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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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chairman Carney, Ranking Member Bilirakis, I would like to thank the subcommittee for the opportunity to testify on the current state of affairs regarding personnel practices and workforce challenges at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal ...

Chairman Lynch, Ranking Member Chaffetz, and members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before this distinguished subcommittee. I would like to congratulate both of you in your new capacities as chair and ranking member of the subcommittee that has the important mission of overseeing the federal government’s workforce. These are ...

Good morning Chairman Lieberman, Ranking Member Collins and members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. My name is Colleen M. Kelley and I am National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). NTEU is the nation’s largest independent federal sector labor union, representing workers at 31 government ...

Chairman Lynch, Ranking Member Chaffetz, distinguished members of the Subcommittee; I would like to thank the Subcommittee 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 thousands of Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) at the Department of ...

Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Collins, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the Administration’s FY 2010 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 ...