Federal Insider: Bill would increase retirement pay-in

- April 26, 2012

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Darkness sets in over the U.S. Capitol building hours before U.S. President Barack Obama is set to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington January 24, 2012. Obama will pitch new initiatives on jobs, taxes and housing in an election-year State of the Union address on Tuesday as he seizes his biggest moment yet on the national stage to make a sweeping case for a second term. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Feds would have to pay more toward retirement

Eric Yoder

Federal employees would have to pay 5 percent of salary more toward their retirement benefits, phased in over five years starting in 2013.

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CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 22: One million dollars in $100 dollar bills is displayed at the Money Museum in the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago June 22, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1914 the Chicago Fed is one of 12 regional Reserve banks that make up the nation's central bank which helps formulate the nation's monetary policy. Today the central bank said the economy will expand slower than previously thought, marking the second time this year that Fed officials lowered their forecasts for growth. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

GOP wants feds to pay more

Joe Davidson

After nearly a month of stories about federal workplace scandals, we now return to the more familiar saga of House Republicans going after employee compensation.

Federal question of the week

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PATUXENT RIVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 1: Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Ray Mabus speaks to the media as he stands near pilots of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels also known as the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron on Thursday September 1, 2011 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Patuxent River, MD. The Navy will have the Blue Angels use a biofuel in their aircraft. The flight demonstration squadron was in town for the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Air Expo that runs Saturday September 3 and Sunday September 4, 2011. (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)

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Saving lives by improving traffic safety

The Partnership for Public Service

To reduce highway deaths, Jeff Michael works on national strategies to change motorists' behavior, trying to convince them to buckle up, drive sober and keep their eyes on the road rather reading and sending text messages.

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