Missile Defense Career Development Program

Article Title: Missile Defense Career Development Program

Entry-level opportunities at MDA are offered through the Missile Defense Career Development Program (MDCDP).

Snippet of Article: "...Along with the salary, training and all the benefits of federal employment, you will be eligible for promotion opportunities throughout the program and may be able to take advantage of continuing education opportunities, recruitment and/or relocation bonuses and repayment of student loans. At the end of the two-year program, you will have the possibility of conversion to a permanent Government position...."

Source: www.mda.mil
Federal Employee Careers,

Fire Shortens Work Week For Federal Employees

Article Title: Fire Shortens Work Week For Federal Employees

Snippet of Article: "...As many as 25 hundred people fled the main federal office building in downtown Kansas City this afternoon. Fire in a basement electrical system produced acrid smoke. ..."

Source: www.publicbroadcasting.net

Defense contractor arrested on Houston flight after 'international disturbance'

Article Title: Racial slurs, drunken arrest on Amsterdam flight to Houston

Snippet of Article: "...an Alabama man is locked up in Houston facing at least 2 federal charges. Houston Police officers say they were called to the gate to meet the arriving Continental flight from Amsterdam, and they found two Federal Air Marshals with a Texas man under arrest...."

Source: www.examiner.com
see the FBI 'Department of Justice' Press Release on this Incident here: Alabama Man Charged with Interfering with a Flight Crew and Assaulting Federal Air Marshal

Impersonating a Federal Agent

Article Title: Man arrested on charges of impersonating federal agent and 'deporting' distant cousin's wife [Updated]

Snippet of Article: "...man has been arrested on suspicion of posing as a federal marshal to kidnap a distant cousin’s wife and put her on a plane to the Philippines, police said Wednesday...."

Source: latimes.com
impersonating a Federal Agent

Government Jobs -vs- Private Sector

Article Title: For both government and private-sector workers, grass is greener on other side

Snippet of Article: "...during the dark days of the Great Recession, the sexiest fringe benefit to any job became security. Stodgy is hot. Civil servants = genius! Visits to federal jobs site USAJobs.gov were up 18 percent..."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Officials plan to expand federal hiring despite spending freeze

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Article Title: Officials plan to expand federal hiring despite spending freeze

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Snippet of Article: "...federal employment probably will continue to grow.

The reason: The departments exempted from the freeze -- Defense, State, Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs -- are growth areas ..."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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OPM director considers overhaul of civil service system

Article Title: OPM director considers overhaul of civil service system

Snippet of Article: "...The document dealt with a broad range of federal employee issues and spent a considerable amount of ink justifying why they get paid as well as they do. Federal workers are, on average, an older and better educated lot ..."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Can military time count toward csrs retirement?

Article Title: Can military time count toward csrs retirement?

Yes, under Public Law 97-253, you can have your military service time after 1956 count toward your Civil Service Retirement. However, individuals that first became subject to Civil Service Retirement System deductions after Oct. 1, 1982, must make a deposit to receive credit for their military service in their CSRS or FERS annuity. CSRS covered employees prior to Oct. 1, 1982, may choose not to make the deposit and still receive credit toward the annuity, but would, if they are eligible for Social Security benefits, would at that time lose credit for military service in their CSRS annuities and their annuities will be reduced. If you pay the deposit, you will receive credit for their military service under CSRS and Social Security.

Source: federal-newsgroup.blogspot.com

Go to OPM for more info

Washington DC hit by several feet of snow, bringing federal government to a standstill

Article Title: Snowstorm brings US capital to a halt

Snippet of Article: "...The gigantic weather system, predicted to be one of the largest storms on record in the region, effectively brought the US federal government to a halt. Workers were sent home early on Friday and it was unclear whether federal offices would reopen tomorrow...."

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Windfall Elimination Provision News and Reports

Article Title: Windfall Elimination Provision News and Reports

Snippet of Article: "...The windfall elimination provision (WEP) reduces Social Security retirement benefits for most retirees who collect pensions from jobs that were not covered by the program...."

Source: www.retirementsecurity.org

'Pay parity' would return

Article Title: 'Pay parity' would return

Snippet of Article: "...As most federal workers know, the administration is proposing a 1.4 percent cost-of-living increase for military and civilian employees. This "pay parity" continues a tradition that is rarely broken..."

