Paused HATCH ACT GUIDANCE PLEASE READ Attached is new Hatch Act guidance.  Pretty serious stuff. Read More... Download: OSC November 27 2018 Guidance Extension and Clarification.pdf OPM Instructs Agencies to Comply With Court Decision on Workforce Executive Orders www.govexec.com - The Office of Personnel Management on Wednesday issued guidance instructing agencies to roll back any already implemented provisions of President Trump’s controversial workforce executive orders that are in violation of a recent court decision that found the meat of the orders to be unlawful. Read More... Federal Official Boosted Use of Private Prisons; Now He Has a Top Job at One www.govexec.com -  In January, Government Executive reported that Frank Lara, then the bureau’s assistant director for correctional programs, sent a memorandum with the subject line “increasing population levels in private contract facilities” to agency leaders. Read More... Happy Nurses Week! National Nurses Week History National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday. These permanent dates enhance planning and position National Nurses Week as an established recognition event. As of 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day, to be celebrated annually. Read More... Go Fund Me -Brady Family https://www.gofundme. Read More... Sign the Petition https://www.change.org/p/u-s-house-of-representatives-safety-of-public-and-law-enforcement-threatened-by-budget-cuts-and-privatization. Read More... Push to Privatize http://www.govexec.com/management/2018/01/trump-administration-looks-boost-use-private-prisons-while-slashing-federal-staff/145496/. Read More... Shutdown Info Due to the uncertainity with the government shutdown we are going to cancel our monthly meeting that we were planning to have this week. If we are still in shutdown on Tuesday the Eboard will meet, and decide if we want to Info Picket on Thursday afternoon.  We would need 10-20 members, and ideally picket from 3p-430p on Thursday (presuming we are still shutdown on that day). Read More... Response to changes Read More... Download: Message 12.5.17.pdf Eric Williams Killer gets Life http://citizensvoice.com/news/con-ui-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-for-murder-of-correctional-officer-1.2217315#.WWPbGN4hvcs. Read More...

Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease caused by a rod-shaped bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis. How is TB Spread? TB is spread through contact with an infected person. It is an airborne disease, which means that droplets from the infected person become suspended in the air. Read More... AFGE Budget Materials . Read More... Download: 2018 Budget Talking Points_flyer_June1 (1).pdf

Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease caused by a rod-shaped bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis. How is TB Spread? TB is spread through contact with an infected person. It is an airborne disease, which means that droplets from the infected person become suspended in the air. Read More...

AFGE Budget Materials . Read More... Download: 2018 Budget Talking Points_flyer_June1 (1).pdf

House and Senate pass TSP 10% Penalty Bill From AFGE: Thanks to years of hard work by AFGE activists, the Senate and the House this week passed a bill that would eliminate a 10% early withdrawal penalty for federal law enforcement officers when they retire after age 50. The bill, which applies to those retiring after Dec. 31, 2015, will now go to President Obama for his signature.  AFGE applauds Sen. Read More... AFGE files Class Action Lawsuit against OPM Officials over Data Breach WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has filed a class action complaint with a demand for jury trial against the Office of Personnel Management, Director Katherine Archuleta and Chief Information Officer Donna Seymour about one of the most devastating cyberattacks in U.S. Read More...

House and Senate pass TSP 10% Penalty Bill From AFGE: Thanks to years of hard work by AFGE activists, the Senate and the House this week passed a bill that would eliminate a 10% early withdrawal penalty for federal law enforcement officers when they retire after age 50. The bill, which applies to those retiring after Dec. 31, 2015, will now go to President Obama for his signature.  AFGE applauds Sen. Read More...

AFGE files Class Action Lawsuit against OPM Officials over Data Breach WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has filed a class action complaint with a demand for jury trial against the Office of Personnel Management, Director Katherine Archuleta and Chief Information Officer Donna Seymour about one of the most devastating cyberattacks in U.S. Read More...

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