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• Postal Service looks for ways to reduce labor costs 09/01/10 Agency will ask unions for changes in employee scheduling, wages and benefits, official says.
• NRC again tops list of best places to work in government 09/01/10 Survey responses indicate that overall, feds are growing more satisfied with their jobs and managers.
• Obama's next mission: Restoring the economy 09/01/10 In Oval Office address marking end of the Iraq war, president says he will focus on jumpstarting the economy and reducing unemployment.
• Improper time-and-materials contracts prove costly 09/01/10 IG raps Army for lack of competition, weak oversight for war zone work.

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  The Power of the Purse
  The procurement process has long been used as a lever to influence social policy, but some say favoring contractors who pay higher wages would be going too far.
  Government Executive 7/1/10

• FDA unveils performance management site 08/31/10 Online system will allow public to monitor agency's activities and drug approval process.
• From Nextgov.com: Contractors want to review troubled technology projects with OMB 08/31/10
• Government per diem rates fall in most metro areas 08/31/10
• USPS pay-for-performance system called into question 08/31/10

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The Fiscal 2011 Budget
Links to Government Executive's ongoing coverage of winners and losers under President Obama's proposal, what the plan would mean for federal managers and how it is being received on Capitol Hill.

• FAR Council to hear tribal concerns about new sole-source law 08/31/10
• All eyes are on Air Force's expensive weapons program 08/31/10
• Nuclear security remains bulk of Energy budget 08/30/10
• Unions report increase in violent threats toward judges and court staff 08/30/10
• Cybersecurity costs climb as market expands 08/30/10
• VA announces change in Agent Orange benefit claims process 08/30/10
• From Nextgov.com: Government ethics office reorganizing site to make policies easier to digest 08/30/10

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