AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2016 Budget Resolution - lobbied against House Budget Committee Chairman Price's FY 2016 Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res. 270). Lobbied against Senate Budget Committee Chairman Enzi's FY 2016 Budget Resolution (S. Con. Res). Lobbied on provisions to increase the Department of Veterans' Affairs health care budget with regard to budget reconciliation, legislation, blue collar pay, white collar pay, minimum wage, retirement, part-time annuity computations, and compensatory time. Lobbied against negative impact on federal employees' retirement by requiring workers pay additional salary toward retirement, continued and increased staffing cuts; privatizing of more airport screening jobs, and reduction in benefits for on the job injuries. FY 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions for funding Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Transportation Security Administration. Provisions to halt reduction of the Federal Protective Service workforce. Continued retention of prohibitions against the OMB Circular A-76 process in the Coast Guard's National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC) and on certain positions in the Citizenship and Immigration Services related to investigation and adjudication of immigration rights and benefits. FY 2016 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations - provisions to provide adequate funding for VA health and benefits programs and contracting out. FY 2016 Interior and Environmental Appropriations - provisions on contracting out, pay, and working conditions of federal employee jobs. FY 2016 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - provisions on contracting out, cuts in funding for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health and contracting out at NIH, and the increase in Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing continuing backlog of disability claims. FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations - contractor compensation provisions to make the A-76 process more fair to federal employees and more accountable to taxpayers, establish a more reliable contractor inventory, and promote insourcing. Lobbying to ensure A-76 prohibitions and the DoD cost comparison requirement be retained in comparable Senate bills and conference reports. FY 2016 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any EEOC office or make any reductions in force stemming from workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. Continue provision preventing use of CJS funds for A-76 competition for BOP/FPI work; and funding for BOP "Salaries and Expenses" relating to prison inmate overcrowding, correctional understaffing, and the ever increasing prison inmate assaults showing the necessity to improve safety and security at all BOP institutions. Lobbied for Eric Williams Correctional Officers Protection Act of 2015 (S 238/HR 472) and continued lobbying efforts on Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015 (HR 920/S 502). Continued lobbying efforts for adequate funding of the Building and Facilities account for modernization and repair of existing BOP institutions. Continue to ensure there is no provision for funding for new Criminal Alien Requirement (CAR) prison beds owned by private prison companies to incarcerate illegal/undocumented immigrants. Continued lobbying efforts against amendments having a detrimental impact on the Federal Prison Industries prison inmate work program. FY 2016 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations - reorganization of HUD office or multifamily housing. FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employees jobs and funding cuts for the Food Safety and Inspection Service. FY 16 Energy and Water Appropriations - Lobbied against amendments that would cut funding for fossil fuel research conducted at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Lobbied in support of the "Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2015" to amend recent major cuts to federal employee pensions and to repeal the draconian increase in federal employee retirement contributions for those hired in 2013 and beyond. Lobbied on the impact the budget agreement has on pension cuts for middle income federal workers and those hired before 2013. Lobbied against reductions in and/or furloughs of the Forest Service's (FS) federal employee workforce in its Job Corps Centers due to Department of Labor's reducing its allocation to the FS by almost $16,000,000.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Marines; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Navy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Air Force, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense Commissary Agency; Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

Bills named: H.R. 920 (114th), H.R. 472 (114th), H.Con.Res. 270 (114th)

Foreign Relations FOR

FY 2016 Foreign Operations Appropriations - lobbied on provisions on the pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of the Department of State employees.

Contacted: U.S. Marines; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense Commissary Agency; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of

Defense DEF

FY 2016 Defense Appropriations and Authorization - lobbied on provisions regarding contracting out and downsizing of federal employee jobs. Lobbied on civilian employee furloughs and contractor provisions related to programs and policies impacting industrial facilities specifically related to depot maintenance, arsenal, and organic facilities. FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, lobbied on Civil Service and performance management: to strike Senate sections 1101, 1102, and 1103 (S 1376), but to include House section 906; include House section 602; on Sourcing: include House section 863; include House section 321; and include House section 907; on Depots and Arsenals: include House section 804(c); include House section 325; include House section 1421; and include House section 905(f); on Acquisition Reform: include House section 835; include House section 822(j); and include Senate section 841(d). Lobbied in support of HR 1597, Agile Acquisition to Retain Technological Edge Act. Lobbied to include more favorable language on direct conversions. Lobbied to reject DoD's recommendations to slash funding for the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) and the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission to merge DeCA with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) and then convert DeCA employees to non-appropriated fund (NAF) status.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense Commissary Agency; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Marines; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1597 (114th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

