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H.R. 2227, a new bill sponsored by Representative Charlie Gonzaled( D-Texas) would give DOD employees the same rights as contractors in the A-76 appeals process. " The current A-76 process was written by and for private companies, " stated AFGE National President Bobby Harnage. "(This) bill will finally give employees standing in court to challenge the improperly and unfairly run A-76 competitions.
H.R. 721, the TRAC act now has 186 cosponsers , Young has not signed on yet!
S. 1152, the TRAC Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate on June 29th by Senator Dick Durbin( D-ILL.) 17 co-sponsors. The Act would track cost and savings from contracting out, require public/ private competition, abolish arbitary personnel ceilings, emphasize contracting-in, and address wages and benefits paid by contractors.
Abercombie Amendment, Contractors suffered a major defeat at the mark up of the FY02 defense authorization bill because of intense grassroots lobbying by AFGE Activists. At the request of AFGE, Repersentive Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) offered a TRAC-like amendement that the House Armed Services approved by a vote of 34-25.
1. Track the cost and size of the contractor workforce
2. Subject all work performed by DOD Civilian employees to public-private competition, eliminating all
direct conversions and privatizations that cannot be justified on the basis of national security.
3. Require that DOD allow civilian employees to compete for at least a significant fraction of new work,
instead of automatically giving it to contractors.
4. Ensure that DOD emphasizes contracting in to the same extent as contracting out.
This is only the first step we have a fight with the Contractors and the pro-contractor Bush
Administration.
OMB sticks to 3.6 percent raise recommendation, The Bush Administration will continue to
recommend a 3.6 percent raise for federal civilian employees. It is absolutely ridiculous and
insulting to the federal workforce for the adminstration to be bragging about a budget surpluses
while continuing to cap federal pay and call for increased privatization, "stated President Bobby
Harnage of the American Federation of Government Employees.