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Senate Dems ‘pushing to follow suit’ after House passes bill to block any future Schedule F

September 15, 2022 Follow, pushing, Suit, after, schedule, Senate, House, block, Future, Dems, Bill, Passes0 comment

The Preventing a Patronage System Act cleared the full House in a vote of 225-204, showcasing an effort to prevent the possible return of the Trump-era Schedule F executive order. The bill would prohibit future White House administrations from creating any new federal job classification without congressional approval, but the timing on the Senate’s version of the legislation remains uncertain. Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), introduced a companion bill in August and applauded the passage of the bill in the House on Sept. 15. The lawmakers added…

Senate Democrats clear procedural hurdle on marquee tax and spending bill

August 6, 2022 marquee, Democrats, Senate, spending, Bill, hurdle, Clear, procedural0 comment

Senate Democrats on Saturday cleared a key procedural hurdle on the path toward passing their $ 740 billion health care, climate, tax and spending package, setting up a significant win for the party after months of tense back-and-forth over the cornerstone bill in President Biden’s long-stalled legislative agenda. The Washington Times stories: White House

New bill would abolish MSPB, create ‘at-will’ federal employees

July 29, 2022 abolish, MSPB, ‘atwill’, would, Create, federal, Bill, employees0 comment

Republican lawmakers are once again making a push that would allow the government to fire bureaucrats more easily. For the third time since 2016, members of the House introduced a bill to make all federal employees “at-will” workers. That means agencies would be able to more quickly remove employees for underperforming or behaving in a manner that goes against federal rules. “My bill would make all federal bureaucrats at-will employees — just like private sector workers — and claw back the inordinate protections some federal employees grossly abuse while helping…

Biden begs Congress to pass $52 billion semiconductor bill

July 25, 2022 Billion, Bill, pass, begs, semiconductor, Congress, Biden0 comment

President Biden on Monday pleaded with Congress to pass a $ 52 billion payout to semiconductor manufacturers as lawmakers face a make-or-break week to get the bill across the finish line. The Washington Times stories: White House

What the House appropriations bill means for a federal pay raise

June 27, 2022 raise, House, federal, Bill, Means, Appropriations0 comment

House appropriators have aligned with President Joe Biden’s proposed 4.6% federal pay raise. The fiscal 2023 financial services and general government bill, which the House Appropriations Committee advanced on June 24 in a vote of 31 to 22, makes no mention of the pay raise proposal for federal employees. Similar to their silence last year, House appropriators’ lack of comment on the federal pay raise essentially endorses the White House’s 4.6% proposal from March’s budget request. In 2022, federal employees received a pay raise of 2.7% on average. Military service…

VA looks to overhaul pay, ‘antiquated’ hiring processes in major veteran care bill

June 15, 2022 overhaul, looks, Bill, care, Major, Veteran, hiring, ‘antiquated’, processes0 comment

The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to transform its workforce and health care facilities in anticipation of legislation that would deliver a historic expansion of health care to veterans. The Senate is expected to reach a final vote this week on the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act. The legislation, at its core, would expand disability compensation and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service. VA Secretary Denis McDonough told the Senate VA…