Last Week in Washington
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…
Read MoreNFFE-Supported Bill Introduced to Provide Lifetime of Identity Protection
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…
Read MoreNFFE Demanding Accountability and Lifetime of Protection in Wake of OPM Data Breach
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…
Read MoreNFFE and Allies Send Letter to President Regarding Data Breach
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…
Read MoreNFFE Opposes House Bill to Gut Due Process Rights for VA Employees
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…
Read MoreNFFE-Backed Path to Permanence for Temporary Employees Passes House
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…
Read MoreRestoring Collective Bargaining Rights for VA Employees
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…
Read MoreLocal 1998 Fights Financial Award Abuse by Management
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…
Read MoreNFFE-Backed Legislation Continues to Advance in Congress
Today Senator Jon Tester reintroduced the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA), S. 1591, in the 114th Congress. This common-sense measure would give long-serving temporary seasonal employees in land management…
Read MoreNFFE Fights to Save CCC Job Corps Jobs
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps’ (CCC) Job Corps program, a program created during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 as part…
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