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Buyers see bargains as TV prices drop

Now may be the time to buy that 50-inch flat-screen TV -- for only $600.

Tags: Best Buy , flat-screen TV , Jay Vandenbree , LG Electronics , Sears , Retail Advertising and Marketing Association , Super Bowl , Darrian D'Olio

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Public floods BP with oil response ideas

USA Today reports the public submitted 123,000 ideas to BP on how to stop the oil flow and clean up the spill.

Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , oil spill , Thad Allen , transparency , innovation , Gov 2.0 , Gulf Coast

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More spam on Twitter, Facebook

Twitter and Facebook users beware: Spam is on the rise. Hackers and spammers are looking for security holes in the social networking sites, USA Today reports.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , Dorobek Insider , twitter , Facebook , cybersecurity , technology , hackers

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Independent analysis of federal and private salary data needed

The issues surrounding pay and benefits for federal employees continues to be a controversial one. The Cato Institute weighs in today, saying comparing salaries between the public and private sectors needs to be done by an independent and impartial organization -- and the way the federal pay gap is calculated should be updated.

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Cato Institute , Bureau of Labor Statistics , Chris Edwards , OPM , Bureau of Labor Management , private sector , wages , John Berry , Dorothy Ramienski

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OPM Director Berry furious over federal pay editorial

Office of Personnel Director John Berry expressed his frustration and anger about a recent op-ed in The Washington Times. Federal News Radio has been covering the debate over federal employee pay all week.

Tags: Pay & Benefits , OPM , John Berry , Washington Times , Dorothy Ramienski

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Feds, on average, earn more than their private sector counterparts

Recent USA Today article compared data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics during 2008. On average, federal workers earned around $67,691, whereas their private sector counterparts earned $60,046. Federal News Radio talks with the USA Today reporter, the Partnership for Public Service and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey to get analysis behind the numbers themselves.

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Dennis Cauchon , Partnership for Public Service , Laura Shane , Mike Causey , pay , pay raises , public sector , private sector , wages

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Memorials go online

Tags: technology , Rick Hampson , Memorials

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Air Force aiming at crosscultural barriers

Tags: mngt , USAF , crossculturalAir Force Culture and Language Center

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