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Immigrant, union groups see Labor nominee as ally (12/19/08) Business representatives are wary of Rep. Hilda Solis' support of priorities like "card check" legislation to make it easier to form a union, but said immigration could be an area of common ground. Obama to nominate Solis to head Labor Department (12/18/08) California lawmaker has a strong background on union issues. Bonuses flow in Defense IG office despite low morale (12/08/08) Several top officials received leadership awards of about $30,000 in the fall. Report: Many service contract workers are underpaid (12/08/08) Group calls on government to gather more data on salaries, benefits of contract employees. Employee groups lay out priorities for next president, Congress (11/07/08) Organizations will continue to fight the Pentagon's pay overhaul and will push benefits bills, including one to increase the government's share of health premiums. Bidding opens on 2010 pay raise at 2.9 percent (10/31/08) Change in Employment Cost Index has become the de facto baseline for recommended average federal salary increases. EEOC group says agencies should boost Hispanic employment and hiring efforts (10/23/08) Hispanics are underrepresented in the government's senior ranks, where they make up slightly more than 3 percent. CSRS retirees to receive 5.8 percent pension boost in 2009 (10/16/08) Increase is highest since 1982; those in FERS will receive a 4.8 percent adjustment. Homeland Security proposes changes to temporary worker program (08/22/08) New rules aim to streamline procedures for employers, prevent fraud and protect workers. Grades on management score card fall (08/08/08) Human capital and e-government ratings take a hit, but OMB notes that many agencies still are showing progress. Disabled employees make up less than 1 percent of the federal workforce (07/25/08) Treasury, Veterans Affairs and Education departments employ the highest number of disabled workers. Competition in contracting remains steady (07/24/08) Energy ranks first in fostering competition; Veterans Affairs comes in last. Senator slams Treasury IG for not firing cheating investigators (07/08/08) Two officials found to have abused the government's public transit subsidy program have remained on administrative leave. Pentagon's top watchdog leaving post July 13 (07/02/08) Claude Kicklighter will become director of the George Mason University School of Law's Critical Infrastructure Protection Program. House bill would put new A-76 competitions on hold for one year (06/19/08) Measure would leave fate of controversial program up to the next administration. Management score card showing more top grades (05/12/08) Half of agencies' ratings are green on latest traffic light-style assessment. Transition could create leadership void, report says (05/06/08) Key agencies stand to lose more than 10 percent of their top officials when next administration takes over. Agencies still resist outsourcing financial management, expert says (03/26/08) Some large departments are not embracing the financial management line of business, while most small agencies have outsourced operations. Undoing tanker deal would hurt industry, Northrop Grumman executive warns (03/13/08) Supporters of losing bidder Boeing are weighing legislative options for overturning contract to build 179 tankers, worth as much as $40 billion. House chairman asks agencies to probe Blackwater (03/11/08) At issue is whether the company can declare that its security guards are independent contractors, not employees.
