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House lawmakers push for EEOC to defend furlough threat

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Two House lawmakers are pushing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to explain why it almost had to furlough almost all of its employees and are accusing agency leadership of “severe mismanagement.” Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), the chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.), the chairman of the committee’s workforce protections subcommittee, wrote to EEOC Chairwoman Charlotte Burroughs seeking documents and answers to questions about the decision to first issue the possible furlough notice and then to rescind it. They called the threat of the…

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House VA Committee leader demands ‘airtight case’ for VA IT employees getting pay boost

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A top Republican on the House VA Committee is scrutinizing the number of the employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs who are receiving a pay raise meant for hard-to-keep IT and cyber experts. The VA implemented a Special Salary Rate last summer, giving more than 7,000 employees in its Office of Information Technology (OIT) a substantial boost in pay. The SSR resulted in a 17% average pay increase for VA tech and cyber workers in 2210-classified positions. VA OIT has over 7,500 employees in these positions, and they account…

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MoveOn Announces 21 U.S. House Endorsements

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – After resoundingly endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president, MoveOn members have officially endorsed 21 Democratic candidates for U.S. House seats in key target races across the country. This is part of the group’s $ 32 million 2024 election program to protect our futures and our democracy against the planned Project 2025 takeover from MAGA extremists in the U.S. Capitol and the White House.  MoveOn members endorsed the following candidates in races crucial to protecting the U.S. House from Republican control: Kirsten Engel (Arizona, District 6) Adam…

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Last chance to apply for White House internship

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Today is the last day to apply for a federal internship with the White House. And as of 2022, those early-career positions are now paid too. The Biden administration says it’s paying its interns to try to reduce barriers for low-income students and improve diversity of each class of interns. For this round of internships, applications close tonight at 11:59 p.m. Those selected for the program will kick off their work in spring 2025. (Spring 2025 internship applications – White House) Regardless of who wins, an incoming president has to…

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