House Republicans call for fair compensation for more federal law enforcement
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House Republicans call for fair compensation for more federal law enforcement

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 14, 20266 min

House Republicans are calling for fair compensation and benefits for more federal law enforcement personnel. A letter addressed to the Office of Personnel Management points out discrepancies in how some law enforcement officers are classified for retirement purposes. The GOP lawmakers are calling on OPM to review the benefits specifically for police officers at the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, as well as DoD’s Force Protection Agency, and personnel at the Federal Protective Service. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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This is a Federal News Network Podcast. Coming up today on the Federal Newscast, House Republicans call for fair compensation for more federal law enforcement officers. The SBA will plan to prioritize specific types of companies for the 8A program.

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And NASA takes its first steps to create its new space academy. stories and more on today's federal newscast. Welcome to the federal newscast, I'm Michelle Sandeford. House Republicans are calling for fair compensation and benefits for more federal law enforcement

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personnel. A letter addressed to the Office of Personnel Management points out discrepancies in how some law enforcement officers are classified for retirement purposes. The GOP lawmakers are calling on OPM to review the benefits, specifically for police officers at the Department

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