Sue, I am struggling just to keep myself afloat these days with my own health issues and trying to make a career change because of my Peace Corps illness and ...
While I'm not able to take over the group either, I'm glad to know it is there. The new bit of info that I've learned is that it looks like the OWCP likes it...
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vtrpcv@...
Jul 10, 2007 8:28 pm
... From: Waldman, Tracy <TWaldman@...> To: vtrpcv@... Sent: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 2:10 pm Subject: BBC Looking For Pakistan RPCV's Hi, ? We at...
Hi Sue, and thanks for your interest. I'm encouraged that you want "to manage and promote this forum" since it definitely needs the proverbial shot in the...
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owcp@yahoogroups.com
Jul 10, 2007 9:40 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the owcp group. File : /oig_report.pdf ...
The Peace Corps Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports having "achieved significant and tangible gains in our Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA)...
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FourDirect@...
Jul 11, 2007 12:55 am
Hi group, Does anyone else feel a bit offended by the fact that the whole OIG investigation exists in order to serve the government and save them money while ...
I am still interested and I am glad you use the word "advocate";. I just finished replying to Kevin regarding my oversight -- I realize not all of the folks on...
"For the time being, I would simply like to take over this group as moderator ..." Your wish has been granted. :) Congratulations, and thank you for stepping...
Peace Corps, especially its OIG, has a vested (and legitimate) interest in properly and efficiently paying for workers' compensation claims. Peace Corps also...
Sue, You mentioned that your caseworker said point blank that until there is a critical mass nothing will change. The problem is how to reach that critical...
I'll still be around. I just need to step aside, for the most part, and let others take a stab at running the Group. ... Listserv so well and for so long. Do...
I forgot to mention the one sentence in the OIG report that really caught my eye: "Within a relatively short period after the OIG mailings, more than 500 FECA...
Also, if your condition isn't one that the Peace Corps wants to talk about (like the long term side effects of taking Lariam), then they do a good job of...
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FourDirect@...
Jul 11, 2007 11:46 pm
In a message dated 7/11/2007 1:41:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rpcv@... writes: Sue, You mentioned that your caseworker said point blank that...
Nancy, This is promising news. Do you know, or can you find out, what Senator Schumer would need to proceed? I wouldn't expect his office to do casework for...
Nancy, The timing of your note about Senator Chuck Schumer is uncanny. It came on the heels of me learning that Senator Norm Coleman may also be sympathetic...
If we are looking for volunteers who have been badly treated by the Peace Corps, the Lariam toxicity group that I'm on has tons. While they add numbers,...
Thanks to Senator Norm Coleman and his staff, our Group will officially be brought to Peace Corps' attention for the first time next week. I personally think...
Felicia, Please remind me: 1. Did you have symptoms during your PC service? If so, do you have substantially similar symptoms now or a documented progression...
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FourDirect@...
Jul 13, 2007 1:43 am
Kevin, Oh, I am so very impressed at the quick response. Senator Schumer's office last fall said that they would like some stories and numbers and then they ...
... Yes, I was eventually medically separated because of this problem. ... Yes. Lariam toxicity typically is cyclical, though, so I go through phases. ... ...
Nancy, I'm willing to provide my story. Is anyone else? Did the Senator's staff give you any idea of the numbers that would be required to move ahead with an...
My gawd! I had no idea about this kind of stuff -- you and Felicia make my medical issue sound like a walk in the park! I've not had problems getting ...
All, if you are so inclined and have the time to do so could you please provide your story describing your injury/illness, it's relation to your PC service (or...
The GAO has a search facility at http://www.gao.gov That might be the best place to start. I found the following abstract there: Report Abstract Peace Corps:...
Hi Felicia, Thank you for putting up with my questions. I know most of what I asked was redundant; I was just too lazy to read through several old messages to...
I think it may be time for GAO to conduct a follow up study, a comprehensive one that investigates in depth both Peace Corps and OWCP. More than 15 years has...
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owcp@yahoogroups.com
Jul 13, 2007 3:19 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the owcp group. File : /gao_report.pdf ...
