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DoD-commissioned report seeks to overhaul confusing reserve duty status system

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More than 30 different duty statuses under which National Guard members and reservists can be called to service could be consolidated into just four categories, a new Defense Department-commissioned report found.  Unlike active-duty troops who remain in one status, reservists and National Guard members move between multiple duty statuses depending on the type of service they perform. Over time, the system has grown to include more than 30 separate statutes scattered across about 20 different titles of federal law, creating inequities in pay and benefits and frequent administrative delays when…

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GOP civil service overhaul effort violates reconciliation rules

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An attempt from Republicans to remove civil service protections for newly hired federal employees now faces a higher obstacle under GOP reconciliation bill. The Senate parliamentarian on Sunday marked several provisions of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s portion of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” as violations of reconciliation rules. One of those provisions sought to make all new federal employees choose between becoming an at-will employee and taking on a 5% increase in their contribution rate to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), or keeping their civil service…

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

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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…

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US Congress, eyeing China, votes to overhaul how US lends money for foreign development – South China Morning Post

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South China Morning Post US Congress, eyeing China, votes to overhaul how US lends money for foreign developmentSouth China Morning PostThe US Senate on Wednesday passed legislation overhauling the way the federal government lends money for foreign development, a measure developed largely in response to China's growing influence. The bill, which had already been approved by the …US Congress, eying China, votes to overhaul development financeNasdaq U.S. Congress, eying China, votes to overhaul development …Thomson Reuters Foundationall 27 news articles » us congress – Google News

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US Congress divided over immigration system overhaul – Al Jazeera America

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Al Jazeera America US Congress divided over immigration system overhaulAl Jazeera AmericaWhile efforts appear to be under way to reunite families separated by Trump's "Zero Tolerance" policy, attempts to unite the US Congress on legislation to overhaul the US immigration system have hit a major stumbling block. Members of Congress failed …and more » us congress – Google News

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