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Obama Administration Denies Lesbian Spousal Benefits Despite Judge's Finding

The Advocate | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics

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The Office of Personnel Management has concluded that it does not have the legal authority to provide benefits to the spouse of Karen Golinski, a staf...

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Berry: Why Obama Admin Is Denying Lesbian Couple Benefits

Bil Browning | Posted 12.06.2009 | Politics

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Bil Browning

Much has been made of the Obama administration's decision to defy a California judge's order that they enroll a lesbian federal employee's partner as her health-insurance beneficiary.

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Survey: Federal Government Needs To Hire More Than 270,000 Workers

The Washington Post | Steve Vogel | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business

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The federal government needs to hire more than 270,000 workers for "mission-critical" jobs over the next three years, a surge prompted in part by the ...

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The Next FEMA

Max Stier | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federal Human Capital Survey, Airline Safety, OPM, Federal Government, Economy, President Obama, Disaster Preparedness, Health Care, Public Servants, Jobs, Fema, Max Stier, Congress, President-Elect Obama, Mortgage Bailout, Weapons Spending, Politics News
Max Stier

This was originally published as an exclusive commentary for Washington Monthly. Barack Obama must begin rebuilding federal agencies fast--or risk se...

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