March 18, 2013
If you or a family member are planning to apply for FEEA’s 2013-14 scholarships, the due date is just two weeks away — all applications must be postmarked no later…
March 15, 2013
NFFE is committed to ensuring that all of our members get the best representation possible. But as our union continues to grow, so too do the representational challenges we face.…
March 15, 2013
This week, the Senate a proposed a stopgap funding measure known as a “continuing resolution” to fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year. Following in the footsteps…
March 13, 2013
As hundreds of thousands of federal employees stare down anywhere from 4 to 22 furlough days (and the resulting loss in pay) some in Congress think federal workers need to…
March 13, 2013
The communications landscape has changed rapidly over the past decade. Without a doubt, one of the most influential shifts has been the emergence of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter,…
March 12, 2013
Dear Senator Alexander, I write in response to your March 1, 2013 letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Seth Harris. I would like to start by thanking you for pointing…
March 7, 2013
Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced a bill to cut the federal workforce by ten percent over three years, for a total reduction of 200,000 jobs. The Federal Workforce Reduction Through…
March 7, 2013
Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a funding measure including a provision to extend the much-maligned federal pay freeze and allowing automatic sequestration cuts to take effect. The bill, H.R.…
March 5, 2013
It’s official: On Friday, March 1st, $85 billion in automatic sequestration cuts have taken effect. So what happens next? Rather than a sudden hit to federal payrolls, sequestration will take…
February 28, 2013
Congressional Republicans did not waste much time targeting the federal workforce for cuts since the 113th Congress was seated this January. We have already seen bills to freeze pay, slash…
