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• Largest federal labor union endorses Obama 05/09/08 American Federation of Government Employees President John Gage, a Democratic superdelegate, also commits to personally backing the candidate.
• Retirement rate could begin to affect service delivery 05/09/08 Federal employees are leaving government in high numbers in areas where workloads are increasing.
• OPM employee pitches winning idea in federal contest 05/09/08 A member of Gen 'Y' devises an online career quiz to match job seekers with the right government gig.

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  Faith First
  Employee networks appeal to religion's higher calling - public service.
  Government Executive, 2/1/08

• OPM announces plan to improve federal hiring 05/08/08 Agency will create a governmentwide standard to simplify process and attract new employees.
• OPM chief urges next president to promote public service 05/07/08 Linda Springer says the retirement wave is manageable, but government must rethink its marketing strategy.
• Memo to the next prez: Gen 'Y' is ready and willing to serve 05/06/08

• Army officers warn of atrophy in critical skills 05/06/08
• Transition could create leadership void, report says 05/06/08
• Civil service honored with weeklong events in Washington 05/05/08
• Acquisition workforce inches up in fiscal 2007 05/05/08
• GAO to launch employee diversity reforms in response to job performance report 05/02/08
• TSP posts solid returns in April 05/02/08
• Subpanel votes to hike maximum dependent age for federal health benefits 05/02/08
• OMB aims to further streamline security clearance process 05/02/08
• Agencies urged to pitch job flexibilities to attract applicants of all ages 05/01/08

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