The District of Columbia faced an overwhelming federal law enforcement presence this week as its residents protested police brutality against Black people. And the district could do little to stop it, thanks to politically motivated opposition to granting statehood to the majority Democratic city — with its plurality of Black residents — or giving it voting members in Congress.
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Democratic lawmakers are calling for legislation forcing federal law enforcement officers in uniform to clearly identify which department they represent.
The potential legislation comes amid rising concerns from Democrats after officers were seen without any identifying labels on their uniforms as they policed protests in Washington, D.C.
Protests have erupted nationwide over the… Read more »
Armed riot officers without identifying marks or badges began manning the perimeter around the White House Wednesday morning, and now a Virginia congressman says he is working on legislation to stop it from happening again.
The unmarked security forces appeared early Wednesday following a calmer night in D.C. than the city had seen in recent days. However, unlike MPD or Capitol Police… Read more »
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A county in northern Virginia pulled its officers out of the District of Columbia Monday night after they played a supporting role in clearing protesters from a park outside the White House so the president could walk to a church for a photo opportunity.
Arlington officers joined a team of federal law enforcers using chemical agents and flash bangs to forcibly… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry Connolly, (D-VA), and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) today wrote to the Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) urging prompt guidance to federal agencies to maximize telework policies during upcoming Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) track work. The Platform Improvement Project and the ongoing Silver Line Phase… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) issued a letter urging the Honorable Dale Cabaniss, Director, Office of Personnel Management to implement remote teleworking for all telework-capable federal employees as the country takes steps to mitigate the COVID-19 global pandemic and to protect our federal workers and their families.
“I write today to encourage you to implement remote… Read more »
Paid parental leave for federal employees
By WJLA Staff - 01/26/2020
Congress guaranteed family leave for federal employees in the 2020 NDAA. Starting next year, new parents will be able to take several weeks off from their federal positions. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) says that this new policy will hopefully set the standard across the nation.
“We don’t have paid family… Read more »
Federal employees could be ‘very close’ to long-awaited paid parental leave win
BY NICOLE OGRYSKO - 12/9/2019
Federal employees may be close to a new benefit that some lawmakers and employee groups have been fighting for nearly a decade.
Congress and the White House have reached a tentative deal to include up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in the upcoming National Defense… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer today hailed a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act conference report which would guarantee twelve weeks of paid parental leave for all federal employees:
“This paid parental leave provision is one of the biggest victories for the federal workforce in my lifetime.
“Against all odds, Chairman Smith, Majority Leader Hoyer, and the House negotiating team won… Read more »
Democrats leveraged Trump’s fixation on Space Force to pursue parental-leave victory for federal workers
BY JEFF STEIN, LISA REIN AND JOSH DAWSEY - 12/8/2019
When Congress took up a must-pass defense bill earlier this year, President Trump saw it as a rare opportunity to win approval for the Space Force — his proposed sixth branch of the military — ahead of the 2020… Read more »
