Marilyn Tavenner Confirmed as Permanent CMS Head
Marilyn Tavenner
The Senate confirmed Marilyn Tavenner in a 91-7 vote Wednesday as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, a role she has held on an acting basis since ...
Acting IRS Head Steps Down After IG Finds Agency Targeted Some Political Groups
Steven Miller, acting Internal Revenue Service commissioner since November 2012, resigned Wednesday after a watchdog report outlined how the agency targeted some political advocacy ...
Dan Tangherlini: GSA Seeks Efficiency Ideas From Crowd
Dan Tangherlini
Acting General Service Administration chief Dan Tangherlini wants agency personnel to submit ideas intended to help make the GSA more efficient, GovExec reports.
Eric ...
Richard Nolan: NOAA Should Reprogram Funds Under Sequestration
Rep. Richard Nolan (D-Minn.) has written a letter to the Commerce Department asking it to not furlough the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s workers and reprogram ...
OPM, OMB Announce New HR Mgmt Effort
The Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council have launched a new initiative aimed to help agencies change planning, ...
Mike Rogers Backed by FBI Agents Association to Head Bureau
Rep. Mike Rogers
A group representing more than 12,000 retired and active FBI agents wants President Barack Obama to nominate House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) ...
OPM: Some Unused Worker Furloughs Could Turn Into Vacation Time
The Office of Personnel Management has issued guidance that would alloow some federal workers to convert extra furlough days into additional paid vacations if an agency cancels required ...
Postal Service to Let Non-Career Employees Sign Up for Health Coverage
UnitedHealthcare Services has won a $239 million contract with the U.S. Postal Service to help non-career employees at the agency sign up for health insurance coverage under the Patient ...
Report: Tom Wheeler to be Nominated FCC Chair
President Barack Obama intends to nominate Tom Wheeler, a former head of trade associations representing the wireless and cable industries, to the chairman post at the U.S. Federal ...
Report: Scott Gould to Leave The VA in May
Scott Gould
Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Scott Gould will step down from his position and leave the agency May 17, Federal News Radio reports.
Jason Miller writes Gould was confirmed ...
