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Article Title: City gets federal grant to hire firefighters
Snippet of Article: "...The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant was announced Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. The grant is administered through the Department of Homeland Security..."
Article Title: Labor Leaders Meet with Presidential Candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders
Snippet of Article: "...“And he has been a forceful advocate for working people for decades. He’s not in the pocket of big corporations. We thought it was important to hear his ideas about the 2016 campaign – especially how he plans to take on the big-money interests that are strangling our political system and our economy..."
Article Title: Looking for official government surplus items?
The service provider for various government agencies authorized to sell government surplus and confiscated items via the Internet is GovDeals.
Government Liquidation (GL), a Liquidity Services, Inc. marketplace is the exclusive contractor of the DLA Disposition Services for the sale of surplus and scrap assets of the United States Department of Defense (DOD).
Article Title: Jenkins Reintroduces Legislation to Allow Recording Conversations with Federal Employees
Snippet of Article: "...Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) has reintroduced legislation that would allow Americans to record conversations with federal employees from most executive branch agencies, both in person and over the phone...."
Article Title: OPM vows customer service improvements for breach-affected feds
Snippet of Article: "...OPM’s decision to hire Winvale and its subcontractor CSID came under scrutiny by lawmakers and procurement experts after questions arose about the contract award process.
Now those concerns are getting louder as CSID struggles to keep up with the demand. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the American Federation of Government Employees and the National Treasury Employees Union sent letters ..."
Article Title: Do unions do anything for today's worker?
Snippet of Article: "...some insight into what unions do. For example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2014 Data) states, Median weekly earnings of nonunion workers ($763) were 79 percent of earnings for workers who were union members ($970). Even though wages have stagnated amongst unionized workers, as well as non-unionized workers, and the lowly wages of America's real workers is a pittance..."
Article Title: Man robs Barrington bank wearing US Postal Service jacket
Snippet of Article: "...He was wearing what appeared to be a light grey U.S. Postal Service jacket with a patch on the left shoulder, a light-colored hat, aviator sunglasses, pants with a stripe, and a beige neck band..."
Article Title: New bill aims to deter stealing from federal retirees
Snippet of Article: "...Federal retirees sometimes require a financial representative to help manage their saved funds and pensions – as well as minors and those with mental disabilities who receive benefits – but they don't have the protections they need to ensure their payments are handled properly, according to the senators..."
Article Title: OPM Sends Data Breach Notifications to Millions of Employees
Snippet of Article: "...Millions of federal workers are starting to receive notices from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management that their identity may be compromised following the recent data breach. ..."
Article Title: Letter to the editor: USPS' financial future much brighter than reported
Snippet of Article: "... Mail fell following the worst recession in 80 years, dropping 10 percent in 2009 alone. But as the economy gradually improves, mail revenue has stabilized. Meanwhile, with online shopping growing because of the Internet, package revenue is skyrocketing, auguring well for the future. Year-to-date, package revenue's up 11.2 percent over last year and mail revenue is up slightly.
As a result, the Postal Service reported $1.4 billion in operating profits in fiscal year 2014, a figure already surpassed in 2015's first half with $1.413 billion.
Postal red ink stems not from the mail but from congressional politics. In 2006, a lame-duck Congress mandated that the Postal Service pre-fund retiree health benefits. No other agency or company has to pre-fund for even one year; the Postal Service must pre-fund 75 years into the future and pay for it all over a decade. That $5.6 billion annual charge is the red ink.
Unnecessarily degrading now-profitable postal networks would hurt Americans and their businesses, weaken the Postal Service's bottom line by driving mail away - and ignore the cause of the red ink. ..."
Article Title: Cyber attack hits millions of U.S. federal workers, probe focuses on China
Snippet of Article: "...He said they may have widened their net to gather personally identifiable information for more elaborate, finely-tuned attacks in the future. "This is usually done by criminals, but based on their behavior, we believe these are espionage actors," said Hultquist..."
Article Title: U.S. Postal Service to release Elvis Forever Stamp
Snippet of Article: "...The King of Rock and Roll is soon to be the King of the United States Postal Service..."
Article Title: Jeb Bush backs higher Social Security retirement age. Big issue for 2016?
Snippet of Article: "...By coming out for a retirement-age hike, Bush joins fellow GOP presidential hopefuls New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who have proposed similar increases as part of larger Social Security reform plans. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker..."
Article Title: Obama administration clashes with friends over workers’ comp
Snippet of Article: "...“I am disappointed that the Department of Labor would come forward for the third time in the past five years with a proposal to cut benefits for injured workers that is not evidence-based, and whose justification has been completely debunked by the Government Accountability Office,” said Rep. Robert “Bobby” Scott, Va., the top Democrat on the full committee.
