In light of the recent resignation of former NATO and U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen commented on their support of President Barack Obama’s decision to install David Petraeus as McChrystal’s replacement, both stating McChrystal showed poor judgment in his profile in a recent Rolling [...]

The Department of Labor released its weekly unemployment claims report of last week’s data with numbers showing a decrease of 19,000 from the previous week. The number is the largest drop in initial claims for jobless benefits in two months. The department said the claims dropped to a seasonally adjusted 456,000, which is slightly below [...]

The Government Accountability Office yesterday announced the appointment of 15 members to the advisory board to the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program. Newly created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the board will make recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services on grants and loans to establish nonprofit, member-run [...]

To curb homelessness, the head Cabinet secretaries from the U.S. Inter-agency Council on Homelessness proposed a strategy that would develop partnerships among the government and outside organizations to help put an end to the issue. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, and [...]

The Federal Aviation Association and the European Commission last week reached an agreement that will allow the United States and Europe to collaborate on research aimed at providing seamless air-traffic services between the two continents. “Harmonization is the key to the future of air travel over the North Atlantic,” said FAA Chief Operating Officer Hank [...]

Working with federal, state, local, tribal and Mexican partners, the Department of Homeland Security has over the past year and a half made significant progress in cracking down on border-related crime and smuggling while facilitating legitimate travel and commerce, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said. “We are committed to further bolstering our cooperation with our state, [...]

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski today announced the appointment of Josh Gottheimer as senior counselor to the chairman. In this capacity, Gottheimer will serve as the chairman’s strategic adviser on a wide range of policy and legal issues and have oversight over the legislative, communications, intergovernmental affairs, and public liaison functions of the agency. [...]

President Barack Obama has named David Petreaus as Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s replacement as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The president held a press conference today in Rose Garden to publicly announce his decision to relieve McChrystal from his post. After McChrystal’s position was compromised due to a controversial article in Rolling Stone, Obama held [...]

President Barack Obama unveiled new regulations under the Affordable Health Care Act in a speech that marked the first 90 days since the bill was signed. Titled the “Patient’s Bill of Rights,” the new package of benefits revealed how the provisions will be executed and various protections to customers under the Affordable Health Care Act. [...]

Over the next several years, investments in smart-grid cybersecurity will soar to an estimated $3.7 billion, according to a report from Pike Research. The clean-technology market intelligence firm has estimated cybersecurity spending will make up for roughly 15 percent of total smart-grid capital investment between now and 2015. Cumulative investment in the security sector will [...]