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Education benefits a win-win for employees, agencies Mar 08, 2010 Alitza Vega, a human resources specialist at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has made the most of her education benefits. Post a Comment Recommend (3) Online courses becoming a standard way to train employees Distance learning is no longer the wave of the future. The growth of enrollment in online courses continues to outpace that of higher education overall. (2) Continuing education required in many careers For many professionals, education never ends. Satellite network easing distance learning among agencies When most people think of distance learning, they think of Internet-based classes, but many agencies also use a satellite network to train their employees. SBA chief sees IT, training as keys to help small businesses grow Karen Mills, the head of the Small Business Administration, was a venture capitalist living in Brunswick, Maine, in 2005 when the Defense Department announced it was closing the naval air station in her town.		Most Popular Federal Stories Today Past Week Past Month DHS halts expansion of virtual border fence (72) Next December's COLA increase estimated at 0.1% (66) News Briefs (63) Thrift Savings Plan balances show signs of economic recovery (54) AF labor relations officer elected president of Federal Managers Assn. (50) News Briefs (855) USPS should engage public more when closing offices, PRC says (477) 168,000 DoD employees may transfer to new pay systems by September (420) Feds can take extended leave to care for relatives in the military (412) Agencies finding it hard to follow through on open government order (400) News Briefs (3159) Government is incapable of containing a large cyber attack, experts agree (1437) Postal Service foresees insolvency - unless Congress acts (1170) DHS tightening controls on its travel (1075) Postal Service ‘running out of cash' (1046) Tell Us About Labor-management partnerships What changes, good or bad, do you foresee from President Barack Obama’s executive order to re-establish labor-management partnerships? Send your comments to Staff Writer Stephen Losey.
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