Legislation Introduced to Pay Federal Employees During a Shutdown
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) has introduced legislation to ensure federal employees get paid in the event of a government shutdown.
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) has introduced legislation to ensure federal employees get paid in the event of a government shutdown.
Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) are introducing companion legislation to go with a a House bill introduced earlier this year that would give federal employees six weeks of paid parental leave the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.
A resolution has been introduced in the House to impeach Environmental Protection Agency head Gina McCarthy for “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
A recent poll of FedSmith.com users shows Bernie Sanders in the lead among the Democratic candidates for president and Donald Trump leading on the Republican side. The article provides a complete breakdown of the results for all of the candidates.
Several federal employee advocacy groups sent a letter to Members of Congress this week asking them to oppose any legislation that would cut the interest rate of the Thrift Savings Plan’s G Fund.
FedSmith.com users said in a recent survey that they think federal employees should be given a 3% pay raise in 2016.
According to the latest available data from the Office of Personnel Management, the agency’s outstanding backlog of retirement applications was left relatively unchanged over the last month.
Federal employee groups have been expressing their displeasure this week with the president’s proposed pay raise for 2016.
The majority of FedSmith.com users said in a recent survey that they are opposed to adding a mutual fund window to the Thrift Savings Plan.
The Office of Personnel Management is encouraging agency leaders to give federal workers the option to telework or take the day off for the Pope’s upcoming visit to Washington, DC.