Bill Pascrell

Revived bills would alter feds’ payment obligations during shutdowns, federal first responders’ pensions

A host of bills lawmakers reintroduced this week would impact retirement savings for federal fighters and federal law enforcement officers, as well as…

Workforce

In this image from video, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks on the House floor, Thursday, July 23, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ocasio-Cortez's objections to a Republican lawmaker's verbal assault on her expanded Thursday as she and other Democrats took to the House floor to demand an end to a sexist culture of “accepting violence and violent language against women.” Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., is seated right. (House Television via AP)

House, Senate Dems want to allow Postal Service to do more banking activities

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(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

FILE - This May 8, 2008, file photo shows blank checks on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies in Philadelphia. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said Friday, March 12, 2021 that processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun, with the aim of having the first payments start showing up in bank accounts this weekend. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

SSA ‘aggressively worked’ to give IRS data to process 30M stimulus payments

Management

House Dems want to know how White House plans to keep feds safe

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United States Postal Service carrier Henrietta Dixon walks her route to deliver mail in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. From coastal Maine to Philadelphia's close-knit neighborhoods, many residents call the service essential to their communities. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

USPS tests temperature check ‘proof of concept’ for postal employees

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GSA takes aim at those submitting fake comments on proposed regulations

Federal Newscast

Rubble and debris are seen at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Ain al-Asad air base was struck by a barrage of Iranian missiles on Wednesday, in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed atop Iranian commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, whose killing raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra)

As injury numbers grow from Iran attack, lawmaker wants answers on head trauma

Defense

In this photo taken Dec. 10,2015, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, center, flanked by the committee's ranking member, Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., left, and Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., participate in a House Rules Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House has approved a bill that would block U.S. negotiators from using trade agreements to cut greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lawmakers debate bills with serious implications for the IRS

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Bill Pascrell

Revived bills would alter feds’ payment obligations during shutdowns, federal first responders’ pensions

House, Senate Dems want to allow Postal Service to do more banking activities

SSA ‘aggressively worked’ to give IRS data to process 30M stimulus payments

House Dems want to know how White House plans to keep feds safe

USPS tests temperature check ‘proof of concept’ for postal employees

GSA takes aim at those submitting fake comments on proposed regulations

As injury numbers grow from Iran attack, lawmaker wants answers on head trauma

Lawmakers debate bills with serious implications for the IRS

House bill would let federal law-enforcement officers access retirement funds early