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Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
H.R. 1228 20-Year Retirement Eligibility For IRS Revenue Officers and U.S. Customs Service Inspectors and Canine Enforcement Officers

Chairman Scarborough, Ranking Member Cummings and Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Colleen M. Kelley, and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). On behalf of more than 155,000 federal employees represented by NTEU, I would like to thank you for holding this hearing on H.R. 1228. This bill would amend sections ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Wage Grade

Chairman Scarborough, Ranking Member Cummings, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union. NTEU represents 155,000 federal employees in 24 different government agencies. Many of our NTEU members are covered under the Federal Wage System. I am pleased ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Blue Collar Wage Grade Pay Increase

Chairman Scarborough, Ranking Member Cummings, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union. NTEU represents 155,000 federal employees in 24 different government agencies. Many of our NTEU members are covered under the Federal Wage System. I am pleased ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Enhancing Border Security

Chairman Abraham and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit the views of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) on the issue of border security. NTEU represents over 150,000 federal employees. About 8,000 of these workers are inspectors and canine enforcement officers (CEOs) of the U.S. Customs Service. They are stationed ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
EPA FY01 Budget

Chairman Walsh, Ranking Member Mollohan, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley, and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union. The NTEU represents more than 155,000 federal employees, including those who work at the Environmental Protection Agency. I appreciate this opportunity to present ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Veterans Administration Pharmaceutical Policies

Chairman Stearns, Members of the Subcommittee: I am Colleen Kelley, the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). As you may know, NTEU represents more than l55,000 federal employees and retirees across the federal government. NTEU very much appreciates the opportunity to provide testimony for today's hearing examining Veterans ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
PTO

Good afternoon Chairman Coble and members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property. My name is Colleen Kelley. Since the last time you invited our Union to appear before this subcommittee, I was honored to have been elected National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). I know this committee enjoyed an ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
FEDERAL WORKFORCE RETENTION PROBLEMS

Chairman Voinovich, Chairman Scarborough, Ranking Members Durbin and Davis, distinguished members of the subcommittees, I would like to thank the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia and the House Subcommittee on Civil Service for the opportunity to include my written comments regarding the ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
EXPANDING FLEXIBLE PERSONNEL SYSTEMS GOVERNMENTWIDE

Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Voinovich, Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). NTEU represents more than l50,000 federal employees across 25 agencies and departments of the federal government. Thank you for the invitation to appear today to discuss the ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
NTEU Views on Contracting Out Government Services

Chairman Davis, Ranking Member Turner, and other distinguished Members of this subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union. As you know, NTEU represents more than l50,000 employees in 25 federal agencies and departments, including employees who work at the Department of Treasury, Department ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
NTEU Views on the “Services Acquisition Reform Act”

Chairman Davis, Ranking Member Turner, and other distinguished Members of this subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union. I am also a member of the Commercial Activities Panel, an independent panel set up by Congress to evaluate and make recommendations for changes to improve the delivery ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Improvements In Social Security For Women, Seniors And Working Americans

Chairman Shaw, Members of the Subcommittee: I am Colleen M. Kelley, National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). Thank you very much for holding this hearing today to explore changes that may need to be made in the Social Security system to improve benefits for women, seniors and working Americans. NTEU represents more than ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Strengthening the IRS Workforce

Chairman Levitan, 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. I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to present recommendations for strengthening the IRS workforce. Let me begin by thanking the Board for its efforts last year in making ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
HEARING ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT LEGISLATION (S. 995)

Chairman Akaka, Ranking Member Cochran and Members of the Subcommittee, I applaud you for holding a hearing today on this very important issue for federal employees and the American taxpayers. Chairman Akaka, you have always been a champion for the rights of federal employees, and we commend you for introducing S. 995, which seeks protections for those who ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Operation of the Patent and Trademark Office

NTEU represents more than 2,700 employees in two bargaining units at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). These Patent and Trademark Office employees play a critical role in the development of new industries in our economy. PTO's employees perform the quasi-judicial function of adjudicating patent and trademark applications. The American public and ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
EPA Budget FY02 Testimony

Chairman Bond, Ranking Member Mikulski, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley, and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union. NTEU represents more than 150,000 federal employees, including the professional employees who work at the Environmental Protection Agency. I appreciate this opportunity to ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
NTEU Views on the FY 2002 Budget for the Treasury Department and General Government Operations

Chairman Istook, Ranking Member Hoyer and other distinguished Members of this subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union. As you know, NTEU represents more than l55,000 federal employees across the federal government, including most of the employees who work at the Department of Treasury. ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE AUTHORIZATION

Chairman Crane, Ranking Member Levin and Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley, and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). On behalf of more than 150,000 federal employees represented by NTEU, almost 13,000 of whom work for the United States Customs Service, I would like to thank you for this opportunity ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
Making the Federal Government an Employer of Choice

Chairman Davis, Ranking Member Turner, Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). As you know, NTEU represents more than l55,000 federal employees across 25 agencies and departments of the federal government. Thank you for allowing NTEU to present testimony ...

Congressional Testimony
05/03/2016
THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM

Chairman Weldon, Ranking Member Davis, Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Colleen Kelley and I am the National President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). NTEU represents more than l55,000 federal employees across 25 agencies and departments of the federal government. I want to first congratulate you, Dr. Weldon, on your Chairmanship of ...