Diaz-Balart Condemns a Reduction in Force (RIF) at the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB)
The following press release was issued by the office of Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R) representing Florida’s 25th Congressional…
Broadcasting Board of Governors recognizes labor rights victory of Voice of America U.S. citizen journalists
BBG Watch Commentary In November 2012, in a message to Agency employees, former International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director…
Illegally fired Radio and TV Marti journalists returning to OCB on Monday EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch Exclusive Thanks to the intervention of Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell, who ordered…
Rebuke to old management, top lawyers at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary Top lawyers at the Broadcasting Broadcasting Board of Governors have received yet another major rebuke…
On International Women’s Day women do not fare well at some Broadcasting Board of Governors media entities
BBG Watch Commentary March 8 was celebrated in some parts of the world as International Women’s Day. According…
Good news for free journalism in Cuba – some illegally fired Radio and TV Marti staffers to be reinstated by BBG – EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In a development that reflects well on the current Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) broad,…
NOONAN, PRESUTTI, HEIL — mismanagement, independence, future of Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Link to Video At the open board meeting in Washington Thursday, Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Illegally dismissed Radio and TV Marti journalists still in a limbo after five years
Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a Radio and TV Marti illegally…
A Time to Give Thanks
BBG Watch Commentary Happy Thanksgiving to all BBG Watch readers and contributors. We repost today a commentary by…
CUSIB Applauds Breakthrough in the BBG’s 5-year Log Jam for Radio and TV Marti Workers
BBG Watch Commentary The independent NGO Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has welcomed the news…
Illegally RIFed Radio & TV Marti journalists look to another disappointing Christmas
BBG Watch Commentary Despite repeated promises from Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) board members that the agency is…
NOONAN: gross mismanagement of Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Executive Director Ann Noonan spoke at…
Agency admits it fired workers who reported wastefulness to Congress, WT reports
BBG Watch Commentary The Washington Times reported that “in a notice recently posted in the Broadcasting Board of…
The Man Behind the Anonymous Critiques of U.S. International Broadcasting, govexec.com reports on BBG Watch
BBG Watch Commentary Government Executive, govexec.com website, has published a profile of BBG Watch and one of its…
Audit finds low morale at U.S. Radio and TV Marti to Cuba, California paper reports
BBG Watch Commentary “Low morale still plagues the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the U.S. government organization responsible for…
CUSIB urges management reforms at BBG
BBG Watch Commentary The independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org), which has been…
Federal Labor Relations Authority Judge slams BBG for law violations
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Federal Labor Relations Authority Law Judge slammed the Broadcasting…
California paper picks up Miami Herald report on OCB journalists’ latest legal victory
BBG Watch Commentary The Sacramento Bee newspaper picked up a Miami Herald report by Juan O Tamayo on…
Federal court issues another rebuke to IBB officials accused of mistreating journalists
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another pointed rebuke to senior International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials, top executives and…
Re: The Weakening Of The Rule of Law: An Agency Tragedy? – AFGE Local 1812 Editorial
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is republishing as a public service an editorial posted on the website of…
Lost and Dead A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part Two
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part Two…
Another Year, Hope Springs Eternal – Message from AFGE Local 1812 BBG Employee Union
BBG Watch is happy to publish his New Year Message from the American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE…
CUSIB welcomes management reforms by Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that members of the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB…
What Would President Obama Tell THIS Cuban Dissident?
As BBG Watch reported, the Voice of America (VOA) English news website failed to post a news on…
CUSIB Director expressed alarm about decline of Voice of America’s ability to cover U.S. and world news
BBG Watch Commentary CUSIB normally does not comment on news content issues, but its Advisory Board members apparently…
BBG Watch – Two Million Hits Since Launch
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch, our little news and media freedom advocacy website, launched in September 2011…
Former BBG Governor Ashe welcomes promise of federal pay raise, warns of anti-labor animus
BBG Commentary Beloved by Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) rank and file employees and feared by International Broadcasting…
Salvador’s Story
BBG Watch Commentary From the firing of Radio Liberty journalists in Russia to the illegal RIF of OCB…
Honesty can be dangerous for BBG employees, union warns
BBG Watch Commentary A union representing federal employees working for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) warned its…
Employee union, AFGE Local 1812, joins many praising Victor Ashe’s tenure on Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, a union representing Broadcasting Board of Governors…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe accuses top agency officials of wasting taxpayers’ money, prolonging hardships of RIFed employees
BBG Watch Commentary In a strongly-worded statement for the press, Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) only Republican member…
Are IBB officials trying to settle illegal RIF suit or will employee hardships continue?
BBG Watch Commentary We are wondering whether International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials–IBB Director Richard Lobo, IBB Deputy Director…
Roxana’s Story
BBG Watch Commentary From the firing of Radio Liberty journalists in Russia to the illegal RIF of OCB…
‘LET THEM EAT ICE CREAM’ on 4th of July – media freedom journalists suffer injustice, humiliation and hardships under IBB
BBG Watch Commentary “While in Miami the lives of many honest, hardworking people are utterly destroyed, here in…
Beyond BBG press release: Comments from AFGE 1812's Tim Shamble, CUSIB's Ann Noonan
BBG Watch Commentary “Mindful of the damage to RFE/RL’s reputation in Russia caused by the previous RFE/RL management,…
U.S. court rules a contract employee can bring claims of discrimination against Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another defeat for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) General Counsel (GC) Office,…
BBG executives and lawyers refuse to settle discrimination cases they know they will lose
BBG Watch Commentary The union representing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees, AFGE Local 1812, has been…
Growing consensus that failed Broadcasting Board of Governors executives should leave
BBG Watch Commentary “That is why we call yet again on Congress to exercise its overview functions to…
OCB and IBB executives show contempt for employees and law, face criticism from Victor Ashe
BBG Watch Commentary Cheered on by the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executive staff, the current administration of the…
Bureaucratic torment of BBG employees continues even after retirement
FROM: A FORMER EMPLOYEE To Whom It May Concern: According to the latest 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey,…
Broadcasting Board of Governors officials rebuked on illegal firings of employees, likely to waste millions on further appeals
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) rejected all of the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) exceptions to Arbitrator…
Broadcasting Board of Governors staff issues a gag order on Gallup contract, BBG employee union points out
A commentary has been posted on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union AFGE Local 1812 website…
VOA Director Ensor does not rule out RIFs
Voice of America Director David Ensor does not rule out staff reductions in Central News or English Division,…
BBG lawyers killing time, with taxpayers footing the bill for illegal RIFs
“For the Agency to keep litigating endlessly sends a terrible message to employees: that the BBG considers itself…
BBG staff continues costly appeal of labor law violation decision
BBG Watch Commentary On November 19, 2011, Federal Arbitrator, Suzanne Butler, found in favor of the Broadcasting Board…
Purging of the Voice of America by the Broadcasting Board of Governors
RIF REDUX: PURGING OF THE VOICE OF AMERICA BY THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND ITS EXECUTIVE STAFF by Quo…
Another VOA News Manager "Vacancy" Discovered
From a VOA journalist: Like a failed “Biggest Loser,” VOA news management continues to push the boundaries of…
You can’t make this up: International Broadcasting Bureau runs cosmetic classes
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: TO PUT ITS BEST FACE FORWARD, THE IBB RUNS COSMETICS CLASSES by Quo Vadis…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Ides of March in the Voice of America Newsroom
by The Federalist The Voice of America (VOA) Newsroom is not a happy place: It is one of…
VOA staffers discuss Red Cross inspection tactics for Director Ensor's newsroom visit
Our sources tell us that Voice of America director David Ensor is expected to meet with VOA English…