Democrats on the House committee that deals with the federal workforce have urged the “supercommittee” on deficit reduction to reject additional cuts targeting federal employees. At the same time, the Democrats noticeably broke from President Obama’s call for a civil service reform commission. In a 28-page set of recommendations, Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform urged the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to “avoid further cuts for federal employees given the significant cuts already imposed on them.” Read full article >>