Archive: February 15, 2009 - February 21, 2009
Obama Selects New Labor Relations Chairman
President Obama has chosen Carol Waller Pope to chair the Federal Labor Relations Authority. She was first appointed to the authority in 2000 and is the first FLRA career employee to serve as a member. In case you haven't heard...
By Sara Goo | February 20, 2009; 3:36 PM ET | Comments (0)
Pentagon Personnel System Under Attack
The Pentagon has been placed on the defensive over its personnel system. Two key members of the House Armed Services Committee, its chairman and the readiness subcommittee leader, have urged Defense Secretary Robert Gates to stop moving civilian employees into...
By Eric Pianin | February 19, 2009; 6:15 PM ET | Comments (2)
A Labor Department Official Paid $150,000 a Year to Stay Home
The image of the government bureaucrat who does nothing all day is offensive and unfair, except in the case of Bob Whitmore. The Labor Department pays him $150,000 a year and he doesn’t do a thing — literally nothing. Whitmore,...
By Eric Pianin | February 18, 2009; 7:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
Sen. Collins Clarifies Stand On Whistleblower Provision
After Congress decided not to include whistleblower protection provisions in the stimulus package President Obama signed yesterday, word circulated that Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) was the person who stopped it. Not so, says her office, which sent the statement...
By Eric Pianin | February 18, 2009; 12:40 PM ET | Comments (0)
A Setback For Whistleblowers
Advocates for stronger whistleblower protections who were jumping for joy not long ago now are a bit more subdued because those measures were not included in the stimulus package President Obama signed yesterday. Gleeful when the House passed the...
By Eric Pianin | February 17, 2009; 6:25 PM ET | Comments (0)
Whistleblowers Dealt Setback in Stimulus
Advocates for stronger whistleblower protection who were jumping for joy not long ago, now are a bit more subdued because those protections were not included in the stimulus package President Barack Obama signs today. Gleeful when the House passed the...
By Sara Goo | February 17, 2009; 2:57 PM ET | Comments (0)
