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		<title>OPM: Special Insurance Information for Oklahoma Tornado</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/05/23/opm-special-insurance-information-for-oklahoma-tornado/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OPM has provided some special insurance information with regard to how the recent tornado in Oklahoma may affect various benefit programs.]]></description>
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		<title>Nominations Sought for Presidential Rank Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/05/20/nominations-sought-for-presidential-rank-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OPM has put out a call for agencies to submit nominations for the Presidential Rank Awards.]]></description>
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		<title>A Disgruntled Email Recipient Breaks His Silence</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/05/10/a-disgruntled-email-recipient-breaks-his-silence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robbie Hyman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To email writers everywhere... from email readers everywhere... we're begging you: Please stop sending us emails that look like this.]]></description>
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		<title>New Retirement Claims Down in April</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/05/08/new-retirement-claims-down-in-spring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 12:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OPM received fewer new retirement claims in March and April than it did in January and February.]]></description>
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		<title>Epiphanies Are Overrated</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/05/06/epiphanies-are-overrated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robbie Hyman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The author suggests not waiting for an epiphany to begin working, but rather just going ahead and starting the project.]]></description>
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		<title>Do Men and Women Differ in Their Retirement Expectations?</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/05/02/do-men-and-women-differ-in-their-retirement-expectations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 03:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to recent data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), men and women do not differ significantly in their retirement preparations.]]></description>
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		<title>Postal Service to Offer New Health Benefits Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/04/30/postal-service-to-offer-new-health-benefits-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/04/30/postal-service-to-offer-new-health-benefits-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 03:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a move to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the U.S. Postal Service has awarded UnitedHealthcare a contract to support a Postal Service health plan for all eligible non-career employees.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do You Serve in Government?</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/04/25/why-do-you-serve-in-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Service Recognition Week is May 5-11 to honor those who serve in government. The theme of this year's event is "Why I Serve," and the Public Employees Roundtable is asking federal employees to share their stories.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmaker Questions IRS Over Use of Official Time</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/04/19/lawmaker-questions-irs-over-use-of-official-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) has sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steve Miller inquiring about IRS employees leaving their official duties to attend union training conferences on the taxpayer's dime.]]></description>
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		<title>GAO: USPS On Unsustainable Fiscal Path</title>
		<link>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/04/17/gao-usps-on-unsustainable-fiscal-path/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fedsmith.com/2013/04/17/gao-usps-on-unsustainable-fiscal-path/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the GAO, the Postal Service is continuing to struggle financially and is on an unsustainable path absent Congressional assistance.]]></description>
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