nasa1974's Account Talk

[grandma]

Interesting

welll - what happened wuz: I saw Buster's note, thought I had missed all those birthdays, sent BD greetings, then when sending PO's greeting, discovered I was about an hour early. -
...so it goes...I also locked one of the cats out all night, she wasn't too happy this morning... He wouldn't have cared...

 

[grandma]

nasa - I do wish you a happy celebration of your birth day - and that your family Really Surprises you -
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Happy Birthday!

 

[Frixxxx]

Happy Birthday Noob Mod!:nuts:


You take the day off and relax!

Take care!

 

[nnuut]

Happy Birthday NASA!!!!
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[eccougar]

Happy Birthday.

 

[Gumby]

Happy B-day NASA

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[nasa1974]

Thanks everybody.

 

[Buster]

Happy Birthday old friend..

 

[kar_crazy]

today is your day , get out there and make the best of it
happy B - day

 

[Minnow]

Happy Birthday NASA

.... and many more

 

[burrocrat]

Happy birthday cuz, and many more.

 

[nasa1974]

Six consequences of not raising the debt ceiling

National Journal May 27, 2011

"Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced on May 16 that the federal government had reached its borrowing limit. With the $14,294,000,000,000 cap on debt imposed by Congress firmly in place, the Treasury began a series of "extraordinary" measures designed to stave off a potential government default until August 2..."

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47900&oref=todaysnews

 

[nasa1974]

Lawmakers scrutinize number of federal employees, contractors

By Emily Long elong@govexec.com May 26, 2011


"Reducing the number of federal employees could create cost savings, but any downsizing must be balanced with changes in the contractor workforce and weighed against the demands that would be placed on remaining staff, according to government observers. At a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing Thursday, lawmakers and witnesses agreed government must examine the balance of federal employees and contractors to determine how to "rightsize" the workforce. Numerous proposals to cut federal jobs and freeze hiring have been floating around, but none has gained traction..."

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47878&oref=todaysnews

 

[nasa1974]

Senior executives give low marks to Obama appointees
By Erin Dian Dumbacher May 27, 2011

"A new survey shows strained relationships between senior career federal managers and executives and the political appointees they work with.
In the survey, respondents rated Obama appointees lower than those in previous administrations. Obama appointees earned a C average, or 2.0, compared with a 2.3 for those in the George W. Bush and Clinton administrations. More than 30 percent gave Obama appointees a D or an F for overall job performance, while only 20 percent awarded past appointees such low marks..."

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47898&dcn=todaysnews

 

[nasa1974]

Well the month ended strong. Those that hung out in the I fund did well. I will have to wait and see the final numbers but it looks like the CS&I funds will end the month on the negative side. I know that May is negative for my account. I hope June can add some more dollars to everyone's account. Good luck everybody.

 

[nasa1974]

I am running a little late in posting this information. I think I even forgot May. Attached are the numbers for June since 1995. The information was taken from the monthly averages from Govexec.com.

Last year the numbers were pretty bad. On average the last four years stunk and since 2000 the C fund has lost 18.9%, S fund 0.57% and the I fund 19.97%. Good luck everyone.

 

[grandma]

:blink: well, nasa, that fund report card isn't very exciting news-
How can we play a game with enthusiasm with such a scorecard in our view ???

 

[nasa1974]

:blink: well, nasa, that fund report card isn't very exciting news-
How can we play a game with enthusiasm with such a scorecard in our view ???

June is a real downer.....

 

[nasa1974]

Looks like we might be giving back yesterdays gains today.

 

[nasa1974]

What the heck happened yesterday? It looked like it was going to be a sell for profit day. Not unexpected after the way that May ended.
But -$2.67 for the S fund. Where did that come from?