A bipartisan agreement was reached in the Senate Thursday to provide military veterans an option to receive medical care at hospitals other than those run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the
MoreDistrict Court Judge Jeffrey White has ordered the U.S. government not to destroy records that are relevant to ongoing litigation over the National Security Agency‘s surveillance program, Politico reported Thursday. Josh Gerstein
MoreSylvia Mathews Burwell, director of the Office of Management and Budget, has been confirmed as the new health and human services secretary in a 78-17 bipartisan vote, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
MoreThe Senate has moved to advance the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell as human and health services secretary to a final hearing in the chamber, GovExec reported Wednesday. Sophie Novack writes that
MoreThe Office of Science and Technology Policy has published a draft roadmap aiming to incorporate open government principles into three key projects in the innovation area. OSTP’s open government plan includes strategies
MoreSumara Thompson-King, NASA deputy general counsel, has been appointed to the top post at the agency’s Office of the General Counsel at NASA headquarters, succeeding 10-year general counsel Michael Wholley. Thompson-King, a 28-year veteran at the
MoreCyberattacks against federal agencies in 2013 have increased by 32 percent from the previous year, Washington Business Journal reported Friday. Citing figures from Department of Homeland Securityâs Computer Emergency Readiness Team, Jill
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Sonny Hashmi has been named permanent chief information officer at the General Services Administration after four months in the acting CIO role, Fedscoop reported Saturday. âIâm extremely humbled and honored to have
MoreWhite House Press Secretary Jay Carney will leave his role in July and Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest will take over as lead spokesperson, GovExec reported Friday. Carney’s three-year tenure as press secretary is
MoreThe U.S. Postal Service is mulling over changes to its employee retirement benefits setup in a move to reduce costs by adopting private sector-like standards, Fedscoop reported Thursday. Jake Williams writes two
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