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• Study reveals the success of Pentagon personnel system is unclear 12/01/08 The Congressional Budget Office says it's too early to tell whether NSPS is improving employee performance and making hiring and pay decisions easier.
• Oversight, workforce remain top concerns in acquisition survey 12/01/08 Professional Services Council Procurement Policy Survey cites need to tackle contracting in a holistic manner.
• November a gloomy month for all but two TSP funds 12/01/08 Stock-based options continue to sustain losses, but not to the same extent as in October.

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• Extra day off after Christmas likely for feds 11/26/08 Presidents often grant a bonus day or half-day of vacation when the holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday.
• TSA announces 2009 performance-based payouts 11/25/08 Roughly three-quarters of employees under the agency's new pay system will receive performance-based bonuses on top of the governmentwide increase.
• TSP holds steady amid economic downturn 11/24/08

• Outlook for public service academy brightens 11/21/08
• Union challenges proposed rule on employee suspensions 11/20/08
• Twenty percent of senior executives unprepared for transition 11/20/08
• Changes to FAA error measurements spark questions 11/19/08
• NTEU releases workforce reform agenda 11/19/08
• Agencies send 'hot lists' of key issues to Obama review teams 11/19/08
• Merit board links employee engagement and productivity 11/18/08
• Best and worst agencies for employee engagement 11/18/08
• Nonprofits urge Obama to focus on program performance 11/17/08

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