July 30, 2015
The Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) continues its march toward enactment into law. Yesterday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) unanimously approved H.R. 1531, the House…
July 28, 2015
Congress is on the verge of stripping due process rights from every non-management Veterans Affairs (VA) employee – including whistleblowers and the over 100,000 veterans employed by the VA. Supporters…
July 27, 2015
Last week was a particularly big week for federal employee issues on Capitol Hill, with lawmakers rushing to finish up legislative work ahead of the August recess. Below are the…
July 23, 2015
In June, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the discovery of a data breach that compromised the personnel files of 4.2 federal employees. Following a subsequent investigation, it was…
July 21, 2015
In June, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the discovery of a data breach that compromised the personnel files of 4.2 federal employees. Following a subsequent investigation, it was…
July 16, 2015
Earlier this week, NFFE, in collaboration with the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA), delivered a letter to President Obama expressing the frustrations federal employees are feeling in the wake of the…
July 9, 2015
In April, Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) introduced the inappropriately-titled VA Accountability Act of 2015 (H.R. 1994), a bill that seeks to strip Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees of critical…
July 7, 2015
The Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA, H.R. 1531) passed the House of Representatives this afternoon. H.R. 1531 would give long-serving temporary seasonal employees in land management agencies, including thousands of…
June 30, 2015
Over the last several years, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare professionals have seen their collective bargaining rights practically eliminated. Agency management’s improperly broad interpretation of a certain provision in…
June 23, 2015
Imagine your collective bargaining agreement had language calling for workplace financial awards be distributed “fairly” for bargaining unit employees. How do you measure fair? Or more importantly, how do you…
