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Business Meeting on H.R. 5600 and Hearing entitled, Legislative Branch Diversity Management Review

On Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled, “Legislative Branch Diversity Management Review” and a business meeting to mark up:

H.R. 5600 the “District of Columbia Court, Offender Supervision, Parole, and Public Defender Employees Equity Act of 2008.”

Immediately following the Business Meeting, the Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on the representation of women and minorities in executive level positions within legislative branch agencies.

For further information regarding the hearing, please contact the Subcommittee Clerk/Press Secretary, Marcus A. Williams, at ext – 65845.

Legislative hearing on H.R. 4272

The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 4272, an Act “To amend chapter 15 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for an additional, limited exception to the provision prohibiting a State or local officer or employee from being a candidate for elective office.”

The hearing will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Subcommittee will examine recent legislative efforts, as proposed by H.R. 4272, to amend provisions of the Hatch Act to provide an exemption to Section 1502 (a) (3) of Chapter 15 of title 5, United States Code for persons in areas with a population of less than 100,000.

For further information regarding the hearing, please contact the Subcommittee Clerk, Marcus A. Williams, at (202) 225-5147.

Investing in the Future: Minority Opportunities and the Thrift Savings Plan.

The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled, “Investing in the Future: Minority Opportunities and the Thrift Savings Plan.”

The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Subcommittee will discuss improving minority access in the management of the federal employee’s Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).

For further information regarding the hearing, please contact the Subcommittee Clerk, Marcus A. Williams, at ext – 65845.

In Search of Equity: An Examination of Locality Pay

The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing under the title, “In Search of Equity: An Examination of Locality Pay.”


The hearing will be held on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Subcommittee will examine how locality pay is calculated and recent legislative proposals to phase-out the non-foreign cost-of-living allowance in exchange for locality pay for federal civilian employees living in Alaska, Hawaii, and the United States territories.


For further information regarding the hearing, please contact the Subcommittee Clerk, Marcus A. Williams, at ext – 65845.

An Examination of Federal Employment Practices/Policies on Hiring Ex-offenders

The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing under the title, “An Examination of Federal Employment Practices/Policies on Hiring Ex-offenders.”

The hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building and will examine the federal government’s principals and policies on hiring ex-offenders.

For further information regarding the hearing, please contact the Subcommittee Clerk, Marcus A. Williams, at ext – 65845.

The Cost and Benefits of the Reemployment of Federal Part-time Annuitants

The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing under the title, “The Cost and Benefits of the Reemployment of Federal Part-time Annuitants.”

The hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 2:00 p.m., in room 2247 of the Rayburn House Office Building and will examine the impact that reemploying Federal Part-time Annuitants has on annuitants finances and current Federal employees.

For further information regarding the hearing, please contact Marcus A. Williams, Subcommittee Clerk, at X-65845.

Catching Up: Benefits That Will Help Recruit and Retain Federal Employees.

The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold two hearings, under the title, “Catching Up: Benefits That Will Help Recruit and Retain Federal Employees,” on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

Panel one will discuss improvements to the Federal Employee Thrift Savings Plan (automatic enrollment and default to the Life Cycle Fund) and the second panel will examine providing health insurance to young adults enrolled as dependents in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).

Immediately following the hearing, the Subcommittee will markup:

H.R. 5550, a bill “To amend title 5, U.S.C, to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a ’child’ under the health benefits program for Federal Employees.” Chairman Davis may offer an amendment to H.R. 5550, which he introduced on March 6, 2008.

H.R. _______, which may be introduced by Chairman Henry Waxman regarding the
mailing of tobacco through the U.S. postal system.

For further information regarding the hearing, please contact Marcus A. Williams, Subcommittee Clerk, at X-65845.

Chairman Danny K. Davis Introduces Bill Commending Public Servants

On Wednesday, April 2, Chairman Danny K. Davis introduced H.Res. 1073, which supports a national week of recognition for public employees and the services they provide to our country. Chairman Davis also wishes to use H.Res. 1073 to raise the awareness of future generations about the vast rewards that come from working for federal, state, and local governments. Public Service Recognition Week will be held May 5 through May 11 of this year.

Managing Diversity of Senior Leadership in the Federal Workforce and Postal Service

The House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia and the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled “Managing Diversity of Senior Leadership in the Federal Workforce and Postal Service” on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building.

The hearing will examine the views of various governmental and non-governmental officials on the “Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act” (H.R. 3774 and S. 2148). The hearing will also discuss efforts within the Executive Branch and Postal Organizations to create a diverse senior executive service as part of a larger strategy to improve the overall diversity of their respective workforces.

Government Accountability Office Act of 2007

On Thursday, March 13, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing.

