Archive: April 5, 2009 - April 11, 2009
Spies Like Their Working Conditions
We don't know much about what they do, but the seem to enjoy it. Spies and other intelligence community employees rate their agencies well in several categories compared to federal workers in other agencies, according to survey data released by...
By Eric Pianin | April 10, 2009; 3:32 PM ET | Comments (3)
Bill Introduced Allowing Bargaining Rights for Security Officers
Three members of the House, including key committee and subcommittee chairs, have introduced legislation that would allow federal transportation security officers the right to bargain collectively. Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), transportation security and infrastructure protection subcommittee...
By Eric Pianin | April 9, 2009; 1:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
IRS Tops Hiring Goal for Veterans
During last year's confirmation hearing for Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Doug Shulman, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) suggested the IRS and its parent agency, the Treasury Department, should hire 1,000 veterans to fill vacant positions. That goal has been exceeded, according...
By Eric Pianin | April 7, 2009; 3:34 PM ET | Comments (0)