Article Title: Overflow crowd in Minneapolis hears Sen. Bernie Sanders
Snippet of Article: "...On Sunday, Sanders laid out an agenda in line with the Democratic base, including a major federal infrastructure program to create jobs; a harder line on trade agreements; an increase in the minimum wage; paid sick leave; a tax code with steeper levies on the rich; campaign finance reform; subsidized college for all; and a move toward a socialized health insurance system that would guarantee health care...."
Article Title: Federal government says marijuana is not legal for federal employees
Snippet of Article: "...If you live in Washington or one of the 23 states that have legalized marijuana, think twice before lighting a joint if you work for the federal government:
Pot is still illegal for you..."
Article Title: USPS Suspends Remaining Facility Closures Scheduled for 2015
Snippet of Article: "...Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., has led the charge against the closures, and recently held a meeting with Postmaster General Megan Brennan to discuss rural issues.
“We pressed her about the harmful effects mail processing center closures will have across the country, particularly on rural communities,” Heitkamp told Government Executive. ..."
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Article Title: Postal Service says hundreds of delayed Murray Electric bills, payments under investigation
Snippet of Article: "...Then this month, Hughes said many customers complained that they never received their bills before the April 15 due date. He has records indicating that the bills were mailed on April 1, but many customers did not receive the bills until April 17. ..."
Article Title: New Bill Would Curb 'Official Time' for Unionized Federal Workers
Snippet of Article: "...Federal Employee Accountability Act (H.R. 1658). The bill, which has gathered more than 15 House co-sponsors, would bar unionized federal workers from engaging in bargaining or arbitration while collecting wages and salaries. ..."
Article Title: Army Reserve, Colleges Join Forces to Boost U.S. Cyberdefense
Snippet of Article: "...the partnership includes Drexel University, George Mason University, Norwich University, the University of Alabama at Huntsville, the University of South Florida, the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Washington.
Among the defense contractors in the partnership are..."
Article Title: Can You Retire Before Age 59.5 Without Incurring TSP Penalties?
Snippet of Article: "...Many federal employees are eligible (and in some cases even forced) to retire prior to the infamous age of 59.5. So what are your options..."
Article Title: NLRB Slams Postal Service For Failure to Bargain over Employee Data Breach
Snippet of Article: "...The APWU filed the NLRB charge just days after learning of the cyber intrusion, after the Postal Service refused to bargain over management’s response to the breach and failed to respond to the union‘s request for information. At the time, Dimondstein said, “We are outraged that this happened. We do not know at this point whether management did everything in their power to protect our privacy, but they bear the ultimate responsibility.”
The complaint by Region 5 of the NLRB cites the Postal Service for ignoring its legal obligations to bargain with the union.
“By issuing this complaint, the NLRB is recognizing employee rights in the information age,” Dimondstein said.
In a move typically reserved for the most intractable employers, the NLRB is seeking special remedies for the Postal Service’s unlawful acts.
“In view of the extensive history of repeated unfair labor practice violations found by the Board and courts,” the complaint says, the NLRB is seeking an order “to comprehensively address the Postal Service’s violations of the law.”..."
Article Title: The Special Retirement Supplement
Snippet of Article: "...Are you a FERS employee? If you are and you retire on an immediate, unreduced annuity before reaching age 62, you will not only receive your basic annuity but an additional payment that represents the amount of Social Security benefit you earned while a FERS employee. It’s called the special retirement supplement (SRS)..."
Article Title: Obama downplays Iran ‘death to America’ remarks, toes hard line on Benjamin Netanyahu
Snippet of Article: "...downplayed concerns over “death to America” remarks Iran’s supreme leader made over the weekend.
The White House also seemed to warmly welcome input from 367 House members reiterating Congress‘ role in reaching a final nuclear agreement with Tehran..."
Article Title: TSA Pre✓® Application Program
Snippet of Article: "...TSA Pre✓® allows low-risk travelers to experience expedited, more efficient security screening at participating U.S. airport checkpoints.
What does TSA Pre✓® mean for travelers?..."
Article Title: Congressman says criminal probe opened into 2012 Fed leak
Snippet of Article: "... asked Yellen about the matter.
"It is my understanding that although the Federal Reserve's
General Counsel was initially involved in this investigation,
the inquiry was dropped at the request of several members of the
FOMC," Hensarling said in the letter.
The Federal Reserve and the Fed's Office of Inspector
General were also not immediately available for comment. ..."
