Trump to freeze non-military federal raises
President Trump repeated his call for lawmakers to freeze the salaries of 2 million federal employees in 2019 Thursday, even threatening to use his executive powers to do so. Trump’s pay freeze doesn’t apply More...
How to get out of a career rut
At the start of a career, especially one that involves a steep learning curve, most people experience a sensation of constant forward movement. However, a few years into the job, once you have mastered all that More...
How to boost your career
Your job takes up a huge section of your lifetime, so if you are stuck in a job that you don’t like, it is time to take some action. Whether you can’t stand your boss or you are having sleepless nights thinking More...
The Trump administration’s letter on their ‘hiring freeze’ to cut positions through attrition
President Trump has been busy with executive orders and now a released memo confirms a federal hiring freeze, check out the details below. MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: More...
2016 Employee Engagement Trends
Employee engagement trends are changing, especially since the Internet now allows employees to really vent about their experiences with an organization and put the information out there for other workers to see. More...
Judge rules that Illinois budget crisis will result in state employees not being paid
While Illinois’ Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner battles Democrats, who control the Legislature, to approve a budget, the state may not continue to pay state workers in full, according a Cook County ruling today. Attorney More...
Elijah Cummings says federal workers come to ‘feed their souls’
While fighting to get Federal employees raises, one rep made the role of the federal worker sound awfully “altruistic.” Rep. Elijah Cummings (D–Md.) says, “so many people come to government knowing More...
Fed employees use over $1 million in charity donations for meals, massages and Vegas trip
A government audit found several federal workers and a contractor guilty of using over $1 million of charity money for personal use including massages and elaborate meals. photo/Revisorweb Referring to themselves More...
Rand Paul introduces ‘The Sequester Without Layoffs’ VIDEO
Image/Video Screen Shot Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced what is known as “The Sequester Without Layoffs” plan Friday designed to offset the anticipated layoffs of employees following the automatic More...
Government Shutdown will mean paid vacation for workers
Government Shutdown. That’s the topic du jour in the Newsiverse. But is a government shutdown as terrifying as these talking heads are leading us to believe? Maybe it is a very bad thing if you are one of the More...
Want to know why states and localities are going broke?-look at the salaries and benefits of it’s employees
We have all read about the disparities between federal employee salaries and the private sector and their extravagant benefit packages. Do we have the same issues in states and cities? Why is Gov. Schwarzenegger’s More...
