http://www.nffe.org National Federation of Federal Employees Tue, 13 May 2008 7:34:16 CDT en-us http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5741 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5741 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:06:10 CDT After the resignation of GSA Administrator Lurita Doan, the NFFE GSA Council is planning to appeal to members of Congress and the White House to encourage the selection of a new GSA Administrator that will embrace the idea of collaborative and effective labor relations at the agency. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5470 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5470 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:04:39 CST Bush Administration claims that ‘competitive sourcing’ in the U.S. Forest Service saved taxpayers millions of dollars are based on shoddy and misleading accounting practices, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5418 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5418 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:15:19 CST The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), the nation’s oldest union representing civilian federal employees, is endorsing Senator Hillary Clinton for President. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5360 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5360 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:40:07 CST Yesterday, President George W. Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R. 4986) into law. Included in the bill was language to fundamentally alter the National Security Personnel System (NSPS), a controversial personnel reform at the Department of Defense (DoD). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5229 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5229 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:57:12 CST Today, the Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Authorization Conference Report (HR 1585) which included language to fundamentally alter the National Security Personnel System (NSPS), a controversial personnel reform at the Department of Defense (DoD). This vote follows the House vote to approve the bill that took place on Tuesday, December 12th. The bill is now being sent to the White House for the President’s signature. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5220 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5220 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:17:42 CST Today, the House of Representatives adopted the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Authorization Conference Report (HR 1585) which included language to fundamentally alter the National Security Personnel System (NSPS), a controversial personnel reform at the Department of Defense (DoD). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5209 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/5209 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:17:45 CST On Friday, December 7th, House and Senate conferees revealed details of the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Authorization Conference Report (HR 1585) which included language to fundamentally alter the National Security Personnel System (NSPS), a controversial personnel reform at the Department of Defense (DoD). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4969 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4969 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:29:22 CDT Washington, DC �" Late yesterday, the United States Senate adopted an amendment to the fiscal year 2008 Defense Authorization bill that would make several revisions to the A-76 public-private competition process. Together, these changes would do much to level the playing field for federal workers when competing against private contractors for the same government work. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4972 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4972 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:36:19 CDT Yesterday, the United States Senate passed the fiscal year 2008 Defense Authorization bill (HR 1585). Included in the bill was language to fundamentally reform the Pentagon’s contentious personnel plan, the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). The bill was passed by a 92-3 vote. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4890 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4890 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:46:25 CDT Yesterday, the Department of Defense (DoD) put out a release stating that the Department “has no plans to implement the adverse actions, appeals and labor relations portions of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) at this time.” http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4602 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4602 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:27:16 CDT Late Saturday night, before adjourning for summer recess, the U.S. House of Representatives accepted the Inslee/Jones/Van Hollen amendment to the fiscal year 2008 Defense Appropriations bill. The language will block the Department of Defense (DoD) from implementing the parts of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) having to do with labor management relations and employee appeals. The amendment was passed by a voice vote. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4544 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4544 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:59:03 CDT A new report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) supports Defense unions’ contention that the Department of Defense (DoD) has been underestimating the cost of implementing the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). According to the report, GAO found that DoD’s November 2005 estimate that it will cost $158 million to implement NSPS “does not include the full cost that the department expects to incur as a result of implementing the new system.” http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4478 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4478 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:54:02 CDT Yesterday, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) and other unions representing Department of Defense (DoD) workers filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in regard to AFGE, et al., v. Gates. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4387 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4387 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:18:47 CDT The union representing Passport Agency workers is predicting greater difficulty processing Passport applications throughout 2007 and into 2008. National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 1998 (a nationwide local representing all bargaining unit Passport workers) blames unnecessary staffing shortfalls for the crisis. The union strongly supports the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), but is advocating that the land/sea phase be delayed until sufficient staffing is brought on... http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4374 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4374 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:16:26 CDT A provision in the fiscal year 2008 Interior appropriations bill, reported out of the House Appropriations Committee yesterday, would cut funding for the Forest Service competitive sourcing program in FY08. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4319 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4319 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:08:02 CDT A provision in the fiscal year 2007 supplemental appropriations bill (HR 2206), signed into law by President Bush last Friday, shut down a major downsizing and reorganization plan for the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4295 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4295 Fri, 25 May 2007 12:26:45 CDT Washington, DC �" Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee released the contents of the Defense Authorization Bill for fiscal year 2008. Included in the bill was a provision to do the following: “To repeal the existing authority of the Department of Defense to establish a new labor relations system under the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4232 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4232 Thu, 10 May 2007 11:59:42 CDT Washington, DC �" Today, the House Armed Services Committee passed several revisions to the A-76 public-private competition process. Together, these changes would do much to level the playing field for federal workers when competing against private contractors for the same government work. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4226 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/4226 Wed, 09 May 2007 15:02:48 CDT Yesterday, the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee approved language to amend the law establishing the National Security Personnel System (NSPS), a controversial personnel reform at the Department of Defense (DoD). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/764 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/764 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:00:30 CDT Richard N. Brown, President of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), today issued the following statement in response to news that three Forest Service workers and members of NFFE Local 1558 died yesterday in wildfire in California. A fourth Forest Service worker, Engine Captain Mark Loutzenhiser, also perished in the blaze, and a fifth NFFE member was critically injured. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/324 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/324 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:54:39 CDT Washington, DC �" The recently released 2007 Defense Appropriations Bill Conference Report has retained a provision to defund sections of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) deemed illegal by Judge Emmett G. Sullivan in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Similar language was adopted by a voice vote in the US House of Representatives on June 21st. The House amendment was cosponsored by Jay Inslee (D-WA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Walter Jones (R-NC).... http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/436 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/436 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:38:16 CDT Today, the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued its long-awaited ruling on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel reform. The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), along with sister unions, prevailed in a resounding victory. