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Veterans fight changes to disability payments

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Federal-employee, veterans groups assail proposal to limit COLAs

Federal-employee groups and veterans organizations say a legislative proposal that would result in lower cost-of-living adjustments for federal and Social Security retirees is a non-starter. Moving to a "Chained" Consumer Price Index method of calculating inflation would curtail future benefits for Social Security retirees, including federal employees and veterans, opponents of the proposal say.

Tags: Congress , budget , pay and benefits , COLA , chained CPI , NARFE , retirement , Julie Tagen , Jack Moore

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DoD contracts went to excluded vendors

The Defense Department said in a report made public Wednesday that it continued to do business with more than a dozen vendors who has been debarred or suspended for fraud. DoD says it intends to implement training and issue guidance to correct the problem.

Tags: DoD , contracting , procurement integrity , contracting fraud , Excluded Parties Listing System , Jared Serbu

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Landrieu to block Lew nomination

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) announced that she will block Jack Lew's nomination to be the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget, joining Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in dissenting against President Obama's nominee

Tags: OMB , management , Jack Lew , Mary Landrieu ,

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