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Freeze Government Pay for Three Years?
"Barack Obama should initiate a pay freeze across the board for all government workers for the next three years. He earlier initiated a small freeze on public employees that were pulling in more than $100,000. Well it's time to dig a little deeper."

Posted: March 18, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Astronauts Wanted: Government Experience Essential
The Obama administration is canceling space trips for American astronauts. That astronaut experience may prove useful in the private sector. A space holiday firm has become the first commercial company to advertise for professional astronauts.

Posted: March 18, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Solving the Mystery of the Missing $10
When an 82-year old grandmother sent $10 in $1 bills to her great-granddaughter, she was not sure why the little girl did not call to thank her until federal investigators told her that fragments of the card were found in the garbage of a Postal Service custodian suspected of stealing cash from birthday and holiday cards that had been mailed.

Posted: March 18, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Why Obamacare is Unpopular
Why is their mounting public opposition to the health care reform bill being pushed in Congress? Here is a summary of the reasons.

Posted: March 18, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Federal Employees and Those Delinquent Tax Payments
Legislation that would require agencies to fire federal employees who own back taxes is unpopular with organizations representing federal employees. They argue that legislation would treat federal employees differently than other Americans. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said he introduced the bill to make the point that government workers should be held to standards similar to those the Obama administration wants to apply to contractors.

Posted: March 18, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Fed Regulators Missing or Ignoring Financial Meltdown Got Big Bonuses
Banks weren't the only ones giving big bonuses in the boom years before the worst financial crisis in generations. The government awarded millions of dollars to federal bank regulators, rewarding "superior" work as an avalanche of risky mortgages helped create the meltdown despite missing or ignoring signs that the system was on the verge of a meltdown." Some got bonuses totaling almost 25% of their federal salary.

Posted: March 18, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Kucinich to Vote 'Yes' on Health Care
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, announced Wednesday that he would vote for the Senate health care bill, becoming the most prominent House Democrat to reverse his opposition.

Posted: March 17, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Waiting for the IRS
Some taxpayers who call the Internal Revenue Service may not get through and those who do could face an average wait time of 12 minutes, according to a report issued to Congress. "[T]he IRS is effectively setting a goal of failing to answer nearly three out of every 10 calls it receives from taxpayers seeking assistance from an IRS employee."

Posted: March 17, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Changing the Federal Hiring Process
OPM is still working on changing the federal hiring process and apparently intends to eliminate KSA's and the "rule of three" now used in the process.

Posted: March 17, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Recession Dating in Washington
Washingtonians are finding creative and inexpensive ways to continue their romantic pursuits even during the rough economic times. “People who work for the government have done very, very well in the recession," said a State Department employee. A foreign service officer who has dated more than in previous years says “I've been pretty insulated as a government employee."

Posted: March 17, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

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