Study shows most expensive cities to live

By Gina Hannah, October 13, 2009, 10:19AM
A U.S. Census Bureau study shows people pay more money to live in San Jose, Calif. than any other city in the country.
The American Community Survey ranked the cost of mortgage and rent payments, as well as utilities and taxes during 2008. The survey, released last month, asked renters [...]

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DC area job fairs and events in August

(compiled from Virginia Employment Commision and Washington Post)

August 6 – The Art of Interviewing -   401 N. Washington St., Suite 100, Rockville
Friday, August 07, 2009 - Crowne Plaza Tysons Corner, 1960 Chain Bridge Road
Monday, August 10, 2009  - Virginia Employment Commission, 5520 Cherokee Ave, Suite 100
Monday, August 17, 2009 – Holiday Inn National Airport/Crystal City, 2650 Jefferson [...]

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Coping with BRAC: to move or not to move seminar

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Coping with the BRAC – a survival seminar for AMC employees

A special one-day seminar for Army Materiel Command employees facing the BRAC, the relocation to Huntsville, Alabama – and opting not to leave the D.C. area!!!  “Coping With the BRAC – A Survival Seminar for AMC Employees” is for everyone who wants to know how to proactively deal with upcoming career changes by developing and [...]

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Huntsville, D.C. named in Forbes 10 Best Cities For Recession Recovery

 
Joshua Zumbrun, 06.10.09, 10:00 AM ET
WASHINGTON –
 The three most important things in real estate: location, location, location.

It’s true for recovery from a real estate bubble too. Overall, many economists expect the national economy to return to growth later in 2009, perhaps as soon as this summer. But that won’t be the case everywhere. While [...]

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D.C., Huntsville named in “Top Ten Cities for Defense Jobs”

ClearanceJobs.com Names its Top Ten Cities for Defense Jobs
In every recession, there is a bull market somewhere. In 2009, it’s for security-cleared professionals in the defense, aerospace and homeland security industries, according to ClearanceJobs.com, the largest online resource for security clearance jobs, which today named the top ten U.S. cities for such positions. Ongoing federal [...]

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Not relocating with BRAC? Forfeiture Support Associates career fair in Virginia

Forfeiture Support Associates, LLC, a federal government contractor providing key support to the Law Enforcement community, would like to show our appreciation for the military community by offering a FREE Military Transition Seminar to be held at our Ashburn, Virginia office. There will be two sessions (Tuesday, May 19th and Wednesday, May 20th) both beginning [...]

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CSRS and FERS Retirement Seminars – 7 & 8 October 2008

The Army Benefits Center will conduct on-site CSRS and FERS Retirement seminars for HQ AMC employees located in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.  The seminar will cover topics such as FEHB and FEGLI benefits, VERA/VSIP and Discontinued Service Retirement.   Copies of slides can be found at the links provided below.  Please bring copies of slides with you [...]

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Latest AMC/USASAC BRAC timeline

 
Since the award of the AMC/USASAC building contract and the groundbreaking, the timeline for the AMC/USASAC BRAC move has been adjusted to reflect the latest changes, including the 2nd VERA/VSIP.
 

 
And the construction timeline gives a more detailed synopsis of the construction progress:
 

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AMC employees offered 2nd VERA/VSIP opportunity

Those employees not relocating to Redstone Arsenal now have a second opportunity to file for VERA/VSIP.
Here are the details:

Interested employees must apply between Nov. 3 – Dec. 3, 2008
The Army Benefits Center will conduct VERA/VSIP training in October 2008
Supervisors and staff principals have between Dec. 4 – Dec. 12, 2008 to approve or disapprove your request
Ms. Condon [...]

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