Tenn. rep.: Snoozing FAA controllers could goose disciplinary reform
The FAA’s recent scandals involving multiple air traffic controllers sleeping on the job could “give some momentum” to the effort to overhaul federal civil service rules and make it easier to punish...
View ArticleRoss throws down gauntlet to unions
Roll Call this morning published a column from Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., who is pushing for significant reductions to the federal workforce — and calling out federal employee unions: While White House...
View ArticleRoss: Shut down Education, Labor, Commerce instead of raising debt ceiling
If Congress can’t raise the debt ceiling, says Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., it’s all good. We’ll just shut down the Education, Labor, and Commerce departments. Maybe a few others, too, and turn their...
View ArticleRep. Ross confirms higher pension, health care payments on the table
It’s looking increasingly likely that a deficit reduction deal is going to hit future feds particularly hard, as we reported last week. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., today confirmed that not only are...
View ArticleWhy the Postal Service’s halt to plant and P.O. closings may not mean much
So, how big a deal is the U.S. Postal Service’s freeze on closings of post offices and mail processing plants? Less than you might think, perhaps. No doubt, today’s abruptly announced moratorium was...
View ArticleRoss sets his sights on federal, congressional pensions
Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., has scheduled a hearing for next Wednesday on federal pensions, and feds aren’t going to like what he’s got in store. Ross, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government...
View ArticleBill cutting feds’ retirement faces markup Tuesday
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is scheduled to vote tomorrow on a bill that would cut future federal employees’ pensions, and increase the amount current and future feds put toward...
View ArticleBill cutting federal pensions hits House Rules Committee tonight
A bill that would increase the amount federal employees pay toward their pensions and steeply cut the pensions of future federal employees is continuing to work its way through the House. The House...
View ArticleUnemployment deal would cut Congress’ cushy pension
Key congressional negotiators have just signed off on a conference report to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance, and there’s an unexpected surprise in there. New members of Congress...
View ArticleShowdown over mail delivery looming on Capitol Hill (but not this month)
One way or another, it looks like a major congressional battle is headed our way over the U.S. Postal Service’s long-sought goal of ending most six-day mail delivery. One possible flash point is the...
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