An increase of 8 cents a mile, while better than leaving the reimbursement rate untouched, falls far short of what needs to be done to help people who must travel to perform the duties of their jobs.

We made known our differences at that time, and since then, through our determined and thus far successful legal actions against the department's regressive personnel rules.

Because DoD contracts out by far the most federal work to private companies, it is especially critical that these provisions be applied to DoD.

This decision validates [the National Treasury Employees Union's] arguments that this administration, DHS and [the Office of Personnel Management] far overstepped the boundaries and abused the discretion given to them by Congress.

In our house, there were far more sell than buy orders. There was a conspicuous increase in short [sell] contracts, reflecting a desire to hedge against the prospect of a further decline ... in the near-term.

I think Post Falls had the advantage of being out on the dirt a little more than we did, and we just had mental errors that hurt us.