http://www.nffe.org National Federation of Federal Employees Sat, 5 Jul 2008 18:40:01 CDT en-us http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/5516 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/5516 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:13:55 CST Over the last several years, Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) health care professionals have seen their collective bargaining rights practically eliminated. Agency management's improperly broad interpretation of a certain provision in federal labor law has allowed them to circumvent the bargaining process on numerous critical issues, and the effect is taking its toll on the morale of VA health care providers. It is time for Congress to do what is right for VA workers and the veterans... http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/5858 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/5858 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:20:29 CDT The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) privatization effort is not about making federal services more efficient; rather, it is designed to replace hundreds of thousands of federal employees with contractors. OMB is still forcing agencies to use privatization quotas, the A-76 process remains extremely pro-contractor, and OMB justifies its unprecedented wholesale privatization effort with unsubstantiated savings claims. We encourage Congress to adopt rules that will level the playing... http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/5869 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/5869 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:27:05 CDT National security has been compromised by outsourcing of the manufacturing of the United States passport book cover and RFID electronic chip to a foreign company in Europe. The book cover and chip are produced in Europe and then shipped to Thailand to have the chip's antenna added before being shipped to the U.S. Making matters even worse, the company acknowledged last year that the Chinese government had stolen the patent for the chip. Congress must put a stop to this dangerous practice...