Federal employee groups blast Veterans First Act

Federal Times: A group of 12 federal employee unions and associations are voicing their displeasure with several provisions in the Veterans First Act.

The group—which includes the Senior Executives Association, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association and Federal Managers Association—penned a May 18 letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., outlining three sections in the omnibus reform bill that the coterie said undermine employee rights.

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