Federal Employees

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement after employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) were reinstated and cleared of all wrongdoing following their wrongful suspension by Trump's Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “I’ve been demanding answers after CISA staff were punished by Trump’s DHS and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security Committees, led a group of lawmakers in calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General and the Intelligence Community Inspector General to conduct a thorough and independent investigation into an incident involving then-Acting… Read more »

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement in response to the court victory for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and Veterans Affairs employees.  “Today’s ruling is a win for federal workers and another major defeat for the Trump administration in the courts. The judge made it clear: retaliating against… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement after a new whistleblower report alleged that a former DOGE employee walked away with highly sensitive Social Security data belonging to Americans and may still have had remote access to SSA’s internal systems after leaving government service. “This whistleblower report that former DOGE employees… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congresswoman Emily Randall (WA-06), co-chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, led a letter alongside 42 Democratic members to the Office of Personal Management (OPM) strongly opposing the agency's decision to eliminate coverage for medically necessary care for transgender individuals under the Federal Employee… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s proposed Office of Personnel Management (OPM) rule changing federal reduction-in-force (RIF) procedures: “For more than a year, the Trump Administration has attacked and intentionally traumatized federal employees—driving chaos across agencies and a… Read more »

 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) are leading members of Congress in demanding immediate action from the Trump Administration after retirees across the country reported they never received their required Form 1099-R tax documents from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and were unable to reach live… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw (VA-11) and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) introduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, a bill that would provide federal employees with a 4.1 percent pay increase in calendar year 2027. For more than a decade, federal employees have endured government shutdowns, pay freezes, hiring freezes, and lost… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously passed an amendment offered by Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) to strengthen accountability and oversight of the Technology Modernization Fund. The amendment was adopted as part of the Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation led by Representatives Nancy Mace and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-Va.), Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced the launch of the Federal Workforce Caucus. The members are launching this Caucus to bolster efforts to protect federal workers and strengthen our merit-based federal civil service so these dedicated public servants can… Read more »