The Department of Veterans Affairs faced tough questions Thursday from a House subcommittee after an internal audit found nearly 1,400 contracts intended for veteran-owned businesses were awarded to ineligible companies. Federal Times
MoreFederal agencies have made mixed progress in developing and implementing policies regarding the use of social media, a Government Accountability Office report says. The GAO audited 23 major federal agencies that use
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The final Space Shuttle mission is not the end of human spaceflight, according to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. Bolden wrote a guest column Sunday in the Orlando Sentinel, addressing the future direction
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Federal agencies hosted a job fair Tuesday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. for job seekers looking for employment after the Space Shuttle program ended, Greenwire reports. NASA and the Office of Personnel Management
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Federal employees are rarely tied to their desks anymore and that means future workspace will be different, GSA Administrator Martha Johnson said July 21 at the FOSE Conference. Only 50 percent of
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In light of budget shortfalls, some federal agencies have asked for permission to seek buyouts or have implemented hiring freezes, a Federal News Radio survey found. The Air Force and Social Security
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The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded over a half billion dollars to companies that did not meet eligibility requirements for veteran-owned small businesses, a VA inspector general report says. Army Times reports
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Thousands of more veterans have recently been hired by federal agencies, an Office of Personnel Management report says. OPMâs figures show the federal government hired 34,788 total veterans in the first half
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The Office of Thrift Supervisionâs functions, including the regulation of federal savings associations, have moved to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the OCC announced Wednesday. Section 312 of the
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The U.S. Postal Service is studying more than 3,600 offices for possible closing, the agency announced Tuesday. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said Village Post Offices could be a potential replacement for locations
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