To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

2009 Def Auth Bill, 2009 Def Approps Bill, 2009 Energy and Water Approps Bill, 2009 Interior Approps Bill, 2009 Financial Services and general Government Approps Bill, HR 3254, HR 1073, HR 86, HR 4089, HR 5573, HR 5781, S 1354, S 1902, S 206, S 2824, S 1045, S 3140

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

2009 Def Auth Bill, 2009 Def Approps Bill, 2009 Energy and Water Approps Bill, 2009 Interior Approps Bill, 2009 Financial Services and general Government Approps Bill, HR 3254, HR 1073, HR 86, HR 4089, HR 5573, HR 5781, S 1354, S 1902, S 206, S 2824, S 1045, S 3140

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FY09 Def Auth Bill, FY09 Def Appropriations Bill, FY09 Financial Services and General Gov't Appropriations Bill, FY09 Interior Appropriations Bill, FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, HR 1073, HR 3254, HR 86, HR980, HR 4089, HR 5573, S 1354, S 1902, S 206, S 2123, S 2824, S 1045, S 3140

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FY 2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the EEOC or to make reductions in force part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. FY 2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - provisions on cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health, and increasing the Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. HR 5781/HR 3799 - proposal to provide federal employees who are new parents or adoptive parents with eights weeks of full pay and benefits. S 1000/HR 4106, Telework Improvements Act - provisions to increase amount of telework for eligible employees to at least 20% of the hours worked for every two work week period. HR 985/S 274, Whistleblower Reform Bill - provisions to grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) whistleblower protections and prevent retaliation from their supervisors and the right to appeal decisions to the MSPB. HR 3212 - to grant TSOs true workplace rights and protections as other federal employees. HR 3551/S 2057, MSPB Reauthorization - provisions relating to adjudication of federal workers' rights and protections. HR 4089/HR 2824, provision to restore the rights of VA health care professionals to bargain and file grievances over workplace issues under Title 38 (RNs, physicians, physician assistants, and other VA employees on front lines of VA health care). HR 6339, Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections (FEDVOTE) Act of 2008 - provisions that allow federal employees to serve as non-partisan poll workers on election day; and their time off be counted as administrative leave with pay.

Improvements in Military compensation and benefits. S.38,S.67,S.206,S.439,S.604,S.648,S.773,S.935,S.986,S.1002,S.1200,S.1243,S.1547,S.1606,S.2052,S.2273,S.2383,S.2400 S.2573,S.2599,S.2639,S.2641,S.2689,S.2796,S.2797,S.2799,S.2824,S.2836,S.2838,S.2863,S.2889,S.2921,S.2926,S.2937,S.2963, S.2984,S.3001,S.3057,S.3073,S.3101,S.3230,S.3621,SCONRES70, S28, S.2377,HR82,HR303,HR327,HR333,HR579,HR599 HR440,HR657,HR690,HR704,HR737,HR784,HR992,HR1023,HR1102,HR1110,HR1223,HR1428,HR1436,HR1439, HR1593,HR1927,HR2027,HR2319,HR2638,HR2642,HR2682,HR2721,HR2889,HR3026,HR3174,HR4089,HR4255 HR4463,HR5481,HR5604,HR5658,HR5729,HR5825,HR5826,HR5832,HR5925,HR5441,HR6930,HR6070,HR3221 HR7011,HR5658,HR5888,HR440,HR82,HR3038

