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11 furlough days for DOD feds

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that the agency would furlough most of its civilian employees for up to 11 days.


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OPM to develop strategy to tackle gender pay gap

President Obama has given the Office of Personnel Management six months to develop a government-wide strategy for addressing any gender pay gap in the federal workforce.


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Bill would eliminate agency bans on resort conferences

A group of Nevada lawmakers don’t want the mistakes of a few bad feds to prevent federal agencies from holding conferences and meetings in their resort cities.


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For USPS, reality bites

It's nearly that time again. That's right, we're talking about National Dog Bite Prevention Week ...


 

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  • Military commissaries to close one day per week

    Military commissaries will handle Defense Department furloughs by closing for one day a week, the Defense Commissary Agency said. May 24, 2013

  • House committee OKs 'official time' bill

    The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 23 approved by voice vote legislation that would require that the Office of Personnel Management to submit an annual report to Congress on the amount of on-the-clock "official time" used by federal employees to pursue union-related activities May 24, 2013

  • House panel approves funding for more CBP officers

    The House Appropriations Committee approved an increase in funding that would allow Customs and Border Protection to hire 1,600 new CBP officers. May 24, 2013

  • IRS mess offers chance to target tax-delinquent feds, again

    Another bill to prevent the federal government from employing or hiring those who are seriously tax-delinquent surfaced this week, this time in the Senate. May 23, 2013

 
 

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