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Federal retirees get COLA bump in 2012
The annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is based on a measure of inflation that Congress adopted in the 1970s. Since then, it has resulted in annual increases averaging 4.2 percent.
Tags: pay and benefits , COLA , retirement , Associated Press
The GAO and Social Security Administration
Tags: GAO , DoD , Army , body armor , stimulus , healthcare reform , Medicare , Medicaid
A quick look at Social Security's attempt to solve it's backlog
WFED's Max Cacas with details of his story for Friday.
Tags: management , Max Cacas
Joint review holds future for NSPS
DoD, OPM to make recommendations this summer
Tags: P&B , Brad Bunn , Brenda Farrell , Darryl Perkinson , Rep. Solomon Ortiz , Rep. Randy Forbes , DoD , Navy , GAO , IRS , House Armed Services Committee , OPM , Federal Managers Association , NSPS , pay-for-performance , GS system
DoD out in front with unified communications
The Unified Communications Strategy describes DoD's end state and how they were going to get there, according to Cindy Moran, the Defense Information Systems Agency's director of network services.
Tags: technology , Cindy Moran , DoD , DISA , CDW-G , Pete Scheckel , Unified Communications , Voice over IP , COOP
SSA data backup still 6 months away
The Social Security Administration has no way to back up its data, and it's still six months away from bringing its initial backup online.
Tags: technology , Michael Astrue , TechAmerica , Data backup , Online services
SSA in final preparations to jump on nationwide health exchange
If all goes as SSA officials expect, the agency's initial use of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) with MedVirginia will begin to validate Congress's decision to include $19 billion for health IT in the stimulus bill.
Tags: technology , management , Debbie Somers , HHS , DoD , VA , USDA , DHS , NIH , Indian Health Service , CDC , Suss Consulting , health IT , Nationwide Health Information Exchange
GSA wants Networx to move into high gear
Agency offering to help others transition to new telecommunications contract in any way possible. Only 28 percent of all agency services have moved to Networx so far.
Tags: contracting , technology , Karl Krumbholz , GSA , Energy , DOT , DoL , State , USDA , Treasury , IAC , AT&T , Verizon , Qwest , Networx , Connections , telecommunications , cybersecurity , TIC
SSA hires Verizon to provide data services under Networx
AT&T to provide secondary service as well.
Tags: contracting , technology , GSA , Verizon , AT&T , Networx , telecommunications
Social Security and the stimulus
Tags: stimulus , Syl Schieber , Social Security Advisory Board
