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Category Archives: safety
Emotional Moment
This is the first time I have ever heard of federal employees, including senior leadership defying the edicts of the incoming administration. Highly unusual. People in this country should be paying serious attention to this. Continue reading
Posted in Attrition, budgets, Conservatives, debt ceiling, debt ceiling debate, Democrats, Donald Trump, Educating, federal budgets, federal employees, federal government, federal government shutdown, highway spending, highway spenging, Highway Trust Fund, infratrustructure, morale, National Security, Obama, partisan politics, partisanship, personal expenses, President, Public welfare, reduction in force, Republicans, safety, Senate, shut down, transportation, TSA, Uncategorized, Veterans Administration
Tagged America, bureaucracy, civil servants, Congress, country, democrats, education, environment, financial, government, infrastructure, maintenance, maritime, OPM, politics, republicans, research, Senate, transit, transportation, United States, war
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Attrition is nothing new
Really! Again? House Makes It Easier to Cut Federal Employees’ Pay, Slash Workforce Every administration has goals and promises to meet for its constituents. Each one seems to have a focus on reducing the federal workforce and cutting their pay … Continue reading
Posted in Attrition, budgets, Congress, Conservatives, Constitution, Customs and Border Protection, defense, Democrats, federal budgets, federal government, hiring process, Informing, National Security, partisan politics, partisanship, Republicans, retirement, safety, Senate, Streamline, white house
Tagged bureaucracy, business, Congress, country, democrats, government, politics, republicans, research
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Back at It
Time to get back at it. The federal workforce may be coming upon yet another challenging period. A new administration enters into power in a few days. Many civil servants don’t really know what will happen. Any change of administration … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Congress, Conservatives, Constitution, Democrats, Donald Trump, federal employees, federal government, Public welfare, Republicans, safety, Senate
Tagged bureaucracy, business, democrats, government, House, local, politics, republicans, research, Senate, state
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Budget Negotiations Continue
Now what is this FAST Act? Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act or “FAST Act”
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Posted in budgets, Congress, Conservatives, debt ceiling debate, Democrats, federal budgets, federal government, federal government shutdown, highway spenging, infratrustructure, investment, partisanship, President, Republicans, safety, Senate
Tagged budget, Civil Service, Congress, democrats, federal agencies, federal budget, federal government, republicans
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A True Test of Bipartisanship?
You probably know that I am particularly concerned about the state of the U.S. transportation system. Most of us take for granted that our local roads, bridges, highways will remain in reasonably good shape for our use day-to-day. I believe people think … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Congress, Democrats, federal budgets, federal government, highway spenging, Highway Trust Fund, infratrustructure, investment, partisan politics, partisanship, Republicans, safety, transportation
Tagged bridges, budget, Congress, country, federal government, Highway Trust Fund, highways, maintenance, public transportation, roads, safety, the government, transit
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