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Administration to push bill for fast-track reorganization authority Jan 31, 2012 The Obama administration will send a bill to Congress in the next couple of weeks that seeks "fast-track" authority to reorganize federal agencies. Read Comments (7) Recommend (1) Obama government reorganization plan likely to meet resistance President Obama on Friday said he is elevating the Small Business Administration to Cabinet-level status and asking Congress for authority to merge SBA, the Commerce Department and other agencies that handle business and trade functions into a single department. (4) Lew to finish work on 2013 budget before departing OMB Budget director Jack Lew, tapped by President Obama Monday to become chief of staff, will complete work on the 2013 budget request before leaving the Office of Management and Budget. (2) House leaders agree to pass short-term payroll tax cut extension Congressional leaders reached an agreement Thursday to approve a $33 billion, two-month extension of the current payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits that are set to expire Dec. 31, ending a partisan standoff that had paralyzed Washington at the height of the holiday season. (15) Payroll tax cut, unemployment extension falls short in House The Republican-led House on Tuesday rejected a Senate-passed bill that extends a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for two months. (31)		Federal Times Video Most Popular Federal Stories Today Past Week Past Month Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (290) Postal regulator's travel raises concerns (105) Senators call on OMB to resolve pension delays (84) BRAC cleanup costs linger long after installations close (68) CBO fails to resolve federal pay impasse (64) Senators propose civilian pay freeze through 2014 (13648) Feds earn 16% more than private sector, nonpartisan report shows (11257) House to vote Wednesday on bill to extend pay freeze for a third year (10827) Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (8458) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (7331) Proposed pay raise draws ire from all sides (33955) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (30843) Panel chair introduces bill to reduce pensions (25027) Details coming soon on TSP's planned Roth fund (17309) OPM outlines planned fixes to pension delays (14731) Tell Us About Labor-management partnerships What changes, good or bad, do you foresee from President Barack Obama’s executive order to re-establish labor-management partnerships? Send your comments to Staff Writer Stephen Losey.
	My Best Day as a Fed Senior executives and professionals who won the 2009 Presidential Rank Award share memories of their best days as federal employees. White House News Administration to push bill for fast-track reorganization authority The Obama administration will send a bill to Congress in the next couple of weeks that seeks "fast-track" authority to reorganize federal agencies. (7) Obama government reorganization plan likely to meet resistance President Obama on Friday said he is elevating the Small Business Administration to Cabinet-level status and asking Congress for authority to merge SBA, the Commerce Department and other agencies that handle business and trade functions into a single department. (4) Lew to finish work on 2013 budget before departing OMB Budget director Jack Lew, tapped by President Obama Monday to become chief of staff, will complete work on the 2013 budget request before leaving the Office of Management and Budget. (2) Obama defies GOP lawmakers with recess appointments President Obama defied GOP lawmakers on Wednesday when he bypassed Congress and invoked presidential recess appointment authority to install former Ohio attorney general Richard Cordray to head the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (5) House leaders agree to pass short-term payroll tax cut extension Congressional leaders reached an agreement Thursday to approve a $33 billion, two-month extension of the current payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits that are set to expire Dec. 31, ending a partisan standoff that had paralyzed Washington at the height of the holiday season. (15) More Headlines Payroll tax cut, unemployment extension falls short in House Contractor disclosure could survive under omnibus FOIA watchdogs: Exemptions up 33 percent under Obama Report: High-tech effort needed to catch wasteful spending Lieberman: Give deficit bills up-or-down vote DoJ: Recoveries in fraud cases top $5 billion OMB asks Defense to shift programs out of war bill Obama calls for $2B in energy savings performance contracts Obama orders agencies to improve records management policies NASA employee named as SAVE award winner Obama orders travel, printing and IT savings In Obama's ‘open government,' transparency elusive News Briefs Executive order cracks down on classified leaks Senate passes CR to fund government until Nov. 18 Republicans in Congress downplay shutdown talk White House plan calls for cuts in employee benefits White House proposes ending Saturday mail delivery Administration targets improper health care payments Obama order could reduce lag in payments to small businesses Search the White House Archives for more News