Client expense: $408,526 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 6939, HR 6122, HR 6114, HR 6032, HR 5985, HR 5954, HR 5892, HR 5888, HR 5730, HR 5729, HR 5709, HR 5684, HR 5622, HR 5595, HR 5554, HR 5509, HR 5448, HR 5454, HR 5155, HR 4463, HR 4274, HR 4231, HR 4204, HR 4146, HR 4107, HR 4089, HR 4053, HR 3954, HR 3889, HR 3819, HR 3795, HR 3681, HR 3458, HR 3415, HR 3286, HR 3249, HR 3070, HR 3047, HR 3008, HR 2818, HR 2790, HR 2697, HR 2696, HR 2623, HR 2612, HR 2514, HR 2378, HR 2259, HR 2239, HR 2219, HR 2192, HR 2190, HR 2173, HR 2172, HR 2026, HR 2005, HR 1944, HR 1927, HR 1925, HR 1853, HR 1589, HR 1538, HR 1527, HR 1490, HR 1448, HR 1477, HR 1472, HR 1470, HR 1444, HR 1435, HR 1426, HR 1382, HR 1370, HR 1354, HR 1318, HR 1315, HR 1284, HR 1265, HR 1214, HR 1197, HR 1137, HR 995, HR 976, HR 963, HR 797, HR 728, HR 704, HR 676, HR 675, HR 652, HR 649, HR 634, HR 612, HR 542, HR 538, HR 463, HR 402, HR 358, HR 343, HR 339, HR 336, HR 333, HR 315, HR 303, HR 243, HR 161, HR 156, HR 109, HR 100, HR 92, HR 81, HR 67, H.Con.RES 336, H.Con.RES 176, S 3527, S 3023, S 2984, S 2969, S 2963, S 2961, S 2951, S 2938, S 2937, S 2926, S 2921, S 2899, S 2889, S 2864, S 2825, S 2824, S 2799, S 2797, S 2796, S 2768, S 2737, S 2701, S 2683, S 2639, S 2674, S 2617, S 2573, S 2550, S 2471, S 2383, S 2377, S 2309, S 2273, S 2162, S 2160, S 2142, S 2139, S 2138, S 2091, S 2090, S 2026, S 2004, S 1718, S.1454, S 1441, S 1326, S 1315, S 1314, S 1271, S 1266, 2 1265, S 1261, S 1233, S 1215, S 1205, S 1196, S 1163, S 1147, S 1096, S 1065, S 1043, S 1026, S 994, S 961, S 935, S 882, S 874, S 848, S 847, S 815, S 698, S 692, S 643, S 610, S 526, S 479, S 472, S 439, S 423, S 383, S 349 S 326, S 225, S 168, S 161, S 117, S 67, S 57, S 38, S 22.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

FY 2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the EEOC or to make reductions in force part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. FY 2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - provisions on cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health, and increasing the Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. HR 5781/HR 3799 - proposal to provide federal employees who are new parents or adoptive parents with eights weeks of full pay and benefits. S 1000/HR 4106, Telework Improvements Act - provisions to increase amount of telework for eligible employees to at least 20% of the hours worked for every two work week period. HR 985/S 274, Whistleblower Reform Bill - provisons to grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) whistleblower protections and prevent retaliation from their supervisors and the right to appeal decisions to the MSPB. HR 3212 - to grant TSOs true workplace rights and protections as other federal employees. HR 3551/S 2057, MSPB Reauthorization - provisions relating to adjudication of federal workers' rights and protections. HR 4089/HR 2824, provision to restore the rights of VA health care professionals to bargain and file grievances over workplace issues under Title 38 (RNs, physicians, physician assistant and other VA employees on front lines of VA health care). HR 6339, Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections (FEDVOTE) Act of 2008 - provisons that allow federal employees to serve as non-partisan poll workers on election day; and their time off be counted as administrative leave with pay.

HR 6939, HR 6122, HR 6114, HR 6032, HR 5985, HR 5954, HR 5892, HR 5888, HR 5730, HR 5729, HR 5709, HR 5684, HR 5622, HR 5595, HR 5554, HR 5509, HR 5448, HR 5454, HR 5155, HR 4463, HR 4274, HR 4231, HR 4204, HR 4146, HR 4107, HR 4089, HR 4053, HR 3954, HR 3889, HR 3819, HR 3795, HR 3681, HR 3458, HR 3415, HR 3286, HR 3249, HR 3070, HR 3047, HR 3008, HR 2818, HR 2790, HR 2697, HR 2696, HR 2623, HR 2612, HR 2514, HR 2378, HR 2259, HR 2239, HR 2219, HR 2192, HR 2190, HR 2173, HR 2172, HR 2026, HR 2005, HR 1944, HR 1927, HR 1925, HR 1853, HR 1589, HR 1538, HR 1527, HR 1490, HR 1448, HR 1477, HR 1472, HR 1470, HR 1444, HR 1435, HR 1426, HR 1382, HR 1370, HR 1354, HR 1318, HR 1315, HR 1284, HR 1265, HR 1214, HR 1197, HR 1137, HR 995, HR 976, HR 963, HR 797, HR 728, HR 704, HR 676, HR 675, HR 652, HR 649, HR 634, HR 612, HR 542, HR 538, HR 463, HR 402, HR 358, HR 343, HR 339, HR 336, HR 333, HR 315, HR 303, HR 243, HR 161, HR 156, HR 109, HR 100, HR 92, HR 81, HR 67, H.Con.RES 336, H.Con.RES 176, S 3527, S 3023, S 2984, S 2969, S 2963, S 2961, S 2951, S 2938, S 2937, S 2926, S 2921, S 2899, S 2889, S 2864, S 2825, S 2824, S 2799, S 2797, S 2796, S 2768, S 2737, S 2701, S 2683, S 2639, S 2674, S 2617, S 2573, S 2550, S 2471, S 2383, S 2377, S 2309, S 2273, S 2162, S 2160, S 2142, S 2139, S 2138, S 2091, S 2090, S 2026, S 2004, S 1718, S.1454, S 1441, S 1326, S 1315, S 1314, S 1271, S 1266, 2 1265, S 1261, S 1233, S 1215, S 1205, S 1196, S 1163, S 1147, S 1096, S 1065, S 1043, S 1026, S 994, S 961, S 935, S 882, S 874, S 848, S 847, S 815, S 698, S 692, S 643, S 610, S 526, S 479, S 472, S 439, S 423, S 383, S 349 S 326, S 225, S 168, S 161, S 117, S 67, S 57, S 38, S 22.

