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Below are recent corrections to articles posted on GovernmentExecutive.com. All of the stories have been updated to correct the errors in the original versions.

Retirement Planning: New Calculations
Nov. 6
The original version of this column had errors in the computation of benefits for the hypothetical employee "Anne." The example has been modified to correct them.

Negotiators agree on plan to fund agencies through mid-December
Oct. 28
The original version of this story mischaracterized the source of funding to prevent the termination of low income housing assistance. That money would come from the $410 billion fiscal 2009 omnibus package.

OMB calls for 5 percent growth in civilian acquisition workforce
Oct. 27
The original story misidentified the time span in which the rate of spending at civilian agencies has grown. The rate of spending increased 56 percent since 2000.

Navy sets ambitious energy goals
Oct. 14
The original story misspelled the name of Navy Secretary Ray Mabus.

Draft rule opens long-term care, leave programs to domestic partners
Sept. 14
This story initially mischaracterized who would be covered under the proposed regulations. The long-term care program would only be open to the partners of gay and lesbian federal employees, but the leave regulation would extend certain categories of time off to opposite-sex domestic partners as well.

News By Agency: Government Accountability Office
Sept. 4
The original version of this page said GAO "is an independent agency that audits, evaluates and investigates Congress." It actually conducts such audits, evaluations and investigations on behalf of Congress.

Postal Service to offer buyouts
Aug. 24
The original version of this story said buyout payments would be distributed after October 2010 and October 2011. The correct dates are October 2009 and October 2010.

Parties nearing deal to move agency nominations
Aug. 5
The original version of this story incorrectly stated that Christine Griffin is the nominee for deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Griffin is nominated for deputy director of the Office of Personnel Management.

Senators seek to add workforce provisions to Defense bill
July 15
The original version of this story mischaracterized Senate provisions relating to the National Security Personnel System.

State Department launches quadrennial review
July 15
The original story incorrectly stated that an attendee of State's July 10 forum asked about department resources for the quadrennial review. The question was posed during a separate press briefing.

Air Force leaders describe plan to improve ISR capabilities
July 6
The original story referred to an incorrect version of remotely operated video enhanced receiver technology, known as ROVER.

Pay freeze affects nearly one-third of White House staff
July 2
The original version of this story overstated the salary of the highest-paid Senior Executive Service members.

Retirement Planning: Endless Summer, Endless Questions
June 26
The original version of this column incorrectly stated that Social Security taxes are not withheld from lump-sum payments for annual leave.

Stimulus guidance calls for more detailed reporting
June 23
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the Recovery Act Board would make publicly available by Oct. 10 new data provided by stimulus recipients to agencies. Award recipients must report data required by the June 22 OMB memo to agencies by Oct. 10, and agencies then have 20 days to review the information.

Change in Army relocation plans draws fire from appropriators
June 10
The original version of this article should have noted that Defense Secretary Robert Gates' decision to keep the Army at 45 brigades will result in the cancellation of plans to send a second brigade of troops to Fort Stewart, Ga. The Army has already sent one brigade to the base.

Report paints agencies as deadbeat travel card holders
May 28
An earlier version of this story had incorrect figures for travel card spending. Spending increased from $4.39 billion in fiscal 1999 to $8.28 billion in fiscal 2008.

News and Analysis: Clean Sweep
May 1
The original version of this article incorrectly quoted acting Special Counsel William E. Reukauf as saying, ""there were some strange relations between the career staff and Mr. Bloch, and also strange relationships with some of the agencies." Reukauf in fact said, "there were some strained relations between the career staff and Mr. Bloch, and also strained relationships with some of the agencies."

Postmaster General to face Congress over compensation
March 23
The original version of this story incorrectly referred to the Postal Rate Regulatory Commission. The correct name of the organization is the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Disability Decisions
March 19
The original version of this column said that employees who apply for disability retirement must show they have become disabled as a result of their federal job. They do not need to show a relationship between the job and the disability. The column has been updated to correct the error.

Low-Hanging Benefits
March 5
The original version of this column implied that CBO advocated the benefits cuts listed. The items are simply options that lawmakers asked CBO to examine.

Lawmakers urge halt to NSPS pending review
Feb. 13
The original version of this story incorrectly noted that the Pentagon had added more than 187,000 nonbargaining unit employees to NSPS since 2006 and planned to bring an additional 15,000 into the system in the coming months. In fact, the department has added more than 205,000 nonbargaining unit employees to NSPS since 2006 and planned to bring an additional 3,600 into the system in the coming months. The Office of Personnel Management provided the incorrect data.

Pay-for-Performance Pointers
Jan. 29
The original version of this column mischaracterized Congress' 2007 pay raise instructions. Lawmakers said Defense must grant no less than 60 percent of the General Schedule raise to employees who earned satisfactory performance ratings (a 3 or higher on the NSPS scale), and the full locality pay adjustment to anyone with a rating of 2 or better.