GOP Staffer Suspended for Computer Improprieties
A Republican Senate Judiciary Committee staff member has been suspended with pay after he admitted that he improperly gained access to "secure committee computers," Fox News Channel reports. Whether...
View ArticleWhite House Communications Agency Under Investigation in Colombia...
The investigation into the Colombia prostitution scandal has broadened to include the White House Communications Agency, Nextgov has learned. Laura Williams, a spokeswoman for the Defense Information...
View ArticleUnemployment Plunges to 3.8% for Government Workers; Government Adds 35,000...
The unemployment rate for civilian government workers plunged from 4.2 percent in October to 3.8 percent in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as government added 35,000 to its...
View ArticleGreece starts firing civil servants for first time in a century
The Greek government began its first mass-firing of public-sector workers in more than 100 years this week, part of an effort to lay off 180,000 by 2015 under Europe-imposed austerity. Pushed by its...
View ArticleWe’re No. 1 — In Public-Employee Pay: Better than the private...
Amid the recent hubbub over municipal bankruptcies and rising public-employee pension costs, pay for state and local government employees has gotten a great deal of publicity. Lost in the press...
View ArticleI work for Uncle Sam, and I’m proud of it
I am a federal bureaucrat. A professional government employee. And guess what? I’m damn proud of it. It seems that all I hear these days are the once and future leaders of our country tripping over...
View ArticleRecord 94 Million Americans Not In The Labor Force; Participation Rate Lowest...
While the kneejerk headling scanning algos are focusing on the seasonally-adjusted headline monthly NFP increase which came in a worse than expected 173K, the presidential candidates - especially the...
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