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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 ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
A More Efficient and Effective Government: Cultivating the Federal Workforce

Chairman Tester and Ranking Member Portman: Thank you for inviting me to testify today at your hearing. My name is Colleen Kelley and I am National President of the National Treasury Employees Union. NTEU represents over 150,000 federal employees in 31 agencies across the government. The people I represent all believe that we should have the most efficient ...

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

Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Coons 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 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
Examining the Administration's Treatment of Whistleblowers

Chairman Farenthold and Ranking Member Lynch: Thank you for giving the National Treasury Employees Union the opportunity to weigh in on one of the most important issues facing not just whistleblowers in the government, but a much larger segment of the federal workforce as well. As National President of NTEU, I represent over 150,000 employees in 31 agencies ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Blowing the Whistle on Retaliation

Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Carper: Thank you for allowing NTEU to share its thoughts with you today. As National President of NTEU, I represent over 150,000 federal employees in 31 agencies. I appreciate your interest in shielding whistleblowers in the federal government. This is an important area, and we believe that passage of the Whistleblower ...

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
Compensation for Workers Injured in the Federal Workplace (FECA)

Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Wilson and Members of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) appreciates the opportunity to offer this statement to the Subcommittee as it considers the important matter of Workers’ Compensation in the federal sector. NTEU represents over 150,000 federal employees at 31 ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Office of Personnel Management: Data Breach

Chairman Chaffetz, Ranking Member Cummings and distinguished members of the committee, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to share our members’ perspectives on the recent announcements of agency data breaches impacting federal employees. I also commend you for holding this hearing and for devoting Committee attention to this extremely urgent ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Cybersecurity: The Department of the Interior

Chairman Hurd, Chairman Lummis, Ranking Member Kelly, and Ranking Member Lawrence, distinguished members of the Subcommittee on Information Technology and Subcommittee on Interior, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to share our members’ perspectives on the recent Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breaches impacting federal employees. I ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Under Attack: Federal Cybersecurity and the Office of Personnel Management Data Breach

Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Carper and distinguished members of the committee, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to share our members’ perspectives on the recent announcements of agency data breaches impacting federal employees. I applaud you for holding this hearing on an extremely urgent issue for the federal workforce. As President of the ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Office of Personnel Management Data Security Review

Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Coons and distinguished members of the subcommittee, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to share our members’ perspectives on the recent announcements of agency data breaches impacting federal employees. I commend you for holding this hearing on an extremely urgent issue for the federal workforce. As President of ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Impact of Recent Budget Cuts and Sequestration on the Internal Revenue Service Efforts to Combat Identity Theft

Chairman Nelson, Ranking Member Collins and distinguished members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the impact that recent budget cuts and sequestration have had on IRS efforts to combat identity theft. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Impact of Recent Budget Cuts and Sequestration on the IRS Efforts to Combat Identity Theft

Chairman Nelson, Ranking Member Collins and distinguished members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for allowing me to provide comments on the impact that recent budget cuts and sequestration have had on IRS efforts to combat identity theft. As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over 150,000 ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Impact of Recent Budget Cuts and Sequestration on the Internal Revenue Service

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 impact that recent budget cuts and sequestration have had on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), I have the honor of representing over ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
The Federal Health Benefits Program: Is It a Good Value for Federal Employees?

Chairman Farenthold, Ranking Member Lynch, Members of the Subcommittee, on behalf of the 150,000 federal employees and retirees represented by NTEU, I appreciate the opportunity to provide this testimony. The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) provides health insurance coverage to more than 8 million federal employees, retirees and their ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
CBP FY 2014 Budget Request

Chairman Landrieu, Ranking Member Coats, 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 who are ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection FY 2014 Budget Request

Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Price, 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 who are stationed ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
The Impact of Sequestration on Homeland Security: Scare Tactics or Possible Threat?

Chairman Duncan, Ranking Member Barber, 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 who are ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Border Security: Measuring the Progress and Addressing the Challenges

Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Coburn, 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 and trade enforcement specialists who are stationed ...