J. David Cox
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J. David Cox Sr., the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, offers this reminder of why we need to thank federal workers.
May 08, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management detailed several significant proposals that would impact the current federal employee retirement system.
May 07, 2018 -
The Federal Salary Council will also review the methodology it currently uses to determine the locality pay program.
April 10, 2018 -
Members of the American Federation of Government Employees took to Capitol Hill this week, to rally against the proposed pay freeze and cuts included in the president's 2019 budget request.
February 15, 2018 -
The president signed a three-week continuing resolution until law, that reopens the government and keeps it open until at least Feb. 8.
January 22, 2018 -
The Office of Management and Budget told agencies to begin sending employees informal notices about their work status by the end of Friday. Formal notices detailing their "excepted" or "furloughed" status should come over the weekend and into Monday.
January 19, 2018 -
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) have reintroduced the FAIR Act, which would give federal employees a 3 percent pay raise for 2019.
January 12, 2018 -
The Ensuring a Qualified Civil Service (EQUALS) Act would extend the probationary period for most federal employees and senior executives from one years to two.
November 30, 2017 -
The Veterans Affairs Department released its draft proposal to revise the current Veterans Choice Program, setting up weeks of passionate debate on what the future of the program should look like.
October 17, 2017 -
The Office of Personnel Management announced the average premium rate increases for 2018 ahead of open season, which runs from Nov. 13 through Dec. 11.
October 04, 2017 -
President Donald Trump disbanded the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations, eliminating a formal advisory panel designed to create better relationships between agency management and labor.
October 02, 2017 -
A judge said the difference between "disclosure" and "theft," and inability to predict future harm were two reasons she dismissed the OPM data breach lawsuits.
September 21, 2017 -
President Donald Trump authorized a pay raise for civilian and military employees beginning Jan. 1, 2018.
August 31, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, could politicians out to gut the federal retirement program be damaging their hopes of higher office?
August 01, 2017 -
The House passed a last-minute bill Friday morning that will replenish the Veterans Choice Program with $2.1 billion in additional funds for the next six months. The additional Choice funds are crucial, as they buy lawmakers and the Veterans Affairs Department more time to redesign the program. But the legislation is also packed with new hiring flexibilities.
July 28, 2017