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

FY09 Def Authorization Act, FY09 Def Appropriations Bill, FY09 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, FY09 Interior Appropriation Bill, FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, HR 1073, HR 3254, HR 86, HR 980, HR 4089, HR 5573, S 1354, S 1902, S 206, S 2123, S 2824, S 1045, S 3140

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

2009 Def Auth Bill, 2009 Def Appropriations Bill, 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, 2009 Interior Appropriations Bill, 2009 Financial Services and general Government Appropriations Bill, HR 3254, HR 1073, HR 86, HR 4089, HR 5573, HR 5781, S 1354, S 1902, S 206, S 2824, S 1045, S 3140

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Improvements in Military compensation and benefits. S.38,S,67,S.206,S.439,S.604,S.648,S.773,S.935,S.986,S.1002,S.1200,S.1243,S.1547,S.1606,S.2052,S.2273,S2377,S.2383,S.2400,S.2573,S.2599,S.2639,S.2641,S.2689,S.2796,S.2797,S.2799,S.2824,S.2836,S.2838,S.2863,S.2889,S.2921,S.2926,S.2937,S.2963,S.2984,S.3001,S.3057,S.3101,S.3621,SCONRES70,S.28,HR81,HR82,HR303,HR327,HR333,HR579,HR599,HR657,HR690, HR704,HR737,HR784,HR992,HR1023,HR1102,HR1110,HR1223,HR1428,HR1436,HR1439,HR1593,HR1927,HR2027,HR2319,HR2638,HR2642,HR2682,HR2721,HR2889,HR3026,HR3038,HR3174,HR4089,HR4255,HR4463,HR5481,HR5604,HR5658,HR5729,HR5825,HR5826,HR5832,HR5925,HR5441,HR6930,HR6070,HR3221,HR7011,HR5658,HR5888

Client expense: $429,304 · Firm income: Not reported

FY09 Defense Authorization Act, FY09 Defense Appropriations Bill, FY09 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, FY09 Interior Appropriations Bill, FY09 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, HR 1073, HR 3254, HR 86, HR 980, HR 4089, HR 5781, HR 5573, S1354, S 1902, S 206, S 2123, S 2824, S 1045, S 3140

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

2009 Def Auth Bill, 2009 Def Appropriations Bill, 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, 2009 Interior Appropriations Bill, 2009 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, HR 3254, HR 1073, HR 86, HR 4089, HR 5573, HR 5781, S 1354, S 1902, S 206, S 2824, S 1045, S 3140

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FY 2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the EEOC or to make reductions in force part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. FY 2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - provisions on cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health, and increasing the Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. HR 5781/HR 3799 - proposal to provide federal employees who are new parents or adoptive parents with eights weeks of full pay and benefits. S 1000/HR 4106, Telework Improvements Act - provisions to increase amount of telework for eligible employees to at least 20% of the hours worked for every two work week period. HR 985/S 494, Whistleblower Reform Bill - provisos to grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) whistleblower protections and prevent retaliation from their supervisors and the right to appeal decisions to the MSPB. HR 3212 - to grant TSOs true workplace rights and protections as other federal employees. HR 3551/S 2057, MSPB Reauthorization - provisions relating to adjudication of federal workers' rights and protections. HR 4089/HR 2824, provision to restore the rights of VA health care professionals to bargain and file grievances over workplace issues under Title 38 (RNs, physicians, physician assistant and other VA employees on front lines of VA health care). Testimony: April 2, 2008, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on "FY 2009 Funding for the Bureau of Prisons" April 9, 2008, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on "Making the VA the Workplace of Choice for Health Care Providers" April 23, 2008, House Committee on Ways and Means on "Clearing the Disability Backlog--Giving the Social Security Administration the Resources it Needs to Provide the Benefits Workers Have Earned" April 29, 2008, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia on "Catching Up: Benefits That Will Help Recruit and Retain Federal Employees" May 2, 2008, Senate Committee on Finance on "More Work, Less Resources: Social Security Field Offices Struggle to Deliver Service to the Public" May 8, 2008, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, on "From Candidates to Change Makers: Recruiting and Hiring the Next Generation of Federal Employees" May 21, 2008, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on "Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Legislation" May 22, 2008, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, on "Human Resources Challenges within the Veterans Health Administration" June 5, 2008, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, on "Legislative Hearing"--Statement for the Record.

