Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008

Collective bargaining rights, Federal Service Impasse Panel, FLRA, Whistle blower, Consolidation and Realignment, collaboration with work force. H. Resolution 664. COLA / Locality pay S.3013 H.R.6516

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S206 - Social Security Fairness Act of 2007 - Government Pension Offset Provisions (all related Titles) HR 82 - Social Security Fairness Act of 2007 - Windfall Elimination Provision (all related Titles) HR 811 Paper Ballot Provisions (all related Titles) HR 5673; all Titles HR 281; all titles S 979; all titles S 3013; all titles

Client expense: $195,385 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 3140 and H.R. 5781, To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. S. 3013, To provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

H.R.82, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.206, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.1254, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2988, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2780, Annuitant Part-Time Service Credit S. 1045, Performance Management in Government H.R. 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R. 695, Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007 S. 335, IRS Private Tax Collection Prohibition H.R. 1073, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1354, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 985, Whistleblowers Protection Enhancement Act S. 274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures (Whistleblower Protection Act) H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave H.R. 2392, Family and Medical Leave S. 80, Family and Medical Leave S. 680, Competitive Sourcing H.R. 2533, Recapture of Retirement Credit S. 2003, Federal Annuitant Reemployment H.R. 3579, Federal Annuitant Reemployment S. 1647, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R. 726, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R. 3799, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 3158, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 5718, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 5781, Paid Parental Leave S. 3140, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 3212, Transportation Security Personnel Management H.R. 2772, Windfall Elimination Provision S. 3013, Non-Foreign COLA Act H.R. 4106, Telework Improvement Act S. 1000, Telework Act S. 3623, DHS Authorization, FY 2009 S. 547, Effective Homeland Security Management Act S. 2816, Provide for Appointment of DHS Chief Human Capital Officer H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 404, Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act H.R. 5573, FERS Retirees Unused Sick Leave H.R. 5922, Sick Leave for Community Service H.R. 1108, FDA Tobacco Regulation H.R. 5658, Department of Defense Authorization Act, FY 2009 S. 3001, S. 2787, S. 3002, Department of Defense Authorization Act, FY 2009 H.R. 6500, Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2008 H.R. 5662, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (Ports) Act

SSA budget and funding, FERS sick leave credit (H.R. 5573/H.R. 1108), Reemploying federal annuitants (H.R. 3579/S. 2003), extending locality pay to residents of Alaska and Hawaii (S. 3013), pay parity in the annual average pay raise/3.9% pay raise for federal employees, DOD's National Security Personnel System.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Governement for the fiscal year ending September 20, 2009; federal pay raise and A-76 program. S.3013, Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

SSA budget and funding, FERS sick leave credit (H.R. 5573), Reemploying federal annuitants (H.R. 3579/S. 2003), extending locality pay to residents of Alaska and Hawaii (S. 3013), pay parity in the annual average pay raise/3.9% pay raise for federal employees, expanding teleworking opportunities, DOD's National Security Personnel System.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

S. 3140 and H.R. 5781, To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. S. 3013, To provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

H.R.82, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.206, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.1254, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2988, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2780, Annuitant Part-Time Service Credit S. 1045, Performance Management in Government H.R. 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R. 695, Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007 S. 335, IRS Private Tax Collection Prohibition H.R. 1, 9/11 Commission Initiatives S. 4, 9/11 Commission Initiatives H.R. 1684, DHS Authorization, FY 2008 H.R. 1073, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1354, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 985, Whistleblowers Protection Enhancement Act S. 274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures (Whistleblower Protection Act) S. 9, Immigration Policy Reform S. 1348, Immigration Policy Reform S. 1639, Immigration Policy Reform H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave H.R. 2392, Family and Medical Leave S. 80, Family and Medical Leave S. 680, Competitive Sourcing H.R. 2533, Recapture of Retirement Credit H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 2003, Federal Annuitant Reemployment H.R. 3579, Federal Annuitant Reemployment S. 1647, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R. 726, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R. 3799, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 3158, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 5718, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 5781, Paid Parental Leave S. 3140, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 3212, Transportation Security Personnel Management H.R. 1090, Social Security Guarantee Plus Act H.R. 2772, Windfall Elimination Provision S. 3013, Non-Foreign COLA Act H.R. 4106, Telework Improvement Act S. 1000, Telework Act S. 3623, DHS Authorization, FY 2009 S. 547, Effective Homeland Security Management Act S. 2816, Provide for Appointment of DHS Chief Human Capital Officer H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 404, Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act H.R. 5573, FERS Retirees Unused Sick Leave H.R. 5922, Sick Leave for Community Service H.R. 1108, FDA Tobacco Regulation

