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Letter to the Editor: Feb. 6 Feb 04, 2012 For more than three years, I have been predicting that President Obama would try to close the Small Business Administration by combining it with the Commerce Department, and now he has announced his plans to do exactly that. ["Push to reorganize agencies draws concern in Congress," Jan. 23] Post a Comment Recommend Letters to the Editor: Jan. 23 Regarding "Experts: DoD could slash 150K jobs" [Dec. 5 issue] and the quote from Bernard Rostker at Rand Corp.: "Contractors do not operate for the good of the government. They operate for the good of themselves." Letter to the Editor: Dec. 13 Federal Times has devoted considerable space in its news and editorial pages to examining the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) oversight role of the nation's highway program ("Blind Spot: DoT not tracking highway overruns, delays," Dec. 12). However, we strongly disagree with the conclusions the writers reached in piece. Letter to the Editor: Dec. 12 It is bad enough that both President Obama and Congress have enacted a two-year pay freeze for all federal employees. Now, many are contemplating extending this freeze for a total of five years ["Another pay freeze?" Dec. 5 issue]. (5) Letter to the Editor I was dismayed and outraged by Kurt Helmig's "Not giving to CFC" letter in the Oct. 31 issue. (1)		Federal Times Video Most Popular Federal Stories Today Past Week Past Month Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (523) OPM speeds up retirement claims processing, but backlog grows (453) House passes bill proposing BRAC-like process for excess federal property (281) Trump will develop Old Post Office into luxury hotel (233) Agencies on track to cut or avoid $50 billion in improper payments (226) Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (17067) Senators propose civilian pay freeze through 2014 (14422) CBO: Feds out-earn civilians; report fuels push for extended pay freeze (5709) When can agencies monitor your email? FDA case sparks debate over policy (5380) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (5348) Proposed pay raise draws ire from all sides (34003) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (30974) Panel chair introduces bill to reduce pensions (25475) Details coming soon on TSP's planned Roth fund (17403) Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (17067) 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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