HR 6122, HR 6114, HR 6032, HR 5985, HR 5954, HR 5892, HR 5888, HR 5730, HR 5729, HR 5709, HR 5684, HR 5622, HR 5595, HR 5554, HR 5509, HR 5448, HR 5454, HR 5155, HR 4463, HR 4274, HR 4231, HR 4204, HR 4146, HR 4107, HR 4089, HR 4053, HR 3954, HR 3889, HR 3819, HR 3795, HR 3681, HR 3458, HR 3415, HR 3286, HR 3249, HR 3070, HR 3047, HR 3008, HR 2818, HR 2790, HR 2697, HR 2696, HR 2623, HR 2612, HR 2514, HR 2378, HR 2259, HR 2239, HR 2219, HR 2192, HR 2190, HR 2173, HR 2172, HR 2026, HR 2005, HR 1944, HR 1927, HR 1925, HR 1853, HR 1589, HR 1538, HR 1527, HR 1490, HR 1448, HR 1477, HR 1472, HR 1470, HR 1444, HR 1435, HR 1426, HR 1382, HR 1370, HR 1354, HR 1318, HR 1315, HR 1284, HR 1265, HR 1214, HR 1197, HR 1137, HR 995, HR 976, HR 963, HR 797, HR 728, HR 704, HR 676, HR 675, HR 652, HR 649, HR 634, HR 612, HR 542, HR 538, HR 463, HR 402, HR 358, HR 343, HR 339, HR 336, HR 333, HR 315, HR 303, HR 243, HR 161, HR 156, HR 109, HR 100, HR 92, HR 81, HR 67, H.Con.RES 336, H.Con.RES 176, S 3023, S 2984, S 2969, S 2963, S 2961, S 2951, S 2938, S 2937, S 2926, S 2921, S 2899, S 2889, S 2864, S 2825, S 2824, S 2799, S 2797, S 2796, S 2768, S 2737, S 2701, S 2683, S 2639, S 2674, S 2617, S 2573, S 2550, S 2471, S 2383, S 2377, S 2309, S 2273, S 2162, S 2160, S 2142, S 2139, S 2138, S 2091, S 2090, S 2026, S 2004, S 1718, S.1454, S 1441, S 1326, S 1315, S 1314, S 1271, S 1266, 2 1265, S 1261, S 1233, S 1215, S 1205, S 1196, S 1163, S 1147, S 1096, S 1065, S 1043, S 1026, S 994, S 961, S 935, S 882, S 874, S 848, S 847, S 815, S 698, S 692, S 643, S 610, S 526, S 479, S 472, S 439, S 423, S 383, S 349 S 326, S 225, S 168, S 161, S 117, S 67, S 57, S 38, S 22.

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

- Support Public Safety Employer - Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 (S.2123) - Support collective bargaining rights for health care professionals at Veterans' Administration medical facilities (S.2824/H.R.4089)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2818, Epilepsy Centers of Excellence H.R. 3298, the "21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act" H.R. 3393, the "Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007" H.R. 3467, the "Second Chance for America's Veterans Act" H.R. 3681, the "Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007" H.R. 3889, Longitudinal Study of VA Voc Rehab H.R. 4255, the "United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act" H.R. 4884, the "Helping our Veterans to Keep their Homes Act of 2008" H.R. 4889, the "Guard and Reserve Are Fighting Too Act of 2008" H.R. 4915, the Vetrans Access to Local Options for Recovery Act" H.R. 5554, the Veterans Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act" H.R. 5595, the Make Our Veterans Smile Act" H.R. 5622, the "Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act" H.R. 5664, Specially Adapted Housing H.R. 5684, the "Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2008" H.R. 5729, the "Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act" H.R. 6122, the "Veterans' Pain Care Act" H.R. 6277, the "SMOCTA Reauthorization Act" S. 22, the "Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act" S. 161, the "Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act" S. 961, the "Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act" S. 2091, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Act" S. 2139, the "National Guard and Reserve Educational Benefits Fairness Act" S. 2309, the "Compensation for Combat Veterans Act" S. 2377/H.R. 4463, the "Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act" S. 2550, the "Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act" S. 2573, the "Veterans Mental Health Treatment First Act" S. 2617, the "Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act" S. 2639, the Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act" S. 2674, the "America's Wounded Warriors Act" S. 2737, the Veterans' Rating Schedule Review Act" S. 2799, the "Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act" S. 2824/H.R. 4089 S. 2864, the "Training and Rehabilitation for Disabled Veterans Enhancement Act" S. 2889, the "Veterans Health Care Act" S. 2921, the "Caring for Wounded Warriors Act" S. 2926, the "Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act: S. 2938, the "Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act" S. 2969, the "Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act" S. 2984, the "Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act" The "Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act"

