As Memorial Day weekend comes to a close, the warmer season has begun with summer vacations and travels. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration published some travel tips late last week for travelers to review to ensure safe, enjoyable trips. The CBP reminds vacationers to make sure they have approved travel [...]

What do pop artist Lady Gaga, filmmaker James Cameron, CTO of HHS Todd Park and Deputy CTO of White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Beth Noveck have in common? They all made FastCompany’s 100 Most Creative People in Business List for 2010. Coming in at No. 35 on the list, Beth Noveck has [...]

Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the U.S and Japan. The alliance was reconfirmed by the release of a joint statement of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates along with Japan’s Minister for [...]

President Barack Obama today released the National Security Strategy, a 52-page document that provides a framework for national security programs and policies for the present-day high-threat environment. John Brennan, assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for homeland security and counterterrorism, commented, “This is the first national security strategy of any president that [...]

Sanjeev Bhagowalia has left the Department of Interior to serve as the deputy associate administrator for innovative technologies in the midst of the General Services Administration makeover. Now, his shoes need to be filled quickly and wisely because the catastrophe of the Gulf oil spill. The Department of the Interior has decided to put Bernard [...]

The Department of Defense recently released the Net Generation guide, which will address the increasing need for federal agencies to adapt to the new tech-savvy generation. There will be a wave of retirements happening over the next few years, and the Net Generation is beginning to replace the Baby Boomers in the workplace. One key [...]

President Barack Obama is planning to visit his hometown for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Some individuals have been criticizing his decision to leave town instead of going to the Tomb of the Unknown soldiers to honor veterans on the national holiday. Regardless, TSA and the FAA are working to ensure a safe and secure vacation. [...]

President Barack Obama proclaimed May 23-29, 2010 as the 47th annual National Small Business Week. This year, around 27.2 million small businesses in the country are being honored. During the midst of one of the worst economic recessions in our history, this week is a reminder that small-business owners are among the hardest hit. National [...]

The discussion about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is far from over. Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson will be holding a press conference at 4:30 p.m. EST along with Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Laundry to talk about the use of dispersants. Last Thursday, EPA ordered BP to analyze certain [...]

The Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute of Health launched a new website yesterday to benefit public health. This new web portal is called the Safety Reporting Portal and it will be used as a means of reporting safety data to the federal government. While safety data is a broad term, for this [...]