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Dear Colleagues, As part of his ongoing efforts to reduce the federal deficit, President Obama today proposed a freeze in pay for civilian federal employees for 2011 and 2012. The press release can be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/29/fact-sheet-cutting-deficit-freezing-federal-employee-pay " This was a decision that was not made lightly. From the doctors and nurses who care for our veterans to the scientists searching for better treatments and cures, the men and women who care for our national parks, and the thousands who make sure that the Social Security check is in the mail and that students get their scholarships, federal workers serve their fellow Americans. They do so often with great sacrifice and motivated by a patriotic love for their country. This freeze is not to punish federal workers or to disrespect the work that they do. It is the first of many actions we will take in the upcoming budget to put our nation on sound fiscal footing - which will ask for some sacrifice from us all. " Additional information can be found on the OMB (Office of Management and Budget) blog: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/11/29/tightening-our-belts Sincerely, Norman Graf