Tony Reardon
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Tony Reardon, the national president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), explains why the term ‘bureaucrat’ needs to be replaced.
May 08, 2017 -
Linda Springer, a senior adviser at the Office of Management and Budget, said in part 2 of her exclusive interview about the Trump administration’s reorganization plans that the White House wants to give agencies a lot of freedom in how they execute their plans.
April 21, 2017 -
The Internal Revenue Service hopes to close the tax gap by using private collection agencies (PCAs) to outsource delinquent tax payments. Agency officials say it's important to stay vigilant during the PCA program, to ensure fraudsters are not preying on taxpayers.
April 05, 2017 -
Last year the Internal Revenue Service showed improved telephone customer service, and close to 300 million visits to the Where's My Refund? site. Agency leadership and advocates say those are just two examples of why the tax agency needs full funding in FY2018.
April 04, 2017 -
President Donald Trump wants to hire 5,000 more Border Patrol agents and 10,000 more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. However, federal law enforcement representatives told lawmakers on Wednesday their organizations have too many managers and not enough staff-level employees.
March 22, 2017 -
The White House is also requesting a $3 billion boost to the Homeland Security Department, along with an additional $30 billion in defense and Overseas Contingency Operations funding for fiscal 2017. Civilian agencies would shoulder $18 billion in spending cuts. The additional funding for DHS would help the department prepare and enact the President's executive orders on border security and immigration.
March 16, 2017 -
President Donald Trump offered a first look at his upcoming management agenda in the 2018 budget blueprint. The agenda will focus on eliminating agency reporting requirements on IT, acquisition, human capital and real property and letting "managers manage." It also suggests the budget and reorganization executive order initiatives will drive future agency workforce cuts.
March 16, 2017 -
Members of the National Treasury Employees Union took to Capitol Hill Thursday morning to rally for support on several issues they fear are under attack in the 115th Congress and Trump administration. NTEU members say they're concerned about receiving fair pay, protecting health and retirement benefits and maintaining their due process rights. They're also worried that President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts to civilian agencies could hinder their ability to do their jobs well.
March 02, 2017 -
About 58 percent of federal employees say their workloads have increased since President Donald Trump authorized a temporary hiring freeze for some agencies, according to a recent survey from the National Treasury Employees Union.
March 01, 2017 -
Lawmakers are once again reintroducing legislation that would create up to six weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees after the birth, adoption or fostering of a new child. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) officially reintroduced the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (FEPPLA).
February 13, 2017 -
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) is once again reintroducing the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act. This time, Connolly's bill proposes a 3.2 percent pay raise for federal employees in 2018.
January 31, 2017 -
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Monday implementing a federal hiring freeze. It prevents agencies from making most new hires and prevents them from filling vacant positions. It does not apply to military or national security positions.
January 23, 2017 -
The National Treasury Employees Union and the Senior Executives Association both said they hope to better educate the new administration and Congress about the federal workforce.
January 06, 2017 -
The IRS is gearing up for the 2017 filing season by focusing on cybersecurity and customer service. The agency expects to process more than 150 million individual tax returns. But how smooth this filing season will be comes down to whether or not President-elect Trump decides to extend the hiring freeze to the tax agency.
January 05, 2017 -
The Office of Personnel Management is giving federal employees and retirees an extra day to make changes to, enroll or cancel their dental or vision plans.
December 13, 2016