Federal Civilian Employment News
- Three women file discrimination suit against Muscogee County Sheriff John Darr Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:04PMThree veteran Muscogee County sheriff’s officers have filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against Sheriff John T. Darr, claiming the sheriff demoted and reassigned female officers after taking office while promoting lesser qualified men. The lawsuit accuses Darr of retaliating against the women after they supported incumbent Sheriff Ralph Johnson in the 2008 election.
- Cellblock sex accused back in court in September Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:07AMThere is still more evidence to be disclosed before the files of three Kamloops Mounties and one municipally employed jail guard can proceed through the court system, a justice of the peace heard on Monday, July 18.
- Ballarat job figures: more working men, women down Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:16AMTHE region’s job market is on the rise, but men seem to be faring better than women according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- Hiring Heroes Act aimed at helping unemployed veterans Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:40PMMichelle Harada was a trained medic in the U.S. Army and was a nationally recognized emergency medical technician. The lives of soldiers depended on her skills.
- Grant to aid vet engineering students Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:03AMAcquiring the training needed to launch a career can be difficult; it is no different for veterans. However, veterans face a much different set of challenges as they transition from military to civilian life.
- Groups praise Miller’s jobs bill for veterans - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:18PMA comprehensive veterans’ employment bill sponsored by the chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee won some key endorsements Friday — but a vocal opponent also surfaced.
- Can Obama Pull a Clinton on the GOP? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:30AMAfter a bruising midterm election, the president moves to the political center. He distances himself from his Democratic base. He calls for cuts in Social Security and signs historic legislation ending a major entitlement program.
- “Gas war” Bedouin and Jewish exodus from Kyrgyzstan: Israel Today Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:34AMExplosion occurred last night on a major gas pipeline in northern Sinai, near the port town of El Arish.
- First court date for cellblock sex accused Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:51PMThe three Kamloops Mounties and one civilian jail guards facing criminal charges following last summer’s so-called cellblock sex scandal are slated to make their first court appearances on Monday, July 18.
- US In Focus-Caribbean Immigrants in the United States Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:59PMIn 2009, the United States was home to 3.5 million immigrants from the Caribbean, who accounted for 9 percent of the total foreign-born population.
- Menino taps 3 civilians for criticized police review board Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:28AMMayor Thomas M. Menino announced the appointment yesterday of three new members to a Boston police civilian review panel that had recently been criticized for lapsing into inactivity.
- What? No War? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:36AMWhat will happen to San Diego when the local defense spending decreases? Once again, Americans are beginning to talk about guns versus butter. Do we want to remain a military superpower, or do we want our social safety net and our corporate welfare programs?
- Milicruit Launches Perpetual Online Career Fair Due to Strong Demand by Employers and Veterans Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:00AMCHICAGO , July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Management kicked off this initiative with its own virtual career day from 1-3 PM EDT , July 11 . The session drew 739 military personnel and spouses in just 2 hours and generated 180 content downloads, 187 email exchanges with representatives and 286 chats. This 365 day event allows active-duty personnel, veterans and military spouses an opportunity ...
- Gillibrand seeks improved employment efforts for veterans Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:35PMU.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has proposed legislation that would provide job skills training to all service members before they leave the military.
- Black America vs. Obama? Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:00AM"The Disappearing Black Middle Class" ran the headline over the Chicago Sun-Times story. And the statistics from the Economic Policy Institute were indeed sobering.
- U.S. senator from NY pushes to help unemployed vets Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:29PMNEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of military veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are living in New York City with no jobs — when they could be paid for skills learned in the military or be retrained, a U.S. senator said Sunday.
- ITT Businesses File Form 10 Registration Statements as Next Step in Separation into Three Independent Companies Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:15AMWHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) today announced in connection with its previously announced plan to pursue a separation into three distinct, publicly traded companies that Form 10 Registration Statements have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for ITT’s water-related businesses and ITT’s Defense & Information Solutions segment ...
- Legislation introduced to help returning soldiers find jobs more easily Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:21AMAfter serving abroad, they return home where they struggle to secure a decent job
- Fort Riley Warns Of Civilian Job Losses Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 6:49AMArmy officials say expected cuts in Department of Defense spending in the coming years could mean a reduction in the number of civilian employees at Fort Riley.
- Awful Jobs Report In Depth, pt. 2 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:46PMAll in all an extremely weak report, and it is very hard to find any silver linings.
- Initial Claims Fall, Stay Above 400K Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:26AMInitial jobless claims of 418,000 was better than the expected level of 425,000.
- Drone attacks in conflict with ground realities: PM Gilani Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:08AMMINGORA: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said drone attacks inside Pakistan’s borders were in conflict with ground realities and negatively impacted the country’s efforts to control radical trends.
- Nigeria: No Alternative to Paying the Minimum Wage Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:00AMWe already have a raging war in Nigeria. We are fighting a war with the Boko Haram, with all the attendant fall outs of modern violent conflict - bombs, sniper attacks with assault rifles, and of course a lot of innocent civilian casualties, particularly in Borno State, the epicenter of the conflict.
- Rockefeller votes for veterans benefits bills Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:05PMHalf a dozen measures, all intended to improve benefits for veterans, are headed to the Senate floor for a showdown with a strong push by the co-sponsor of three of them, Sen. Jay Rockefeller.
- Lessons from Texas Economy Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:50PMDespite some signs of growth in Oregon as well as a slight decrease in unemployment in the high desert region, one has to ask what could be done to show more significant gains in our economy. We turn our eyes to Long Horn country. What did Texas do that we might have done, if anything?
- Their View: U.S. government should revamp hiring practices Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:21AMLess lucrative compensation and benefits aren t the only factors turning thousands of promising college graduates away from public service. The hiring process for employment in the federal government also remains impossibly long, and many recent alumni just aren t financially equipped to wait it out.
- Vacaville man sentenced in federal case Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:33AMUnited States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced Thursday that Michael Howell, 59, of Vacaville, a former civilian employee of the Department of the Navy, was sentenced by United States District Judge Kimberly J.
- Feds take up fight of UPlace man who lost his job while deployed Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:28PMThe U.S. Department of Justice is taking up the fight of a University Place man who says he came home from war to find his job eliminated.
- Initial Claims Fall Slightly Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:38AMThe current level, if we stay here for a prolonged period of time, puts us back into the purgatory of a pseudo-recovery.
- Lt. Dominick Landolfi, Fire Fighter, Sues the City of Melbourne and Chief Paul Forsberg for Alleged Discrimination He ... Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:47AMA Firefighter sues the City of Melbourne for being passed up for promotions due to his military service and his military commitments as a reservist. The lawsuit alleges that Lt. Landolfi, because of his military duties, did not have enough face time in the department due to his military commitments. (PRWeb June 30, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6 ...
