Professional Services Council is worried that the provisions could cause more harm than good to contractors, and in some cases, were approved without the benefit of rigorous debate on their potential to affect the contracting community.
A companion bill will be introduced in the House.
Legislation proposed in the House of Representatives today would require all agencies to invest significant time and resources in managerial training.
Some Republican members of Congress are making an election-year pitch to reduce the Federal worker headcount, and save money. But would it really do that?
The House on Thursday voted down HR 1722, the Telework Improvements Act. It would have greatly expand the ability of federal workers to telework. The bill failed because the measure failed to win a two-thirds majority of the lawmakers voting.