Source: fredericksburg.com

Ex-FEMA worker, cousin plead guilty to $721K Hurricane Katrina fraud

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Article Title: Ex-FEMA worker, cousin plead guilty to $721K Hurricane Katrina fraud

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Snippet of Article: "...A former Federal Emergency Management Agency worker and her cousin have pleaded guilty to orchestrating one of the biggest Hurricane Katrina scams to become public since the 2005 storm...."

Source: www.latimes.com

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You don't need a security clearance to get a federal job

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Article Title: You don't need a security clearance to get a federal job

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Snippet of Article: "...Derrick Dortch: Let me clear up a myth: There are no federal jobs with federal government agencies that require you to have a security clearance to apply and get that job. I get this question often, and many people will stop looking for federal employment because they believe this. ..."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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A 1.4% Proposed 2011 Pay Raise?

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Article Title: A 1.4% Proposed 2011 Pay Raise?

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Snippet of Article: "...In December, Obama assured Congress that pay parity between military members and federal civilians would be included in the fiscal 2011 budget proposal, so it's likely that the proposed civilian raise will also be 1.4 percent...."

Source: www.govexec.com

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Federal Government Ordered to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2020

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Article Title: Obama orders federal government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020

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Snippet of Article: "...It is therefore the policy of the United States that Federal agencies shall increase energy efficiency; measure, report, and reduce..."

Source: jurist.law.pitt.edu

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Pharmacy benefit managers and the rising drug costs for federal workers

Article Title: Pharmacy benefit managers and the rising drug costs for federal workers
Snippet of Article: "...When Uncle Sam arranges prescription drug coverage for millions of federal employees and their dependents, you'd expect him to have enough muscle to keep those prices low. So how come the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program pays up to 45 percent more..."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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CSRS and annuities

Article Title: CSRS and annuities
Snippet of Article: "...Q: I’m under the Civil Service Retirement System plan. I would like to know if the retirement contributions, taken out of our checks every payday..."

Source: blogs.federaltimes.com

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Article Title: TSA Officers Among Lowest Paid Of Federal Workers
Snippet of Article: "...Then there are the salaries, which start at about $25,000 a year, one of the lowest rates in the federal government. Anthony Hutchinson, a 29-year-old father of two, says not only is it not easy raising a family on what he earns, but it also affects what he sees as the mission of transportation security officers...."

Source: www.npr.org

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Obama to seek 3-year freeze on US domestic spending

Article Title: Obama to seek 3-year freeze on US domestic spending
Snippet of Article: "...Part of the problem, on top of a severe recession that hit government revenue, are entitlement programs like social security and Medicare, the huge public healthcare program for older Americans...."

Source: www.reuters.com

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Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)

Article Title: Restrictive federal laws penalize...
Snippet of Article: "...Legislation to repeal the GPO and WEP has been stalled for nearly three decades. Delays are a fact of life in politics, but it is time to move these bills out of committee. The corrective legislation, House Bill 235 and Senate Bill 484..."

Source: lubbockonline.com

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New Federal Employment Resource Site from OPM

Article Title: New OPM Veteran Site- Feds Hire Vets
Snippet of Article: "...Office of Personnel Management’s Government-wide Veterans Employment Website. This website is a critical component of the Federal Government’s strategy for the recruitment and employment of Veterans.

On November 9, 2009, President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13518, Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government, ..."

Source: veteransemploymentprogramoffice.blogspot.com

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Obama’s EEOC Nominee: Society Should ‘Not Tolerate Private Beliefs’ That ‘Adversely Affect’ Homosexuals

Article Title: Obama’s EEOC Nominee: Society Should ‘Not Tolerate Private Beliefs’ That ‘Adversely Affect’ Homosexuals
Snippet of Article: "...Feldblum does recognize that elements of the homosexual agenda may infringe on Americans’ religious liberties. However, Feldblum argues that society should “come down on the side” of homosexual equality at the expense of religious liberty...."

Source: www.cnsnews.com

Further Reading: Constitutional Topic: The Constitution and Religion; "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."; http://www.usconstitution.net/

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Should You Elect a Survivor Benefit for Your Spouse?

Article Title: Should You Elect a Survivor Benefit for Your Spouse?
Snippet of Article: "...This article will provide general information on survivor benefits. A follow-up article will take a look at the question "Should I elect a survivor benefit or not?"..."

Source: www.fedsmith.com

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Retiring early without penalty

Article Title: Retiring early without penalty
Snippet of Article: "...Q: a federal employee covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System, and at age 49 will have just over 30 years of service with my military time that I bought back. Can I retire without penalty by postponing or deferring my annuity until my minimum retirement age of 56 years and 2 months,..."

Source: federaltimes.com

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