10 years after Katrina, FEMA on solid ground
September 28, 2015
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The National Security Personnel System (NSPS) Explained
September 25, 2015
Authority to create the National Security Personnel System was slipped into legislation soon after 9/11 in an atmosphere where giving vast discretion to the Secretary of Defense was politically popular. The NSPS explained:
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Have You Thanked a Nurse Today? It's Federal Nurses Week
September 25, 2015
Anyone who has been in a hospital knows that nursing professionals are often the first people you see when you enter and the last you speak to before you leave. What many do not know is that there are approximately 100,000 nurses across several federal government agencies serving countless patients each and every day.
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New Master Agreement Welcomes Era of Collaboration
September 17, 2015
After nearly 20 years, it finally happened. AFGE Local 2272 recently signed a new contract with the U.S. Marshals Service, ushering in a new era of collaboration and a new kind of relationship between management and the union.
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What Have We Learned from 9/11?
September 10, 2015
Congress seems to have very short memories when it comes to funding the government. Even with a potential shutdown looming in the near future AFGE members continue to do the best they can in spite of savage budget cuts. The important programs that have helped keep Americans safe require after 9/11 adequate funding.
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AFGE Local President Wins El Paso Labor Advocate Award
September 10, 2015
Paul Ferris, president of AFGE Local 2516 in El Paso, ends his email messages with a slogan “We, Not Me.” That’s what he lives by and that attitude and what he has done for the labor movement earned him the 2015 Labor Advocate Award by The El Paso Central Labor Union. He received the award at the 42nd Annual Labor Day Breakfast held at the Wyndham Hotel.
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DoD Is Cutting Cheapest Workforce in Haste to “Cut Costs”
September 09, 2015
The Department of Defense has a new goal: instead of reducing funding and staffing at its headquarters by 20%, it now wants to do a 25% cut. The problem is, the workforce it’s cutting is the cheapest among the three workforces.
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DoD’s Contractor Workforce Is Either As Big or Bigger Than Its Civilian Workforce
September 04, 2015
The Department of Defense had at least 641,428 contractor employees working on various projects in 2014, according to a new service contractor inventory released this week. That number, however, is on the lower end as it is not based on actual hours and does not include the numbers from four major components.
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Sen. Durbin Questions Rock Island Arsenal Commander over Filling Civilian Positions with Reservists
September 04, 2015
Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois is not very happy with Rock Island Arsenal’s practice of filling civilian positions with military reservists. That practice, known as the Personnel Force Innovation (PFI) program, should only be used in certain circumstances.
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Senator Chastises DoD for Lack of Enthusiasm to Use Good Data
September 04, 2015
Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois recently sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter criticizing the way the department is managing its workforces, especially its tendency to use contractors to do the work even though they are two to three times more expensive than DoD civilians.
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DoD Allocates $132 Million to Fund Data Breach Credit Monitoring
August 28, 2015
Election Won at Huntsville Army Corps of Engineers
August 21, 2015
We are so excited to report that AFGE has just won a union election for a new unit at Huntsville Alabama Army Corps of Engineers. The final count was 118 yes and 73 no. There are 425 bargaining unit members.
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AFGE Won Elections at Redstone Arsenal
August 07, 2015
AFGE this week won elections for both professionals and non-professionals at the Redstone space command in Alabama.
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Under Full Sequestration, Army Could Cut Additional 6,000 Civilian Jobs on Top of Initial 17,000
July 31, 2015
Contractors are about to have a field day as the latest analysis shows the Army, under full sequestration, will have to cut an additional 6,000 civilian positions on top of the 17,000 earlier reported.
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Senate Bill Renews Ban on A-76 Privatization Studies
July 24, 2015
The Senate Appropriations Committee this week passed the 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill with a provision renewing a government-wide ban on the A-76 outsourcing process. An A-76 prohibition specific to the Department of Defense was included in the FY10 National Defense Authorization Act.
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