August Training in California FDR Conference: Lead your agency through government-wide belt-tightening with guidance on operating more efficiently and effectively. (Advertisement) Daily Headlines for May 4, 2011 | Outside the Protection of the Civil Service Reform Act | A federal district court recently refused to dismiss a "Bivens" tort claim brought by a high-level Library of Congress employee against an agency manager. The effect of this ruling is that the Library manager must defend himself against an action that was brought against him personally.
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| TSP Funds Up (Along With Gas and Gold) While the Dollar Declines | TSP funds were all up in April and the leading stock market indices are now up for eight months in a row. Why is gas going up, the value of gold going up, and the official inflation rate staying low? What are TSP investors doing with their money during this period of uncertainty?
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| Details on Bin Laden Photos |  | A senior US official says the White House received 3 sets of photos yesterday.
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| Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster | Thinking of relocating or moving to a retirement spot? You may want to take a look at this map that compiles the best and worst places in the United States with respect to natural disasters.
Posted: 5/3 |
| What Bin Laden Cost the US in the Last Decade | In the decade between Sept. 11, 2001, and the death of Osama bin Laden on Sunday, the U.S. government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars with the aim of making Americans safer. Agencies were created, expanded or given new missions. The government hired thousands of new employees to analyze intelligence, track terror financing and support the nation's rapidly expanding national security apparatus.
Posted: 5/3 |
| Changing Story of Bid Laden Kill | "I don't imagine that many Americans will care whether bin Laden was armed or not when he resisted the individual who confronted him in Abbottabad....But the 'narrative' of his death remains of significance to those who might seek to follow in his foot-steps. That's why its worth looking at these early reports with a skeptical eye."
Posted: 5/4 |
| Problems at VA Hospitals Continue | More than two years after thousands of veterans were put at risk of disease from improperly cleaned medical equipment, federal inspectors said Tuesday that weaknesses still exist in Veterans Affairs' policies for cleaning the equipment, posing "potential safety risks to veterans."
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| Dealing With Our Worst Employees: Four Simple Suggestions | Almost everyone outside of labor union activists wants to make removing governments worst employees easier or less complicated. Such was the intent of the last major civil service reform more than 30 years ago. It failed. Here's why.
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| Bin Laden Killing Shows Off Agency Cooperation | The intelligence community that was accused of failing to connect the dots before the 9/11 attacks in 2001 was lauded Monday for finding and finishing off its No. 1 target with pinpoint accuracy.
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| Private White House Tweets, Emails, Facebook Posts Targeted | House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) stressed Tuesday that he remains concerned that White House officials personal emails, text messages, Facebook posts and tweets are not being archived in the spirit of federal law.
Posted: 5/3 |
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What do readers think about the performance of Congress and the president so far? Perhaps, in part, reflecting concern about proposals to reduce federal employee benefits and a pay freeze, the ratings are very low. Bill Proposed to Guarantee Retroactive Pay for Furloughed Federal Employees
Rep Jim Moran (D-VA) has introduced legislation that would guarantee retroactive pay for federal employees who are furloughed in the event of a government shutdown. SSA and Your "Quick and Dirty" Estimate of the FERS Annuity Supplement
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