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TSP participation declining
Separations and 'hardship withdrawals' are among the factors cited.
Participation by military members remained steady at 39.3 percent.


· House delays payroll tax deal vote until Tuesday 12/19/11
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Senate Democrats must come back to Washington and admit their bill is dead.

· Senate spares feds in payroll tax bill 12/19/11
Democratic chamber excludes provisions that would reduce federal compensation, but legislation is expected to fail in the House.

· Stimulus money to weatherize houses has been well-spent, GAO finds 12/19/11
The positive report follows previous findings of waste in the Energy Department program to help low-income families.

· Only half of dot-gov sites are active, GSA reports 12/19/11
Fewer than half of the surveyed agencies have developed an agencywide Web strategy and most say they manage their websites in a highly decentralized way.

· What's at stake if Congress fails this time? 12/19/11

· HUD responds to attacks on block grant program 12/19/11

· HHS names 32 health care providers as 'pioneers' 12/19/11

· U.S. casualties trending down in Afghanistan 12/19/11

· House speaker calls for Congress to continue work on payroll-tax package 12/19/11

· Play of the Day -- Ron Paul on Leno; Dick Cheney's warning 12/19/11
 
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Main Treasury building garners top green certification
Official ties LEED status to Obama energy-efficiency push.


· Biden urged to get involved in union contract talks with TSA 12/21/11
House Democrat asks the vice president to help get negotiations 'on track' and 'deliver an equitable and balanced arbitration system.'

· Isolated, will House GOP fold in the payroll fight? 12/21/11
An increasing number of Congress-watchers are asking when and how -- not if -- Boehner and company will acquiesce in the payroll-tax wars.

· VA structured $133 million security contract to favor incumbent, IG says 12/22/11
Lower risk of selecting a company familiar with the department's practices did not justify the higher price tag, watchdog says.

· Perry: Fannie and Freddie are Bonnie and Clyde 12/21/11
The presidential candidate drew loud applause in Iowa with calls for constitutional amendments to mandate a balanced budget and a part-time Congress.

· Congress calls on Defense to revamp investment review boards 12/21/11

· Standoff on payroll tax holiday extension continues 12/21/11

· Play of the Day -- Happy Hanukkah! The return of the Rick Perry menorah dance video 12/21/11

· Funding cuts threaten public health disaster preparedness, study finds 12/21/11
 
I hope everyone had a good Christmas. Santa was good to us again this year. My wife got the Xbox kinect and my son-in-laws help me set it up. I should have gotten a video of that. ;) We started playing Dance Central and the kids had so much fun they were late leaving our house to go to the in-laws for dinner.
 
Yesterdays positive finish was nice but after Wednesday's loss I do not have a chance to see anything positive on the Tracker. :(

The good thing is that Monday we will all be at zero for a fresh start. Our position on the Tracker just depends on our username. Maybe I should change mine from nasa1974 to 1974nasa then I would be in the top 50 for sure.:rolleyes:
 
nasa1974 said:
Yesterdays positive finish was nice but after Wednesday's loss I do not have a chance to see anything positive on the Tracker. :(

The good thing is that Monday we will all be at zero for a fresh start. Our position on the Tracker just depends on our username. Maybe I should change mine from nasa1974 to 1974nasa then I would be in the top 50 for sure.:rolleyes:
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Well I like my username then.:D
 
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Military academies see sharp rise in reported sexual assaults
Defense responds with two policy changes.


· GSA steps up cultivation of elusive agency 'customers' 12/29/11
Acquisition commissioner seeks to leverage relationships with departments throughout government.

· Memo to feds: Don't use same passwords for work, personal accounts 12/29/11
Hackers snatch the codes for accessing government servers when personnel use the same login information everywhere.

· Criminal charges for Gulf spill reportedly readied against BP 12/29/11
Charges would be focused on BP employees, including several Houston-based engineers, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

· $30 billion worth of F-15s sold to Saudi Arabia, White House announces 12/29/11
The deal also includes munitions, spare parts, training, maintenance and logistical support.

· Analysis: Too big to succeed 12/28/11

· Occupy Wall Street plus Anonymous may equal city computer outages 12/28/11

· Perry: Obama should have held parade to honor Iraq troops 12/28/11

· Poll: Obama most admired man in the country 12/28/11
 
Well 2011 ended with a thud and the beginning of 2012 started out real nice but it looks like we might have to keep our fingers crossed.
 
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The FRTIB finally posted the October meeting minutes. More pats on the back from these guys. Really!!!
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Pats on the back for what? They aren't trying to take credit for the October rally that most of us missed out on, ar they? :laugh:
 
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Military pay raise takes effect
Defense authorization act also contains TRICARE fee hikes for some enrollees.
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· Retirement funds improve some at the end of 2011 01/03/12
International investments and those in small and midsize companies continue to lose ground.

· Campaigning for Cuts 01/03/12
GOP presidential candidates' plans for shrinking the federal footprint.

· Air Force to provide Special Ops flight crews with iPads 01/03/12
Shift from paper follows similar moves by operators in the commercial aviation industry.

· Annual financial report cites incomplete audits at three departments 01/03/12
Defense, State and Homeland Security have a ways to go toward audit ability, says GAO.

· National Guard leader joins Joint Chiefs of Staff 01/03/12

· In case you missed it: News from the holiday break 01/03/12

· Obama signs defense authorization bill, despite 'serious reservations' 01/03/12

· Deadline looms for FAA funding, surface transportation measure 01/03/12
 
This makes sense, but are our politicians and military smart enough.


From YAHOO! NEWS

Allow Iran to Implode -- Keep Aircraft Carrier Out of Strait of Hormuz


By L. Vincent Poupard | Yahoo! Contributor Network

"COMMENTARY | Iran is making threats over the potential return of a U.S. aircraft carrier to the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters. As a political scientist, I believe it would be unnecessary to move the carrier back to the waters near Iran in a show of political or militaristic defiance. Iran is ready to implode in an extension of the Arab Spring, and we should allow the sanctions to continue to tear into the country and let upheaval do the rest..."

http://news.yahoo.com/allow-iran-implode-keep-aircraft-carrier-strait-hormuz-193500145.html
 
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