S 206 - Social Security Fairness Act of 2007 - Government Pension Offset Provisions (all related Titles) HR 82 - Social Security Fairness Act of 2007 - Windfall Elimination Provision (all related Titles) HR 726 - Windfall Elimination Provisions (all related Titles) HR 811 Paper Ballot Provisions (all related Titles) HR 5673; all titles HR 281; all titles S 979; all titles S 3013; all titles

Client expense: $175,872 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Governement for the fiscal year ending September 20, 2009; federal pay raise and A-76 program. S.3013, Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.Con.Res. 312/S.Con.Res. 70 FY 2009 Budget Resolution - provisions to increase the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget with particular attention to budget reconciliation, legislation, blue collar pay, white collar pay, minimum wage, retirement, part-time annuity computations, and compensatory time. Testimony: June 12, 2008, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, on "S 3013, Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008" - Statement for the Record. June 26, 2008, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia on "in Search of Equity: An Examination of Locality Pay" S.Con.Res. 70, FY 2009 Senate Budget Resolution - Medicaid cuts amendment that would adversely affect health care and result in the cost of uncompensated health care being shifted to employer-sponsored health care plans. H.Con.Res. 312 Budget Resolution - conference agreement providing for an increase for veterans health care programs. FY 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill/HR 2642 -- amendment #2, provision to provide an additional $178 million in funding shortfall in Salaries and Expenses Account. Testimony: April 2, 2008, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on FY 2009 Funding for the Bureau of Prisons May 6, 2008, House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, on Federal Prison Industries--Examining the Effects of Section 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions on funding for Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. DHS Personnel Plan - provisions to halt the Administration's plan to reduce the Federal Protective Service workforce. FY 2009 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations - provisions to provide funding for VA health and benefits programs, and contracting out. FY 2009 Interior and Environmental Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs, specifically, the A-76 Forest Service Studies in 2008. FY 2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - provisions on contracting out, cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), contracting out at NIH, and the increase in Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. Testimony: 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" May 8, 2008, Senate Committee on Finance on "More Work, Less Resources: Social Security Field Offices Struggle to Deliver Service to the Public FY 2009 Financial Services Appropriations - provision to make the A-76 process less unfair to federal employees and more accountable to taxpayers. FY 2009 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; provision preventing use of CIS funds for A-76 competition for BoP/FPI work; and additional funding for BoP staffing shortages in BOP "Salaries and Expenses" account and "Buildings and Facilities" account. FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs. FY 2009 Defense Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs and provisions on prohibiting funds from being used to implement Section 827 of the Defense Authorization Act of 2008. FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations - provisions banning A-76 public -private competition at the Army Corps of Engineers.

SSA budget and funding, FERS sick leave credit (H.R. 5573), Farm Loan programs in the Farm Bill (H.R. 2419), Reemploying federal annuitants (H.R. 3579/S. 2003), extending locality pay to residents of Alaska and Hawaii (S. 3013), pay parity in the annual average pay raise/3.9% pay raise for federal employees, expanding teleworking opportunities.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

S. 3140 and H.R. 5781, To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. S. 3013, To provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

H.R.82, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.206, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.1254, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2988, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2780, Annuitant Part-Time Service Credit S.1045, Performance Management in Government H.R.3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R.695, Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007 S.335, IRS Private Tax Collection Prohibition H.R.1, 9/11 Commission Initiatives S.4, 9/11 Commission Initiatives H.R.1684, DHS Authorization, FY 2008 H.R.1073, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.1354, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R.985, Whistleblowers Protection Enhancement Act S.274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures (Whistleblower Protection Act) S.9, Immigration Policy Reform S.1348, Immigration Policy Reform S.1639, Immigration Policy Reform H.R.1369, Family and Medical Leave H.R.2392, Family and Medical Leave S.80, Family and Medical Leave S.680, Competitive Sourcing H.R.2533, Recapture of Retirement Credit H.R.3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 S.2003, Federal Annuitant Reemployment H.R.3579, Federal Annuitant Reemployment S.1647, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R.726, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R.5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 H.R.5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R.3799, Paid Parental Leave H.R.3158, Paid Parental Leave H.R.5718, Paid Parental Leave H.R.5781, Paid Parental Leave S.3140, Paid Parental Leave H.R.3212, Transportation Security Personnel Management H.R.1090, Social Security Guarantee Plus Act H.R.2772, Windfall Elimination Provision S.3013, Non-Foreign COLA Act H.R.4106, Telework Improvement Act S.1000, Telework Act

Client expense: $151,710 · Firm income: Not reported

Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Governement for the fiscal year ending September 20, 2009; federal pay raise and A-76 program. S.3013, Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008.

Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)