Psst. No shutdown during a 'government shutdown'
Social Security checks would still go out. Troops would remain at their posts. Furloughed federal workers probably would get paid, though not until later. And virtually every essential government...
View ArticleUS weighing payment priorities if default comes
If the government can't pay all its bills come Wednesday, odds are it will pay bondholders. Social Security and Medicare recipients will be high on the must-pay list, too. Likely losers: federal...
View ArticleDead federal retirees are paid $120 million annually, report says
The federal government pays out millions of dollars to dead people each year — including deceased retired federal workers, according to a new report.read more
View ArticleHouse Republicans Unveil Plan to Extend Payroll Tax Cut
The proposal would pay for extending a payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits in part through changes to Medicare and a pay freeze for federal workers.
View ArticlePublic employees hit back in pension fight
Public employees in the United States are striking back at what they see as attacks on their pensions. Recently, U.S. states have begun making changes both small and large to the benefits they pay...
View ArticleHow much do federal employees earn?
One of the main arguments against forcing federal employees to pay more for their pensions is that most rank-and-file feds don’t make bloated, six-figure salaries — as fiscal conservatives and...
View ArticleRisk of violence in federal workplace examined
All federal government organizations are potentially at risk for workplace violence, not just those in high-crime areas or dealing with violent members of the public, according to an agency studying...
View ArticleHouse plans that would freeze federal pay rates advance
Federal pay rates would be frozen for the third straight year in 2013 under several plans that advanced in the House on Wednesday. A spending bill covering general government matters for the coming...
View ArticlePresident extends federal pay freeze
President Obama told congressional leaders Tuesday that he is extending a two-year pay freeze for federal employees until at least next spring because Congress has not agreed on a budget for the next...
View ArticleDemocrats see political motives in Solyndra subpoenas of federal workers
Ten Energy Department workers were subpoenaed for their private e-mails late last week as part of a congressional probe of a controversial Obama administration clean energy loan program, and five were...
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