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Congressional Testimony
03/09/2011
Are Federal Workers Underpaid

Chairman Ross, Ranking Member Lynch and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today on behalf of the 160,000 federal employees represented by NTEU. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss these important issues with the Subcommittee. PAY The pay system for the large majority of white collar federal employees is known as the ...

Congressional Testimony
05/20/2010
Efforts to Right-Size the Federal Employee to Contractor Mix

Chairman Akaka, Ranking Member Voinovich, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on efforts to right size the Federal employee to contractor mix. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 31 federal ...

Congressional Testimony
05/20/2010
Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement in a Secure Environment

Chairman Tanner, Ranking Member Brady, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide this testimony. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 24,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers, Agriculture Specialists and trade enforcement and ...

Congressional Testimony
05/19/2010
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Transforming Federal Hiring

Chairman Lynch, Representative Chaffetz and members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to be here today to talk about the pressing challenges facing our government in its effort to obtain additional talented individuals to join our federal workforce for the 21st century. As president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), representing more than ...

Congressional Testimony
04/15/2010
2010 Tax Filing Season and the Internal Revenue Service Budget Request for FY 2011

Chairman Baucus, Ranking Member Grassley, and distinguished members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the 2010 Tax Filing Season and the Administration’s FY 2011 budget request for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing ...

Congressional Testimony
05/04/2010
Work-life Programs: Attracting, Retaining and Empowering the Federal Workforce

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Voinovich, and other Members, I am Colleen Kelley, National President of NTEU, representing over 150,000 federal employees in 31 different agencies. Thank you for holding this hearing today. The federal government is the nation’s largest employer. For years, the federal government served as a model for other employers. Today, ...

Congressional Testimony
04/29/2010
Developing Federal Employees and Supervisors: Mentoring, Internships and Training in the Federal Government

Chairman Akaka, ranking member Voinovich, and members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before this distinguished subcommittee on the important issues of training, mentoring and interning in the federal government. As president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), representing more than 150,000 federal employees in over ...

Congressional Testimony
04/14/2010
Federal Protective Service: Would Federalization of Guards Improve Security at Critical Facilities?

Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member King, and distinguished members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on whether federalization of contract security guards at the Federal Protective Service (FPS) would increase protection at federal facilities. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the ...

Congressional Testimony
04/12/2010
Customs and Border Protection Issues

Chairman Price, Ranking Member Rogers, distinguished members of the Subcommittee; I would like to thank you for the opportunity to provide this testimony. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of leading a union that represents over 22,000 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers and trade enforcement specialists ...

Congressional Testimony
02/24/2010
Internal Revenue Service Budget for FY 2011

Chairman Serrano, Ranking Member Emerson, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the Administration’s FY 2011 budget request for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers ...

Congressional Testimony
03/17/2010
H.R. 4735

Chairman Lynch, Ranking Member Chaffetz, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, on behalf of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on H.R. 4735 which would require the federal government to fire workers who fail to pay their taxes and prohibit job applicants with serious tax issues ...

Congressional Testimony
03/25/2010
Internal Revenue Service Budget for FY 2011

Chairman Lewis, Ranking Member Boustany, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the Administration’s FY 2011 budget request for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers ...

Congressional Testimony
07/08/2009
HR 2517, the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009

Thank you Chairman Lynch for this opportunity to present the views of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) on HR 2517, the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009. NTEU is the nation’s largest independent federal sector labor union, representing workers at 31 government agencies. For over 70 years our union has been in the forefront of ...

Congressional Testimony
03/29/2007
Internal Revenue Service Budget for FY 2008

Chairman Serrano, Ranking Member Regula, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the Administration’s FY ’08 budget request for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers ...

Congressional Testimony
07/31/2007
Federal Pay Policies and Administration

Chairman Davis, Ranking Member Marchant, and members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear again before this distinguished subcommittee to discuss the important subject of federal pay systems. As you know, the National Treasury Employees Union represents more than 150,000 federal employees in over 30 different agencies and departments ...

Congressional Testimony
03/07/2007
Closing the Tax Gap

Chairman Jones, Members of the Board, and other distinguished guests, my name is Colleen Kelley and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). As you know, NTEU represents some l50,000 federal employees in 30 federal agencies and departments, including the men and women who work at the Internal Revenue Service. I appreciate ...

Congressional Testimony
04/12/2007
Filing Your Taxes: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

Chairman Baucus, Ranking Member Grassley, and distinguished members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the 2007 Tax Filing Season and the Administration’s FY ’08 budget request for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing ...

Congressional Testimony
02/19/2008
HOW THE IRS CAN ATTRACT TALENT, DEVELOP AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS

Chairman Cherecwich, Members of the Board, and other distinguished guests, my name is Colleen Kelley and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). As you know, NTEU represents some l50,000 federal employees in 31 federal agencies and departments, including the men and women who work at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). I ...

Congressional Testimony
03/20/2007
Internal Revenue Service Operations and the Tax Gap

Chairman Lewis, Ranking Member Ramstad, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on IRS operations and the tax gap. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 30 agencies including the men and women at the ...

Congressional Testimony
09/16/2008
SSA Administration

Good Morning Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee. My name is James Hill. I have worked as an Attorney-Adviser in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (formerly the Office of Hearings and Appeals) for over 25 years. I am also the President of Chapter 224 of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) that represents Attorney-Advisers ...