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Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Quigley and distinguished members of the subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the administration’s FY 2019 budget request for the IRS. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 32 agencies, including the ...

“None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President’s budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to the ...

Washington, D.C. – The Internal Revenue Service request for an immediate infusion of $397 million to implement the new tax law should be honored by Congress, National Treasury Employees Union President Tony Reardon said. In written testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, Reardon said the additional funding for the remainder of the current 2018 fiscal year ...

The IRS, consumer advocates and financial columnists are promoting the calculator as a way to prevent taxpayers from being shocked in 2019 by changes in how much they owe. The new tax law made significant reforms to the standard deduction, personal exemptions, the child tax credit, other deductions, tax rates and tax brackets. “Following the major changes in ...

Chairwoman McSally, Ranking Member Vela, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to deliver this testimony.  As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 25,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers, Agriculture Specialists and trade enforcement ...

Washington, D.C. –  A 135-year-old American institution is at risk. Since 1883, all Americans have benefited from civil service laws that ensure a non-partisan, merit-based federal workforce. Freed from political interference, dedicated employees put their talents to work securing the nation, safeguarding public health and fostering economic growth. Yet, a ...

Washington, D.C. – Federal employees reading the administration’s budget proposal would not recognize themselves in the misleading description of workers who should be paid less, while paying more for their benefits and retirement. “This document grossly distorts the current state of the federal workforce. They are not overpaid and underworked; they are ...

Washington, D.C. – The bipartisan budget agreement enacted today after a brief but disruptive government shutdown is a welcome step toward federal employees getting more of the resources they need to do their jobs, National Treasury Employees Union National President Tony Reardon said.  “Congress can now get to work properly funding agencies for the remainder ...

Washington, D.C. – Just as our nation’s military service members deserve adequate resources to carry out their missions, so do their civilian counterparts in the non-defense federal agencies, Tony Reardon, National President of the National Treasury Employees Union, told congressional leaders. “Federal employees look forward to providing excellent service to ...

Washington, D.C. – Legislation to initiate a hiring surge of Customs and Border Protection Officers would immediately improve operations at 328 U.S. ports of entry by speeding up legitimate travel and trade and hardening defenses against the entry of criminals and illicit drugs, said Tony Reardon, National President of the National Treasury Employees ...

Chairwoman McSally, Ranking Member Vela, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to deliver this testimony.  As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 25,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers, Agriculture Specialists and trade enforcement ...

I made it my priority last week to speak with reporters about the dire need to fund the IRS, now tasked with interpreting and implementing hundreds of pages of changes to the tax code. The agency faces this monumental work—on top of its everyday workload and preparing for the upcoming tax filing season— with a reduced budget and workforce that has been ...

Washington D.C. – The National Treasury Employees Union launched a campaign Monday debunking myths about federal employees and raising awareness about the important work they do for the American public. NTEU National President Tony Reardon took the union’s new campaign to the airwaves with a series of television and radio interviews in cities all over the ...

The House recently passed a provision in the 2018 Omnibus Appropriations bill that continues a seven-year-old moratorium on public-private competitions at agencies for certain federal jobs under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76. Wondering what this means for federal employees and taxpayers? Here are some answers: What is the OMB ...

Chairman Katko, Ranking Member Watson Coleman, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement on Customs and Border Protection (CBP) staffing issues that affect aviation security around the globe on behalf of the 25,000 CBP Officers, Agriculture Specialists and trade enforcement personnel stationed at 328 ...

Washington, D.C – The House version of the 2018 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security contains a glaring omission: No new money to address the severe Customs and Border Protection (CBP) staffing crisis at the nation’s ports of entry. The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) sent a letter today to the chairman of the House ...