HR1223,HR1428,HR1436,HR1439,HR1593,HR1927,HR2027,HR2319,HR2638,HR2642,HR2682,HR2721,HR2889,HR3026, HR3038,HR3174,HR4089,HR4255,HR4463,HR5481,HR5604,HR5658,HR5729,HR5888,HR5925,HR5825,HR5826,HR5832

Client expense: $626,803 · Firm income: Not reported

FY 2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the EEOC or to make reductions in force part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. FY 2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health, and increasing the Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. HR 5718/HR 3799 - proposal to provide federal employees who are new parents or adoptive parents with eights weeks of full pay and benefits. Testimony on March 6, 2008 on Investing in the Future of the Federal workforce: Paid Parental Leave Improves Recruitment and Retention. S 1000/HR 4106, Telework Improvements Act - efforts to increase amount of telework for eligible employees to at least 20% of the hours worked for every two work week period. HR 985/S 494, Whistleblower Reform Bill - to grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) whistleblower protections and prevent retaliation from their supervisors and the right to appeal decisions to the MSPB. HR 3212 - to grant TSOs true workplace rights and protections as other federal employees. HR 3551/S 2057, MSPB Reauthorization - adjudication of federal workers' rights and protections. HR 4089, to restore the rights of VA health care professionals to bargain and file grievances over workplace issues under Title 38 (RNs, physicians, physician assistant and other VA employees on front lines of VA health care). Testimony on February 12, 20-0-8 on Federal Workforce on Pay for Performance Systems, focusing on DoD and TSA systems being highly subjective and unfair. Recommendations to require detailed data on how pay is distributed, including number of ratings awarded in each pay pool, and age, gender, and race distributions of employees.

H.Con.Res. 312/S.Con.Res. 70, FY 2009 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget. FY 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, Hurricane Recovery, and provisions for additional funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care. Testimony on February 14 on Examining the Backlog and the VA's Claims Processing System, focusing on lack of proper training, skills certifications, and staffing shortages that resulted in a backlog of 650,000 benefits claims. HR 2790, to establish a full-time Director of Physician Assistant Services with the Department of Veterans Affairs. S 2162, to meet current need for VA mental health care through VA in-house care and limited use of community mental health centers outside the VA. We opposed S 38 that would use more non-VA mental health care providers. HR 4089/S 2824, to restore collective bargaining rights of Title 39 VA health care professionals.

Client expense: $332,048 · Firm income: Not reported

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009; Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act (HR 1073) and (S 1354); BRAC Cost Overruns Protection Act (HR 3254) and (S 1902); Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act (HR 980) and (S 2123); Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) and (S 206); Bill Regarding Collective Bargaining for VA Title 38 Employees (HR 4089) and (S 2824); Bill Regarding Pay-for-perfromance in teh Federal Sector (S1045); Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill; FIscal Year 2009 Financial Service Appropriations Bill; FIscal Year 2009 Interior and Enviornment Appropriations Bill; Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

2009 Defense Authorization Bill; 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill; 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill; 2009 Interior Appropriations Bill; 2009 Financial Services Appropriations Bill; HR 3254; HR 1073; HR 86; HR 4089; S 1354; S 1902; S 206; S 2824; S 1045

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (HR 1585) Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 3222) Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (HR 2764) Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act (HR 1073) and (S 1354) BRAC Cost Overruns Protection Act of 2007 (HR 3254) and (S 1902) Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act (HR 980) and (S2123) Social Security Fairness Act of 2007 (HR 88) and (S 206) Bill Regarding Collective Bargaining for VA Title 38 Employees (HR 4089) Bill Regarding Pay-for-Performance in the Federal Sector (S 1045)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, UNDETERMINED, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR 1585, HR 3222, HR 2764, HR 1073, HR 3254; HR 86; HR 4089; S 1354; S 1902; S 206; S1045

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE