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<title><![CDATA[Frustration Over Higher Insurance Premiums for Federal Employees]]></title>
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<description>We recently asked readers for their reaction to the 2010 health plan for federal employees. About 4700 readers sent in their views. Here are the results.
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:46:37 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Massive Federal Hiring Binge for America's Future? Federal Hiring System is Broken Say Readers]]></title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fedsmith/news/polls/~3/VZHOs2NavP8/</link>
<description>Those who work for the federal government don't think much of the process of hiring new employees. While Uncle Sam may be in the process of hiring hundreds of thousands of new federal employees, those currently working in federal agencies don't hold out much hope for attracting, hiring and retaining good employees.
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<comments>http://www.fedsmith.com/article/comment/2110/</comments>
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<pubDate>Thu, 3 Sep 2009 08:25:07 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is America Headed in the Right Direction? Reader Response is Clear]]></title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fedsmith/news/polls/~3/GC4a5P5CGsc/</link>
<description>The recent survey on the health care debate/down hall phenomenon generated a strong response from our readers.  And, in response to the question about whether our country is headed in the right direction, there was an overwhelming majority that said "no."
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:17:50 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Location, Location, Location (For Federal Meetings and Conferences)]]></title>
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<description>Should agencies have a policy to prohibit meetings in desirable locations? Most readers indicate their agencies do not have such a policy and most indicate the location of a meeting does not influence their decision to attend.
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<comments>http://www.fedsmith.com/article/comment/2066/</comments>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:32:28 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Politics, Government Ownership of Auto Companies and Your Next Car Purchase]]></title>
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<description>With government ownership of GM and Chrysler, will readers be more or less likely to buy one of these cars? Will politics determine the content of management decisions? Readers express their views in these survey results.
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:40:23 CST</pubDate>
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