CPI-W May 2010

Article Title: CPI-W May 2010 Snippet of Article: "...The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 2.6 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 214.124 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment...."

Source: www.bls.gov

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Gen. David Howell Petraeus

Gen. David Howell Petraeus

"...Upon his graduation from West Point in 1974, Petraeus was commissioned an infantry officer. After completing Ranger School (Distinguished Honor Graduate and other honors), Petraeus was assigned to the 509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, a light infantry unit in Vicenza, Italy. Ever since, light infantry has been at the core of his career, punctuated by assignments to mechanized units, unit commands, staff assignments, and educational institutions. After leaving the 509th as a first lieutenant, Petraeus began a brief association with mechanized units when he became assistant operations officer on the staff of the 2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Stewart, Georgia. In 1979, he assumed command of a company in the same division: ALPHA Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), and then served as that battalion's operations officer, a major's position that he held as a junior captain. In 1988–1989, he also served as operations officer to the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)'s 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized) and its 1st Brigade...."

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Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal - American

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Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal ...an American Warrior

The American people and supporters of freedom worldwide, would like to thank you for your service and a job well done. "As Is, Soldier"
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Federal Pay Freeze, Cap Defeated in Senate Vote

Article Title: Federal Pay Freeze, Cap Defeated in Senate Vote Snippet of Article: "...Kaufman also said federal civil servants sacrifice compensation when they choose to enter the government workplace. The Federal Salary Council reported last year that federal employees made an average of 26 percent less than those working in comparable private-sector jobs. ..."

Source: www.federaldaily.com

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U.S. pays $400M in bonuses to federal employees in 2009

Article Title: U.S. pays $400M in bonuses to federal employees in 2009 Snippet of Article: "...The $408 million given in awards excludes the departments of Defense and Treasury, security agencies such as the CIA and FBI, the White House, Congress and various independent commissions and agencies, such as the U.S. Postal Service...."

Source: www.dailyrecord.com

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Hiring the Elite in Federal Employment

Article Title: The Best Job Applicants are/were Nuclear Weapon Personnel Reliability Program PRP Members Snippet of Article: "...Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) is a United States Department of Defense psychological evaluation program, designed to permit only the most trustworthy individuals to have access to nuclear weapons...."

Source: wikipedia.org

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Most Defense workers earned more from NSPS switch

Article Title: Most Defense workers earned more from NSPS switch Snippet of Article: "...Almost three-quarters of the Defense Department employees who have been moved from its ill-fated pay for performance system received a pay increase when they..."

Source: washingtonpost.com

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Another Call to Cut Federal Pay

Article Title: Another Call to Cut Federal Pay Snippet of Article: "...federal employee pay fair? And where does the United States benefit most from having its best and brightest..."

Source: nextgov.com

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Seven agencies to test expanded collective bargaining

Article Title: Seven agencies to test expanded collective bargaining Snippet of Article: "...Permissive subjects are workplace decisions traditionally decided by managers, such as the types of technologies used in a workplace, as well as the number, types and grades of employees assigned to an organization...."

Source: www.federaltimes.com

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