Legislation Introduced to Cut Federal Workforce to Avoid Sequestration
Republican lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would cut the size of the federal workforce to prevent sequestration cuts set to take place later this year.
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Republican lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would cut the size of the federal workforce to prevent sequestration cuts set to take place later this year.
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Two Postal Service unions are unhappy about the Postal Service’s decision to eliminate Saturday mail delivery with one even going so far as to call for the Postmaster General’s dismissal.
The House passed the Require a Plan Act this morning which aims to require the president to submit a balanced budget.
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Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) has sent letters to President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner urging them to embrace bipartisan plans to “turn off” sequestration, which would go into effect this March if nothing is done to prevent it.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee recently released its plan for the 113th Congress with its stated goals for the next two years, one of which is to bring compensation of the federal workforce more in line with the private sector.
One Congressman has taken a stand that is popular with many in his district by announcing he is not using the federal health benefits program or the FERS retirement system because they are better than the benefits available to many taxpayers. How is this likely to work out for him?
The author says that the General Schedule pay system has some positive attributes that have helped it last for as long as it has, but he makes recommendations for a new government pay system to attract and retain federal employees.