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February 2 - 9, 2010

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President Proposes 1.4 Percent Pay Raise for Military and Civilian Feds for Fiscal Year 2011

Many federal employee groups and unions applauded the President's proposal for adhering to the principle of "pay parity" between members of the military and civilian federal employees. read more »

This Week's Top News

» MSPB Report Finds Government Making Strides in Diversity, Fair Treatment, but Challenges Remain

» Last Chance For FREE 2010 Locality Pay Schedule/Leave Chart

» FLRA to Conduct Focus Groups as Part of Review and Revision of Arbitration Regulations

» Nomination Deadline for “Sammies” Awards Program Extended to February 8th

	Senator Lieberman Pushes for Confirmation of Martha Johnson as Head of GSA Johnson’s nomination has been held up since June, when she was unanimously approved by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. read more »
	Join John Berry at FMA’s Management Training Seminar - Sign-up Today! OmniGov Training Institute is offering a special opportunity for you to attend FMA's Management Training Seminar titled, "Dynamically Leading the Government of Today Into Tomorrow." read more »
	Disabled Fed’s Lawsuit against OPM, LTC Partners for Denying Him LTC Coverage Survives Motion to Dismiss An employee of HHS applied for long term care insurance through the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program. The employee has paraplegia and uses a push wheelchair to assist with walking. He revealed this fact in his LTCIP application. read more »
	Supervisory Accountability The MSPB this week released a report on employee perception of fair and equitable treatment. A major finding of the report is the continuing employee belief that supervisors are not held accountable for unfair or discriminatory treatment. read more »
	YGL Highlights Diversity in the Federal Workforce During Black History Month As the federal workforce continues to evolve in the face of the much talked about impending retirement wave, a more diverse generation of leaders will be tackling the challenges to come. read more »
	February 5, 2010 Members of the newly formed Federal Workers Alliance to discuss the group and the federal workforce issues they will focus on in the coming year. read more »


Smile of the Week What do you call a bunch of millionaires sitting around watching the Super Bowl? The Dallas Cowboys.	Weekly Leadership Reflection Beware of people who have ideas about what you should do.