Archive: February 8, 2009 - February 14, 2009
Bill Aimed at Sick Leave Controversy
A long-standing gripe among civil servants who joined the government after 1986 is they cannot count unused sick leave days toward time worked when determining their retirement annuity. Workers in the Federal Employee Retirement System feel they are cheated under...
By Eric Pianin | February 12, 2009; 6:50 PM ET | Comments (0)
Air Traffic Controllers' Union Upset About FAA Computer Breach
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is plenty upset about the hacking of Federal Aviation Administration computers. The names and Social Security numbers of more than 45,000 employees were stolen last week. Last night the association president Patrick Forrey released...
By Sara Goo | February 11, 2009; 11:15 AM ET | Comments (0)
Uproar Over FAA Computer Hacking
The mission of the Federal Aviation Administration is “to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.” Fortunately, it does that better than safeguarding its computer system. Last week, the FAA administrative computer server was hacked. Among...
By Eric Pianin | February 10, 2009; 7:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
FAA Employee Database Hacked
If you work for or are retired from the Federal Aviation Administration, be on the lookout for fraudulent activity involving your Social Security number. Last week, the FAA's administrative computer server was hacked. Information -- including names and Social Security...
By Sara Goo | February 10, 2009; 4:23 PM ET | Comments (2)
A Good Government Group Closes Its Doors
Tough times have claimed one of Washington’s good government groups, but its voice will continue to be heard. The 25-year-old Council for Excellence in Government is going out of business and sending its major programs, and most of the...
By Eric Pianin | February 9, 2009; 7:40 PM ET | Comments (0)
AFGE's John Gage Cautions Members About Pay
After eight years of a tense relationship between federal employee unions and the White House, it's hard to find someone in Washington who is happier than John Gage now that President Obama is in charge. Yet while Gage, president of...
By Sara Goo | February 9, 2009; 3:53 PM ET | Comments (0)
