Federal Times |
A House of Representatives rule that gives Congress the authority to cut the pay of an individual federal employee or eliminate entire agency programs will be removed under a proposed rules package for the 116th Congress.
The Holman Rule, first established in 1876 and reintroduced in the 115th Congress, enables lawmakers to cut individual salaries,… Read more »
New York Times |
To the Editor:
Re “Trump Digs In, Dimming Hope of a Budget Deal” (front page, Dec. 31) and “Trump Orders Pay Freeze for Federal Civilian Staff” (news article, Dec. 30):
There is near certainty that all federal workers will receive their back pay, as they have in every other recent government shutdown. A bipartisan bill in the House will receive immediate action… Read more »
CBS News |
Paychecks are set to be delivered to federal workers on Jan. 11 — the first paychecks that will cover the days affected by the shutdown. However, if no deal is reached by then, the paychecks will not be sent.
According to the OMB, although no federal employee can receive pay during a shutdown under law, some excepted workers will receive pay after the shutdown is… Read more »
Federal News Network |
The Senate on Friday passed a bill, sponsored by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), that would guarantee back pay for furloughed employees. Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.) introduced companion legislation.
However, Arvelo, who also serves as president of NTEU Chapter 254, asserted that federal employees still face financial pressures when they’re… Read more »
FedSmith |
Legislation has been introduced in the House to guarantee back pay to federal employees who would be furloughed in the event of a partial government shutdown. Funding for the federal government expires at the end of the day on Friday, December 21, 2018 unless Congress can agree on a funding bill.
The bill is being introduced by Congressmen Don Beyer (D-VA)… Read more »
Government Executive |
Dozens of lawmakers from both parties do not want to take any chances in ensuring federal employees are taken care of during a shutdown, pushing legislation that would guarantee back pay for anyone furloughed during an appropriations lapse.
Sixty-six members of Congress have already signed on to the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, which was… Read more »
Huff Post |
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has often said that he’s not afraid of a fight.
In an interview with Breitbart News last month, the former Montana congressman and Navy SEAL dismissed reports that his days in the Trump administration were numbered as nothing more than rumors.
“I’ve been in a lot of firefights. I don’t mind getting shot at,” he said. “It is… Read more »
The Hill |
Democratic lawmakers joined conservation groups Saturday in cheering President Trump’s announcement that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is leaving his job by the end of the year.
Zinke’s departure comes as Democrats prepare to take over as the majority in the House, which included gearing up to challenge policies created under… Read more »
Newsweek |
Donald Trump’s Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will be leaving his post at the end of the year and top Democrat Chuck Schumer says “the swamp cabinet will be a little less foul without him.”
“Ryan Zinke was one of the most toxic members of the cabinet in the way he treated our environment, our precious public lands, and the way he treated the [government] like it was… Read more »
Mother Jones |
On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that his Interior secretary, Ryan Zinke, will be leaving his position in the coming weeks.
Zinke’s tenure overseeing the nation’s public lands has been controversial and has resulted in a number of federal investigations. (He reportedly used taxpayer money to purchase a $139,000 door, for example.)… Read more »
