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TODAY'S NEWS
Salary council calls for review of locality pay 09/05/08 Fourteen regions petition to be added as new locality pay areas to help address recruiting and retention challenges.
- McCain pledges to attack bureaucracy, limit government 09/05/08 Republican nominee says his administration would "set a new standard for transparency and accountability."
- IG questions appearance of bias in selection of DHS projects 09/05/08 Report finds no wrongdoing, but concludes that the science and technology directorate lacks a clear system for documenting why certain projects are chosen.
SPECIAL REPORT
Green Government
This Web-only special section accompanying our August issue on the government's efforts to be more environmentally friendly provides a wealth of additional features, ranging from a virtual tour of a green NOAA facility to a quiz on facts and myths about renewable energy.
This Web-only special section accompanying our August issue on the government's efforts to be more environmentally friendly provides a wealth of additional features, ranging from a virtual tour of a green NOAA facility to a quiz on facts and myths about renewable energy.
- From Nextgov.com: Scarcity of science students worries military IT officials 09/05/08 The United States is not training enough engineers to meet the Pentagon's needs, panelists say.
- Emergency workers keep busy in Gustav's wake 09/05/08 Officials distribute generators and attempt to restore power in the face of widespread outages.
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FEATURE HIGHLIGHT
High-Wire Act
Agencies are walking a fine line in contract spending as budgets begin to tighten.
Government Executive 8/15/08
- Lawmakers chop up major contracting reform legislation 09/04/08
- CBP ad blitz will explain new travel document requirements 09/04/08
- Army: Soldier suicide rate may set record again 09/04/08
HIGHLIGHT
The Basics: The Hatch Act
With the conventions under way and the elections drawing closer, now is a good time to brush up on the rules governing political activity in the federal workplace.
With the conventions under way and the elections drawing closer, now is a good time to brush up on the rules governing political activity in the federal workplace.
- From Nextgov.com: IRS finds unauthorized Web servers connected to its networks 09/04/08
- More turmoil roils OSC as top deputy is fired 09/04/08
- Judge: Treasury must design new money to accommodate blind 09/04/08
- Hurricane tracker debuts in time to study Gustav 09/04/08
- EARLYBIRD HEADLINES 09/05/08 Updated after 8:30 a.m. ET
- Corrections 08/01/08
- The Agile Mind: Coming Soon, YouTube Just for You at Work! 09/05/08
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QUOTE | UNQUOTE
"If we are going to have an army of the future, we have to ponder this."
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson, CIO/G6 for the Army, on statistics showing that the United States is falling behind other countries on science and technology education.
TSP TICKER
| FUND | G | F | C | S | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2008 close | $12.60 | $12.27 | $14.23 | $17.89 | $19.03 |
| Daily Change: | $0.00 | ($0.02) | $0.06 | $0.05 | ($0.18) |
| This Month (%) | 0.05 | 0.62 | -3.10 | -3.42 | -6.65 |
| FUND | L 2040 | L 2030 | L 2020 | L 2010 | L Income |
| Sep 5, 2008 close | $15.95 | $15.54 | $15.19 | $14.88 | $13.33 |
| Daily Change: | ($0.00) | $0.00 | ($0.00) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| This Month (%) | -3.39 | -2.95 | -2.49 | -1.27 | -0.74 |
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KEY TOPICS
News By Agency: Direct links to what's going on at your agency.
The Presidential Transition
Pay and Benefits
Retirement
Telework
Per Diems and Travel
Nat. Sec. Personnel System
Energy
Fiscal 2009 Budget
The Basics
The Mailbag
Tom Shoop from outside the bureaucracy, looking in.
09/05/08 9:33 a.m. ET
McCain's Balancing Act
09/05/08 9:03 a.m. ET
What Vetting Feels Like
09/04/08 4:00 p.m. ET
New Home for Personnel Records
09/05/08 6:28 p.m. ET
Scarcity of science students worries military IT officials
09/05/08 6:09 p.m. ET
Emergency workers keep busy in Gustav's wake
09/05/08 5:54 p.m. ET
Customs and Border Protection lends aerial vehicle for hurricane damage assessment
TODAY'S COLUMN
RETIREMENT PLANNING
By Tammy Flanagan
Catch-62 Revisited
An update on a case study in the importance of military service credit deposits.
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