The hearing will examine H.R. 3268, the “Government Accountability Office (GAO) Act of 2007,” and various other legislative proposals that may be introduced before the hearing that address certain GAO reforms. It will also examine the results of the survey I requested last May, that the Employee Advisory Council conduct of all GAO employees on the Band II restructuring and the Watson Wyatt compensation study and the Ivy Group study.

Investing in the Future of the Federal Workforce:

The Subcommittees on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia and the Joint Economic Committee will hold a hearing entitled, “Investing in the Future of the Federal Workforce: Paid Parental Leave Improves Recruitment and Retention,” on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building.

Robbing Mary to Pay Peter & Paul

The Subcommittee held a hearing on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 2154 Rayburn Building, on “Robbing Mary to Pay Peter and Paul: The Administration’s Pay for Performance System.”

Senior Executive Service Report Finds That Women and Minorities are Underrepresented in Most Legislative Branch Agencies

Senior Executive Service (SES) officials are the most experienced segment of the federal government’s career workforce. Racial and gender diversity in federal agencies’ SES ranks can bring a variety of perspectives and approaches to policy development and implementation. This report, for the first time, analyzes the racial and gender diversity of the SES corps in six legislative branch agencies: the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Library of Congress (LOC), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Government Printing Office (GPO), the Capitol Police, and the Architect of the Capitol (AOC).

Senior Executive Service: Women and Minorities Are Underrepresented In Most Legislative Branch Agencies

On Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 2:00 p.m., Room 2154 Rayburn Building the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia will have a hearing entitiled, “Senior Executive Service: Women and Minorities Are Underrepresented In Most Legislative Branch Agencies”.

Chairman Davis Introduces Telework Legislation

On Wednesday, November 7, 2007, Chairman Davis along with Reps. Sarbanes, Waxman, Wolf, Norton, Cummings, and Rep. Tom Davis introduced the Telework Improvements Act of 2007.

Telework: Breaking New Ground?

On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., the subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled Telework: Breaking New Ground? The hearing will be webcast live.

Chairman Davis Introduces Labor-Management Partnership Act

Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-Illinois)and Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) today introduced the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2007 in the Senate and House, to improve the working relationships between labor unions and federal agencies. The legislation reestablishes the National Labor-Management Partnership Council established by former President Bill Clinton in 1993 with Executive Order 12871.

Chairman Davis Introduces H.R. 3774, Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act

This legislation will establish within the Office of Personnel Management a “Senior Executive Service Resource Office” (SESRO) to ensure that the Senior Executive Service “reflects the Nation’s diversity.” The office will have the responsibility and the power to “prescribe regulations and provide guidance to agencies concerning the structure, management, and diverse composition of the Senior Executive Service.”

Chairman Davis Introduces Key Legislation

On Monday, September 17, 2007, Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) introduced the “Federal Merit System Reauthorization Act.  The Act reauthorizes the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) and the Merit System’s Protection Board (MSPB) for three years.  The shorter reauthorization period will allow Congress to review OSC’s and MSPB’s implementation of the new provisions in the Act before being reauthorized for a longer period of time. 

Federal Benefits: Are We Meeting Expectations?

The Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 2154 Rayburn Building, on “Federal Benefits: Are We Meeting Expectations?”The hearing will take a comprehensive look at federal employee benefit and retirement programs.

Federal Pay Policies and Administration

On Tuesday, July 31, the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on federal pay policies and administration. The hearing will examine the federal government's pay policies and administration, including basic pay settings, locality pay, special rates, recruitment, relocation and retention allowances, cost-of-living allowances, market-based compensation, and pay-for-performance.

“Ensuring a Merit-Based Employment System: An Examination of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel

Please be advised that the Subcommittee has rescheduled the hearing on "Ensuring a Merit-Based Employment System: An Examination of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel," to Thursday, July 12, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. in room 2247 Rayburn Building.

Joint Hearing on the Government Accountability Office's Personnel Reform Efforts

The House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia and the Senate Subcommittee on Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia held a joint hearing on GAO personnel reforms. The hearing examined the implementation of GAO’s Human Capital Reform Act of 2004, the market-based compensation study conducted by Watson Wyatt Worldwide for GAO, and the performance ratings of African-Americans at GAO.

Ensuring Diversity at Senior Levels of the Federal Government and the U.S. Postal Service

On Thursday, May 10, 2007, at 2:00 p.m., in 2247 Rayburn, the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled, “Ensuring Diversity at Senior Levels of the Federal Government and the U.S. Postal Service.” This hearing is being held to continue the Subcommittee’s oversight of diversity at the highest levels of the federal government and the U.S. Postal Service (the Service).

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