After being caught red-handed trying to illegally outsource its email system, the Defense Information Systems Agency is denying having ever done such a thing, saying it’s just “seeking only information”.
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It was a tough, hard fought year for AFGE activists working at depots and arsenals nationwide. Their livelihoods depend on provisions in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, a policy bill that authorizes programs at the Department of Defense.
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The Army is reorganizing, and it wants to build its own financial offices staffed by soldiers who will be doing tasks financial professionals at DFAS have already been doing efficiently and effectively.
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Contract inventories are important as DoD spends two times more on service contracts than on civilian employees, with service contract costs having more than doubled during the last ten years.
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Employees at Ft. Hood Army Medical Center, Texas, voted to join the AFGE Family in a 184-26 vote.
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When the Pentagon wants to cut costs, the workers at defense commissaries — many of whom are veterans and military spouses — are viewed as easy targets.
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It was a tough, hard fought year for AFGE activists working at depots and arsenals, but AFGE activists did it.
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If the Pentagon gets its way, these 12,000 employees could face a pay cut of at least $10,000 a year.
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Many Americans may think of Washington, D.C. as the place where the majority of government employees work. In reality, more than 85% of federal workers live and work outside of the nation's capital. Those employees help power communities all across the country—like Fort Huachuca in Arizona.
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Obama vetoed and sent back to Congress the 2016 Defense Authorization Act which authorizes spending on defense programs.
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Here are 7 things it can do right now to generate savings.
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AFGE successfully pushed for wage equality at a New Jersey base.
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Outsourcing work designated for performance by civilian employees is prohibited by law and the Defense Department’s own implementation policy. Yet the Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking to do just that.
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Not Department of Defense employees, as it turns out.
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No veteran should have to choose between their medical appointments and a paycheck. And now they won’t have to.
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