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Public Service in the 21st Century: An Examination of the State of the Federal Workforce

The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled, “Public Service in the 21st Century: An Examination of the State of the Federal Workforce.”

Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Address the Financial Stability of the U.S. Postal Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at 10:00 a.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, “Restoring the Financial Stability of the U.S. Postal Service: What Needs to be Done?”...

Business Meeting/Hearing Notice

The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a business meeting on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, to markup H.R. 626 the “Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009.”

Immediately following the business meeting, the subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled, “Restoring the Financial Stability of the U.S. Postal Service: What Needs to be Done?”...

2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Benefit: What it means for Federal employees

The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled, “2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Benefit: What it means for Federal employees.”

The hearing will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Subcommittee will examine the changes in Blue Cross Blue Shield’s benefits and premiums for the 2009 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

For further information regarding the hearing, please contact the Subcommittee Staff Director, Tania Shand, at 202-225-5147.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“The U.S. Postal Service, Post-PAEA: What’s Next?”

The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled “The Economics of Universal Mail Post PAEA.” The hearing will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 2:00p.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing will examine the degree to which the Postal Service has taken advantage of the specific provisions to the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) to enhance its economic situation in the future.
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.

Eliminating Smoke and Mirrors in the Mail

The House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled “Eliminating Smoke and Mirrors in the Mail.” The hearing will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 2:00 p.m., in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The hearing will examine Postal Cooperative Mail and Postal “nonmailable tobacco.”

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