FY 2016 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - lobbied on reorganization plan that would compromise EEOC's ability to protect employees from employment discrimination. Lobbied against efforts to privatize the NASA workforce and lobbied against ending the moratorium on NASA layoff.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Marines; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Army, Dept of (Other); Defense Commissary Agency; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Navy, Dept of; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Agriculture AGR

FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations - provisions relating to pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of USDA employees. Lobby against adverse effects of FSIS final chicken slaughter plant rule, Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection. Continued lobbying on legislation to reauthorize the Grain Standards Act in efforts to ensure the integrity of the grain inspection process.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Defense Commissary Agency; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Navy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Marines; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Army, Dept of (Other); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Health Issues HCR

Possible bill to increase the federal government's share of health benefits premiums for its employees and retirees. Lobbied on proposed changes to FEHBP with potential to benefit some federal employees and harm others, while shifting more of the cost burden on federal employees and retirees. Lobbied to ensure any proposed legislation to implement these changes will not harm FEHBP enrollees.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Air Force, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Defense Commissary Agency; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Marines; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Veterans VET

Lobbied for advance appropriations for VA health care to shield most employees in anticipation of additional furloughs. HR 313, the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 - continued lobbying for veterans with a service connected disability rating of 30 percent or more with 104 hours of "disabled veteran leave (leave)" at the beginning of their employment. Lobbied for reintroduction of nurse staffing legislation. Continued lobbying against HR 1994 that strips every non-management VA employee of due process rights, including 100,000 veterans in VA workforce. Lobbied for HR 2999, Takano bill, to ensure accountability measures to reduce mismanagement while protecting whistleblowers and other employees harmed by retaliation or other prohibited personnel practices. Lobbied for S 1856, establishing highly effective mechanisms for increasing VA accountability while preserving due process rights of whistleblowers. Assures comprehensive accountability to improve management training and performance measures and curtails revolving door problem in VA. Lobbied against S 1082 and its reduction of accountability by stripping due process rights away from non-management VA employee, including VA whistleblowers and veterans. Supported Substitute Amendment by Sen Blumenthal. Lobbied against HR 3595, to prevent damaging the rank and file resulting in a devastating effect on the quality of care for veterans. Supported S 1450, legislation to increase veterans access to care, improve efficiency, and aid in recruitment and retention of health care professionals by providing scheduling flexibility for emergency medicine physicians and physician assistants and hospitalists. Supported legislation for a reduction in the workload of Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) employees working in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), specifically those who process traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and VR&E claims. Continued lobbying efforts to: --Provide and expand Title 38 bargaining rights and whistleblower; --Provide VA Canteen Service employees with Title 5 rights to appeal terminations. --Request for oversight of VA health care personnel issues, including recruitment and retention of VA physicians and registered nurses. --Expand veterans preference rights for Title 38 employees. --Introduction of a resolution designating September 22-28 as Federal Nurses Week.

Contacted: Air Force, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Marines; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Navy, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense Commissary Agency; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 2999 (114th), H.R. 313 (114th), H.R. 1994 (114th), H.R. 3595 (114th)

Housing HOU

FY 2016 Financial Services Appropriations - lobbied on provisions on contracting out, pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of HUD employees. FY 2016 Transportation, HUD, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - continue lobbying against funds being used by HUD to relocate any multi-family housing asset management position as part of its reorganization plan.

Contacted: Defense Commissary Agency; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Other); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Marines; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); SENATE; Navy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

District of Columbia DOC

Budget reconciliation regarding the pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of DC Government employees. Lobbied on enforcement of DC and federal law and collective bargaining agreements involving increased oversight of the conversion of public worker jobs to private contractors.

