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- October 17, 1996
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THE DAILY FED
News Briefs
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THE FEDERAL DIARY--Federal retirees are scheduled to get a 2.9 percent cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment next year. "This will be the first time in several years that retired feds get a COLA in January instead of April" (The Washington Post).
HEALTH--"Prescription drug sales are flourishing, but the boom is largely bypassing the corner drugstore in favor of mail-order pharmacies" (The Washington Post).
GSA--GSA punishes an employee who proposed saving the government money on its phone bills. A government arbitrator found in favor of the employee after he filed a grievance and, later, a lawsuit (The Washington Times).
OF INTEREST--"If there's one product American business can produce in large amounts, it's Doublespeak" (USA TODAY).
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