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Senate amendment lets retiring feds go part-time

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) introduced an amendment to the Surface Transportation Bill that offers part-time employment to retiring feds. The Senate passed the amendment Thursday.

Tags: Max Baucus , Surface Transportation Bill , pay and benefits , retirement , Congress , Senate , NTEU , AFGE , Beth Moten , Daniel Akaka

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Virginia ditches part of HOT Lanes plan

The new plan to ease congestion along the Interstate 95/395 corridor does not include High Occupancy Toll Lanes in Alexandria and Arlington, but does include a High Occupancy Vehicle ramp from I-395 to Seminary Road, where thousands of defense-related workers are being relocated under BRAC.

Tags: HOT lanes , HOV lanes , Mark Center , BRAC , Virginia Department of Transportation , VDOT , Sean T. Connaughton ,

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Sleeping with the dog or cat carries risks

"Some of these bacteria infections and virus infections that your dog and cat have may not make them sick but may make you very sick," says Deborah Kotz, author of the Daily Dose health blog.

Tags: pets , dogs , cats , sleep , disease , Deborah Kotz , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , CDC , Nathan Hager

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Median income tops $113K in Falls Church

According to census data, the median household income in "The Little City" is $113,313. Fairfax and Loudoun counties also have median incomes of more than $100,000.

Tags: Falls Church , income , household income , richest counties , Census , Dave Snyder , Dulles International Airport , Hank Silverberg , Michelle Basch ,

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Investigation launched into BRAC move to Mark Center

The outcome of that investigation could suspend or delay the move of 6,400 defense workers to Alexandria in September.

Tags: Mark Center , BRAC , Defense Department , Jim Moran , Base Realignment and Closure , Hank Silverberg , Rosslyn , Crystal City , Alexandria

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Census scams ask for personal info.

If you get an e-mail asking you to download a Census form, don't do it.

Tags: Census , census 2010 , malware , National White Collar Crime Center , email , e-mail , scams , crimes , post office , Postal Service , social security number , identity theft , Bob Kur ,

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D.C. ranks No. 2 in nation in high-tech jobs

D.C. ranks ahead of Silicon Valley and right behind New York when it comes to high-tech jobs.

Tags: high tech , jobs , technology , Hank Silverberg ,

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Meeting set to discuss BRAC move to Alexandria

Rep. Jim Moran worries the area near Interstate 395 and Seminary Avenue will become a traffic nightmare.

Tags: Base Realignment and Closure , BRAC , Jim Moran , Mark Center , Seminary Road , Interstate 395 , Hank Silverberg ,

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Md. lures BRAC buyers with low-interest loans

With the Base Realignment and Closure plan set to bring tens of thousands of new jobs to Maryland, the state started a new, $100 million initiative to attract homeowners.

Tags: BRAC , home loans , Carroll County , Montgomery County , Baltimore , Anne Arundel County , Prince George's County , Harford County , Howard County , Cecil County , Frederick County , Base Realignment and Closure , Darci Marchese ,

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Chief: 'No change' in slug enforcement

Slug drivers say police have been enforcing the District's no-stopping zone law and ticketing them for picking up carpoolers. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier says police haven't changed what they normally do.

Tags: slugs , slug lines , D.C. , 14th Street , Springfield , Woodbridge , Manassas , Stafford County , carpool , BRAC , Kristi King ,

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