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Pentagon pay plan’s demise could p...

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By Alyssa Rosenberg November 25, 2009 Govexec.com When President Obama signed legislation that repealed the National Security Personnel System, on a warm day in late October, the Rose Garden celebration seemed like a bit of a letdown. The rollback of the controversial Defense Department pay program...

‘Son of NSPS’?—a Bonus Excerpt fro...

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November 30, 2009 Feds got an early holiday present when President Obama in October signed the National Defense Authorization Act and set into motion a range of long-sought measures benefiting federal employees. The NDAA also included language to abolish the National Security Personnel System. Still,...

Feds weigh peer groups to resolve workpl...

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November 30, 2009 by Stephen Losey Federa; times.com In the future, more federal employees and their managers could see their disputes resolved by a jury of their peers. Proponents say peer review is an efficient, fast way to resolve workplace conflicts and review panel’s decisions are rarely...

Swamped by the recession: Agencies struc...

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By REBECCA NEAL Federaltimes.com November 27, 2009 The Social Security Administration has been working for years to reduce its backlog of disability claims, which now stands at 780,000 claims. It even hired and trained 8,600 new employees last fiscal year. But any progress it made has come...