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Pay freeze affects nearly one-third of White House staff 07/02/09
New salary data reveals 146 presidential employees earn $100,000 or more.
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- Consulting firm says agencies are missing out on major savings opportunities 07/02/09 McKinsey & Co. concludes improvements to internal operations could yield as much as $134 billion in annual savings governmentwide.
- Financial managers worried about tracking stimulus funds, survey shows 07/02/09 Recovery Act reporting requirements pose major challenges at federal and state levels.
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- Lawmakers face big agenda, tight calendar 07/02/09 In the next six months, Democrats want to pass the fiscal 2010 spending bills, overhaul the healthcare and financial regulatory systems and perhaps tackle immigration reform.
- From Nextgov.com: Agencies seek cloud computing services on Networx 07/02/09 More federal agencies want the greater security and sophisticated technology the huge telecom contract provides.
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"This is the right time for the government to step up its game."
Nancy Killefer, who runs McKinsey's global public sector practice and was President Obama's top management nominee until she withdrew for tax reasons, urging agencies to look for savings through operational improvements.
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| FUND | G | F | C | S | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2009 close | $12.92 | $12.86 | $10.51 | $12.88 | $14.96 |
| Daily Change: | $0.00 | $0.03 | ($0.31) | ($0.43) | ($0.45) |
| This Month (%) | 0.02 | 0.30 | -2.48 | -2.20 | -1.55 |
| FUND | L 2040 | L 2030 | L 2020 | L 2010 | L Income |
| Jul 2, 2009 close | $12.91 | $13.04 | $13.26 | $14.15 | $13.06 |
| Daily Change: | ($0.32) | ($0.28) | ($0.23) | ($0.11) | ($0.07) |
| This Month (%) | -1.71 | -1.50 | -1.24 | -0.53 | -0.41 |
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