Oct 8, 2015

FBI says it 'disrupted' dozens of potential militants


FBI says it 'disrupted' dozens of potential militants


'...Comey said investigators had followed "dozens and dozens of people around the United States 24/7" during the summer and had "disrupted" them. Comey told the committee that Islamic State recruits from the United States are incrementally younger with more "girls –women under 18" - seeking to join the militant group...'


Reference: www.reuters.com
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Oct 7, 2015

How did ISIS get so many Toyota pick-up trucks and SUVs


US Officials Ask How ISIS Got So Many Toyota Trucks


'...Toyota has a “strict policy to not sell vehicles to potential purchasers who may use or modify them for paramilitary or terrorist activities,” Lewis said. He said it is impossible for the company to track vehicles that have been stolen, or have been bought and re-sold by middlemen...'


Reference: abcnews.go.com
Tags: Terror Financing unit of the Treasury Department, Treasury Department, Toyota Trucks,

Sep 22, 2015

Carper Postal Reform Bill Would Force Postal Retirees Into Expensive Medicare System and Then Possibly the Same for Federal Workers


Will You Be Forced To Pay Into Medicare?


'...Congress is considering a bill that would require postal retirees to enroll in Medicare Parts B and D or lose their Federal health insurance. Is this the future for all Federal retirees? - See more at: http://www.fedsmith.com/2015/09/21/will-you-be-forced-to-pay-into-medicare/#sthash.HcEIWG0c.dpuf...'


Reference: www.fedsmith.com
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Sep 17, 2015

Scott Walker wants to rape blue collar workers by stealing labor rights


Scott Walker's 'draconian' labor plan to call for ending federal workers' unions


'...“Mr Walker could only be making these type of proposals to satisfy his most backward-looking, wealthy contributors,” he said, “just as he pursued, as governor, policies advanced by these people that sought to destroy school teachers and other public employees’ rights in Wisconsin.”...'


Reference: www.theguardian.com
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Aug 21, 2015

Rare FEGLI open season: Sept. 1 to 30, 2016


OPM allows Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance open season


'...The FEGLI open season runs from Sept. 1 to 30, 2016. During this time, federal employees, who are eligible, can elect or increase their FEGLI life insurance...'


Reference: www.army.mil
Tags: FEGLI open season

Jun 17, 2015

OPM Data Breach News Just Keeps Getting Worse


OPM Data Breach News Just Keeps Getting Worse


'...The Office of Personnel Management may have suffered more breaches and lost more information than it previously acknowledged...'


Reference: www.eweek.com
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Jun 2, 2015

Do you consider yourself middle class?


The Upper Middle Class Is Ruining America


'...These are households with enough money to make modest political contributions, enough time to email their elected officials and to sign petitions, and enough influence to sway their neighbors. Upper-middle-class Americans vote at substantially higher rates than those less well-off, and though their turnout levels aren’t quite as high as those even richer than they are...'


Reference: www.slate.com
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