POTUS Signs FY18 Funding Bill, Finally

After a little bit of self-inflicted drama, the president signed the FY 2018 Omnibus funding bill to keep the government running until September 30, 2018. Next week, discussions regarding the…

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FY 2018 Funding Bill Passes; Trump Plays Games

This town gets weirder every day.  The House and Senate passed an Omnibus bill covering government spending until September 30, 2018.  Allegedly upset at a lack of attention to DACA…

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Triumph! VA Agrees to Rescind Patient Recording Policy After NFFE Takes Action to Protect Employee and Patient Privacy Patient Privacy

In response to action from the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has agreed to rescind a policy change to allow patients to…

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Current CR Ends Friday; NFFE Fights Anti-Fed Provisions in Omnibus

Congress has until midnight on Friday, March 23, to pass legislation to keep the government running after the current Continuing Resolution expires.   House and Senate leadership have four legislative…

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Feds Under Fire: Trump Budget Policy Hits Hard for No Reason

The President’s FY19 budget proposes dismantling much of the financial and employment security that federal employees fought for over the past 100 years.  The release of the budget language on…

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NFFE-IAM 2018 Legislative Conference May 7-9th

The 2018 NFFE-IAM Legislative Conference will officially begin on May 7th and close in the evening on May 9th.  The conference is hosted at the Hyatt Regency Washington, 400 New…

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UPDATE: Thursday Midnight Shutdown Possible

To the shock of almost no one, the House and Senate are scrambling to keep the government from shutting down Thursday at midnight when the current Continuing Resolution (CR) expires. …

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