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Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Are Agencies Playing it Safe and Secure: An Examination of Worker Protections Pre- and Post-Injury

Chairman Lynch, as National President of the National Treasury Employees Union, I would like to thank you for holding this hearing on safety and health issues that affect federal employees. Since the hearing is focusing on high-risk occupations, I will speak mainly about the experiences of Transportation Security Officers at the Transportation Security ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
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
05/03/2016
The State of Aviation Security - Is Our Current System Capable of Meeting the Threat?

Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchinson: As President of the National Treasury Employees Union, I represent 150,000 federal employees, including tens of thousands of Customs and Border Protection Officers and Transportation Security Officers at the Department of Homeland Security. These brave men and women perform valuable and dangerous work ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Intelligence Reform: The Lessons and Implications of the Christmas Day Attacks, Part 1?

Chairman Lieberman and Ranking Member Collins: As president of the National Treasury Employees Union, I represent 150,000 federal employees, including tens of thousands of Customs and Border Protection Officers and Transportation Security Officers at the Department of Homeland Security. These brave men and women perform valuable and dangerous work protecting ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
H.R. 4489, the FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act

Chairman Lynch, Ranking Member Chaffetz, and members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before this distinguished subcommittee on the important issue of prescription drug pricing in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). As president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), representing more than 150,000 ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
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
05/03/2016
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
05/03/2016
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
05/03/2016
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
05/03/2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection FY 2016 Budget Request

Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Roybal-Allard, distinguished members of the Subcommittee; 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 and trade enforcement specialists stationed ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Taxpayer Advocate's Annual Report to Congress

Chairman Meadows, Ranking Member Connolly and distinguished members of the subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on important issues raised in the National Taxpayer Advocate’s Annual Report to Congress. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Internal Revenue Service Budget Request for FY 2016

Chairman Crenshaw, Ranking Member Serrano and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the IRS budget request for FY 2016. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 31 agencies, including the men and women at ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection FY 2016 Budget Request

Chairman Hoeven, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished members of the Subcommittee; 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 and trade enforcement specialists stationed at ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Internal Revenue Service Budget Request for FY 2016

Chairman Hatch, Ranking Member Wyden and distinguished members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the IRS budget request for FY 2016. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 31 agencies, including the men and women at the ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Internal Revenue Service Budget Request for FY 2016

Chairman Hatch, Ranking Member Wyden and distinguished members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the IRS budget request for FY 2016. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 31 agencies, including the men and women at the ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
21st Century Ideas for the 20th Century Federal Civil Service

Chairman Lankford and Ranking Member Heitkamp, thank you for the opportunity to share my views with the Subcommittee. As National President of the National Treasury Employees Union, I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal employees at dozens of federal agencies. While our members perform a wide variety of functions and hold diverse ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Examining potential reforms to ensure federal employees and contractors satisfy in good faith their financial obligations, including federal taxes

Chairman Meadows, Ranking Member Connolly, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing NTEU to appear before you to discuss tax compliance issues in the federal workforce. I am Maureen Gilman, Legislative and Political Director at NTEU, and am here today on behalf of our National President, Colleen Kelley. Mr. ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Internal Revenue Service Budget Request for FY 2015

Chairman Udall, Ranking Member Johanns and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the IRS budget request for FY 2015. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 31 agencies, including the men and women at the ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Internal Revenue Service Budget Request for FY 2015

Chairman Udall, Ranking Member Johanns and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the IRS budget request for FY 2015. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 federal workers in 31 agencies, including the men and women at the ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
The State of U.S. Travel and Tourism: Government Efforts to Attract 100 Million Visitors Annually

Chairman Schatz, Ranking Member Scott, distinguished members of the Subcommittee; 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 and trade enforcement specialists stationed ...