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SOURCE: www.cantwell.senate.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) announced today that he is introducing a bill to provide back pay for nearly 4,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) workers who have been furloughed and are not getting a [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Historic new guidelines that will ensure women receive preventive health services at no additional cost were announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Developed by the independent Institute of Medicine, the new guidelines [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.apwu.org The American Postal Workers Union is working fervently to make certain that the Postal Service’ s decision t o suspend employer contributions to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) does not negatively affect the nat i on’ s postal employees, [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Today, I join my fellow Americans in celebrating the anniversary of the passage of a great civil rights achievement, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As we look back at the progress we’ve made in the last 21 [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dot.gov WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt called on Congress today to pass a clean extension of the FAA’s authorization in order to avoid airport project construction delays and employee furloughs. The [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today released a new online publication, “Trauma-Informed Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Guide for Service Providers.” Available on the website of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Kentucky mine operator prohibited from interfering with federal inspectors ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a permanent injunction in U.S. district court against CAM Mining LLC of Pike County, Ky., prohibiting advance communication of [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.narfe.org WASHINGTON, DC – Joseph A. Beaudoin, president of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), released the following statement today in response to news that a new formula is being suggested that will lower cost-of-living adjustments [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.mikulski.senate.gov DOD Plan Would Cap Number Of Federal Employees, Not Contractors WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) has sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urging him to manage the federal workforce based on cost [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Proposed rules offer states flexibility, choices, competition and clout for consumers and small businesses Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a framework to assist states in building Affordable Insurance Exchanges, state-based competitive marketplaces [...] Read More