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Caitlin Fairchild
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Caitlin Fairchild joined Government Executive in summer 2011 as an editorial fellow, after graduating from the College of William & Mary, where she spent four years writing for the student newspaper, The Flat Hat. In March 2012, she was hired full time as a web producer. She has completed internships at Washingtonian Magazine and at the public affairs office of Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas.
Obama signs into law a bill providing flags to relatives of fallen federal employees
December 20, 2011 The Civilian Service Recognition Act is now officially a law. President Obama signed H.R. 2061 Tuesday, authorizing heads of agencies to present a U. S. flag to the next of kin of federal employees who are killed in the line of duty. Congress passed the legislation in its final form ...
Oracle manager fired after criticizing USAjobs
December 15, 2011 A man who publicly criticized the USAjobs website was fired for his comments, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Adam Davidson, a senior manager at software company and government contractor Oracle, lost his job Nov. 11 for comments he made to the Post about the unpopular redesign of the jobs site. ...
Air Force to lift hiring freeze
December 14, 2011 The Air Force will lift its 90-day hiring freeze on Thursday, Federal News Radio reports. Implemented in August, Air Force Personnel Center officials used the freeze to reduce workforce numbers to 2010 levels. As part of that effort, the Air Force also offered early retirements and buyouts to roughly 6,000 ...
Lawmakers call for extension of mass transit commuter benefits
December 13, 2011 With mass transit commuter perks set to expire at the end of 2011, lawmakers have pushed congressional leadership to make the issue a priority. Federal employees' current mass transit benefit of $230 a month -- equal to the benefit for parking -- will drop to $125 a month beginning in ...
About 130 employees take SBA buyouts, early outs
December 13, 2011 About 130 of 300 eligible employees have accepted the Small Business Administration's buyouts worth $25,000 and early out offers. SBA announced the buyout and early-out options on Oct. 18 in an agencywide email and received agreements from employees between Nov. 16 and Dec. 5. The agency is currently verifying eligibility ...
Congress passes bill giving flags to families of federal employees killed in the line of duty
December 9, 2011 Civil servants killed while on the job will receive honors and their agencies will give an American flag to their next of kin, under the Civilian Service Recognition Act, which the Senate passed Thursday with unanimous consent. "It is a modest but meaningful step to express our condolences and gratitude ...
Mass transit commuter perks set to expire
December 8, 2011 Federal workers might be faced with a drop in commuter benefits come January if Congress does not act. The current mass transit benefit of $230 a month -- equal to the benefit for parking -- will drop to $125 a month beginning in 2012 unless Congress extends the higher level. ...
Federal charity drive urged to get online
December 8, 2011 The Combined Federal Campaign should develop a unified Web presence, members of the charity drive's advisory panel recommended this week. Some federal workers already make online donations through their local CFC chapter websites, but the program lacks a main website and only a few centers have local sites. Several members ...
Postal Service announces closure of 252 processing facilities
December 5, 2011 The U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with plans to close more than half its processing facilities, a change that will restructure first-class mail delivery for the first time since the agency's inception. The plan includes closing 252 of its 487 mail processing facilities. With these closures, first-class mail will ...
OPM unveils new emergency operating statuses
December 1, 2011 The Office of Personnel Management will have more options this winter when deciding agency operating statuses during storms or other emergencies. OPM Director John Berry unveiled three new possible responses to severe conditions: staggered early departure with a final departure time, immediate departure and shelter in place. The agency in ...