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/447 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/447 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:55:39 CDT Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives accepted an amendment to the FY07 Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 5631) to defund sections of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) recently deemed illegal by Judge Emmett G. Sullivan in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The amendment was accepted by a voice vote. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/459 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/459 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:06:55 CDT On May 1, 2006, the Forest Service terminated for default its Region 5 fleet maintenance contract with Serco Management Services, Inc. This will affect how the agency's California fleet, including specialized fire-fighting equipment, will be serviced. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/441 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/441 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:44:17 CDT Defense workers are shocked by a comment made yesterday by Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England at a conference hosted by the Office of Personnel Management in which he referred to the Department of Defense (DoD) as a "vestige of communism" as reported by Government Executive (www.govexec.com). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/458 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/458 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:05:20 CDT Today, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia released his ruling on the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) lawsuit filed by 10 labor unions on November 7, 2005. The judge ruled in favor of the unions on several key components of the suit, including the decision to maintain collective bargaining rights for 750,000 workers at the Department of Defense (DoD). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/443 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/443 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:46:40 CDT Forest Service employees are responding this week to news that the agency plans to open 15,000 additional full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) up to A-76 privatization studies by FY09, according to new revisions in the agency's Competitive Sourcing Green Plan. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/451 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/451 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:59:09 CDT Today, the United DoD Workers Coalition (UDWC), a coalition of 36 labor unions representing 750,000 Department of Defense (DoD) workers, argued against the Pentagon's National Security Personnel System (NSPS) before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/433 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/433 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:33:38 CDT Today, at a hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, unions representing workers at the Department of Defense (DoD) voiced serious concerns with the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) final regulations issued days ago. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/450 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/450 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:57:58 CDT Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), along with nine other unions representing federal workers filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia in response to the recently-issues regulations for the Pentagon's National Security Personnel System (NSPS). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/445 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/445 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:52:12 CDT Today, several national unions, which collectively represent over 100,000 Department of Defense (DoD) employees, withdrew from participation in the department's meet and confer process, a protest of the Pentagon's underhanded collaboration with federal employee unions. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/446 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/446 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:54:08 CDT National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) National President/DBR Richard N. Brown testified before the House Government Reform Committee today regarding the proposed merger of the Federal Technology Service (FTS) and the Federal Supply Service (FSS) within the General Services Administration (GSA). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/432 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/432 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:31:40 CDT National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) National President/DBR Richard N. Brown will testify before the House Government Reform Committee tomorrow morning regarding the proposed merger of the Federal Technology Service (FTS) and the Federal Supply Service (FSS) within the General Services Administration (GSA). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/448 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/448 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:56:48 CDT Today, a coalition of nine labor unions, collectively representing over 300,000 employees at the United States Department of Defense (DoD), filed suit against the Department and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for failing to "afford employee representatives and management the opportunity to have meaningful discussions concerning the development of a new system," as was required by Congress. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/438 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/438 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:40:36 CDT Today, a coalition of nine labor unions, collectively representing over 300,000 employees at the United States Department of Defense (DoD), filed suit against the Department and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for failing to "afford employee representatives and management the opportunity to have meaningful discussions concerning the development of a new system," as was required by Congress. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/431 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/431 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:29:38 CDT Last week, Richard N. Brown was re-elected as National President of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE). Brown was elected to his third term by a sound majority of the delegate vote over challenger Sandra Bond. The election took place at NFFE¢®¯s national convention that was held in Las Vegas, NV. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/453 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/453 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:01:41 CDT In a recent ruling from the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services was ordered to negotiate with employees over compressed work schedules. The ruling ends a 16-month struggle between National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) Local 1998 (a nation-wide Passport local) and Passport Services management officials over the issue. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/455 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/455 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:04:08 CDT Today, unions representing federal employees at the Department of Defense (DoD) walked out on Navy Secretary Gordon England and other DoD staff effectively ending the labor-management collaboration for the formation of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/435 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/435 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:36:54 CDT Yesterday, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) briefed employee representatives on a new human resources management system that, when enacted, will have a severe negative effect on the employees within DHS. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/440 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/440 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:43:13 CDT For the second consecutive day, Department of Defense (DoD) officials have been wasting the time of employee representatives who have come to participate in a collaboration regarding the creation of a new labor management relations system at DoD. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/454 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/454 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:02:57 CDT Today, at a Capitol Hill press conference featuring a collaboration of federal employee unions, Richard N. Brown, President of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE, FD 1, IAMAW) gave an impassioned speech regarding the restructuring of the labor relations system at the Department of Defense (DoD). http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/452 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/452 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:00:20 CDT Over the past five years, employees at the Department of State's Passport Services have pleaded for more time to review passport applications, a process called adjudication. Despite the fact that fraudulent passports have been issued to serious criminals and the concern that potential terrorists will obtain passports, management officials have only continued to demand faster processing of passports. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/442 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/442 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:45:18 CDT On January 7, 2004 the Forest Service in Region 5 (California)announced that the agency has decided to award fleet maintenance work studied under A-76 to a contractor, Serco Group PLC. The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), which holds exclusive representation for the 59 maintenance mechanics employed to do this work, issues the following statement in response to the decision: http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/430 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/430 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:19:29 CDT With the election for union representation at the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) just weeks away, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), an affiliate of the Machinists Union (IAM), is confidant in their union's chances of victory. http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/444 http://www.nffe.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/444 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:48:08 CDT The nation's oldest union exclusively representing civil service federal employees, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), announced today its endorsement for the candidacy of Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts for President of the United States.