Read more federal employees stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14003/federal-employees.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:38:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66366/white-house-sought-to-weaken-whistleblower-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration appears to have attempted to water down the whistleblower protection law the president himself championed on the campaign trail. In an e-mail obtained by the Washington Times , a lawyer in the White House counsel's office sent a new draft of the bill to the Senate. That draft...http://www.newser.com/story/66366/white-house-sought-to-weaken-whistleblower-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 13:08:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65907/health-care-works-great-for-congress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs members of Congress tear into each other over health care reform, they do so assured that a top shelf taxpayer-funded smorgasboard of health plans are there to respond to their slightest sniffle, Mark Barabak and Faye Fiore note in the Los Angeles Times . Last year, taxpayers spent about $15...http://www.newser.com/story/65907/health-care-works-great-for-congress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 14:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62918/critics-blast-congress-for-lack-of-staff-diversity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCongressional staffs are so overwhelmingly white that Capitol Hill needs its own version of the NFL rule requiring teams hiring a head coach to interview at least one person of color, critics tell the Hill. Frustrated staffers, lobbyists, and aides point out that even though more minorities are being elected,...http://www.newser.com/story/62918/critics-blast-congress-for-lack-of-staff-diversity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 10:52:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62060/obama-extending-federal-benefits-to-gay-partners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama plans to announce tomorrow that he's extending benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, the Washington Post reports. The move, a victory for gay rights activists, will give the partners access to health care and other benefits. Obama's been under steady criticism from the gay community for...http://www.newser.com/story/62060/obama-extending-federal-benefits-to-gay-partners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 21:08:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57181/obama-asks-workers-how-to-curb-spending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama appealed to federal workers today to propose ways to make their agencies' and departments' budgets more efficient. The president said employees' ideas would be key as his Cabinet officials cut millions from the federal budget and trim the deficit. "After all, Americans across the country know that the...http://www.newser.com/story/57181/obama-asks-workers-how-to-curb-spending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Apr 2009 9:49:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53458/obamas-agenda-dwarfs-his-staff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama is filling government jobs more quickly than his predecessors, but there's so much going on that his team is still stretched thin, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama is juggling the economic crisis, stimulus package, and two wars, all with just 43 confirmed aides. "No one since Roosevelt...http://www.newser.com/story/53458/obamas-agenda-dwarfs-his-staff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Mar 2009 11:08:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52251/obamas-plans-require-a-lot-more-hands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s ambitious budget and stimulus plans will require the government to hire scores of new workers, the Washington Post reports. Analysts put the number between 100,000 and 250,000 spread among various agencies, the biggest expansion of the federal workforce since Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society days. Some agencies...http://www.newser.com/story/52251/obamas-plans-require-a-lot-more-hands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Mar 2009 8:57:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46793/federal-judges-lose-pay-raise-battle-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal judges went without a cost-of-living pay increase yet again in 2008, the LA Times reports. A quirk in federal law prevents judges from getting the automatic raises other federal employees get, and the financial crisis derailed a bill that would have upped their pay by 28%. John Roberts is...http://www.newser.com/story/46793/federal-judges-lose-pay-raise-battle-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Jan 2009 14:07:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42868/obama-letters-promised-govt-workers-an-overhaul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the election fast approaching, Barack Obama sent letters to seven federal agencies, hoping to win the votes of their employees with detailed—and generally very generous—promises, the Washington Post reports. Obama promised to make departments more powerful and effective, to improve worker rights, and eliminate unpopular Bush practices....http://www.newser.com/story/42868/obama-letters-promised-govt-workers-an-overhaul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Nov 2008 8:11:00 CST