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Commissary Agency; Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Army, Dept of (Other); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Navy, Dept of; U.S. Marines; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS)

Government Issues GOV

FY 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - lobbied on amendment to prohibit bill from being used to implement the pro-contractor revision of OMB Circular A-76, contracting out, blue collar pay, minimum wage, federal retirements systems, union representation, and contractor compensation caps. Lobbied on possible bill to overturn the Conyers decision on the due process of federal employees holding sensitive positions. Lobbied to gain cosponsor for bill. Lobbied on Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) reform. Lobbied in support of HR 304, the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act - to provide both the General Schedule and wage grade federal employees a 3.8% pay raise in 2016. Lobbied against HR 1890, the Fast Track 2015 legislation. Lobbied for HR 2146, the Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, to allow federal firefighters, Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional workers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, and other federal law enforcement officers to withdraw retirement income from their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) without a penalty when they retire after 50 years of age with the requisite 20 years of service. Lobbied against HR 22, Section 52106, of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2015, requiring the Treasury Department to contract with private collection agencies to collect past due federal taxes to offset costs of a six-year extension of the Highway Trust Fund. Lobbied on the inclusion of special political preferences in the federal procurement process to reward certain contractors for their labor-friendliness (High Road).

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); U.S. Marines; Army, Dept of (Other); Defense Commissary Agency; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Navy, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Air Force, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1890 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), H.R. 304 (114th), H.R. 2146 (114th)

Immigration IMM

FY 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations - lobbied on provisions on the Border Patrol and INS, with particular attention to contracting out, pay, benefits, staffing levels, safety, and job security of DHS employees and equal treatment of female TSOs.

Contacted: Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense Commissary Agency; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Marines; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Army, Dept of (Other); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations - lobbied on provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs and potential food and public safety risks. Lobbied against funding cuts of the meat and poultry inspection program and recommendations to further expand the program of putting plant managers, not inspectors, in charge of quality control and contamination. Continued lobbying against adverse effects of the final rule, Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection, on slaughter inspection. Lobbied against partially privatizing the inspection system, reducing the number of FSIS Inspectors from 4 to just 2 inspectors, and permitting faster line speeds than are traditionally allowed under inspection systems.

Contacted: Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Marines; Army, Dept of (Other); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense Commissary Agency; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Navy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

FY 2016 THUD Appropriations - lobbying in House to eliminate official time for all federal employees in agencies covered by the bill. Continued to lobby on SSA's Vision 2025 Report and its impact on SSA Field Offices that account for 50 per cent of SSA employees. The Paycheck Fairness Act, S 862/HR 1619 - lobbied in support of its intention to prohibit sex discrimination in the payment of wages. Lobbied for the introduction of the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act to require employers to provide the same accommodations to pregnant workers as those provided to temporarily disabled workers. Lobbied against changes to the G Fund in the federal Government Thrift Savings Plan, specifically any attempts to lower the interest rate, to be used as a funding source to pay for the Highway bill. Lobbied in support of HR 1531, the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, allowing temporary seasonal employees working within federal land management agencies to compete for positions under merit promotion procedures.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Navy, Dept of; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Marines; Army, Dept of (Other); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense Commissary Agency; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: H.R. 1619 (114th), H.R. 1531 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

2016 Homeland Security Appropriations - lobbied on provisions on the pay, benefits, contracting out, staffing levels, funding, and job security of DHS employees in Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (reform of current overtime system), Citizenship and Immigration Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Protective Service, and Transportation Security Administration. Lobbied to gain Title 5 and MSPB rights for (TSOs), removal of TSA screener cap, and increased funding for screen personnel, compensation, and benefits.

Contacted: Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Navy, Dept of; Defense Commissary Agency; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); U.S. Marines; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Natural Resources NAT

FY 2016 Interior and Environmental Appropriations - lobbied on provisions relating to the pay, benefits, staffing levels, job security, and contracting out of Department of Interior employees. Enabling Innovation for Science, Technology, and Energy in America Act (EINSTEIN America Act - continued lobbying against Section 122 that required a study be conducted to determine how to convert the Department of Energy's award-winning National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) from a government owned, government-operated facility (GO-GO) facility into a government owned, contractor-operated (GO-CO) outfit. Lobbied against efforts to cut funding for fossil fuel research conducted at NETL.

Contacted: SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Army, Dept of (Other); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Air Force, Dept of; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Commissary Agency; U.S. Marines; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA); Navy, Dept of