Welcome to the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia Subcommittee website! Please utilize our website to obtain information about upcoming hearings, witness testimony, and legislative agenda. The Subcommittee takes its oversight responsibilities seriously and schedules hearings that are of concern to Members, federal and postal employees and the District of Columbia.
Thank you for visiting our site and learning about how we are working to ensure and implement good policies for good government.
Danny K. Davis, Chairman
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.
Thursday, September 11, 2008 | Politics and Science, Federal Government Operations
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.
Thursday, July 24, 2008 | Postal Service
The Three R’s of the Postal Network Plan: Realignment, Right-Sizing, and Responsiveness.
On Thursday, July 24, 2008, at 2:00p.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, “The Three R’s of the Postal Network Plan: Realignment, Right-Sizing, and Responsiveness.”
The hearing will examine the Network Plan’s potential impact on the public, the postal workforce, the mailing industry and the future economic health of the Postal Service.
For further information regarding the hearing, please contact the Subcommittee Clerk, Marcus A. Williams, at ext – 65845.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 | Administration Oversight, District of Columbia
BUSINESS MEETING ON H.R. 6322/HEARING ON H.R. 5600
On Tuesday, July 15, 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 on H.R. 5600 and a business meeting to mark up:
H.R.6322, a bill introduced by Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton on June 19, 2008, “to amend the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 to permit the District of Columbia government to exercise authority over the Public Charter School Board in the same manner as the District government may exercise authority over other entities of the District government.”
Immediately following the business meeting, the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine, “H.R. 5600: the District of Columbia Court, Offender Supervision, Parole, and Public Defender Employees Equity Act of 2008.”
For further information regarding the hearing, please contact the Subcommittee Clerk, Marcus A. Williams, at ext – 65845.
Thursday, July 10, 2008 | Administration Oversight, Federal Government Operations
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.