The University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering has opened an unmanned aircraft systems test site in St. Mary’s County to host research and development work by industry, academia and government on UAS. UMD said Tuesday former U.S. Navy captain Matt Scassero will lead the test site in honing capabilities and …

A group of House lawmakers are working to extend authorization for the Export-Import Bank for seven years and pump $175 billion into the bank’s export program for companies, Politico reported Tuesday. Lauren French writes authorization for the bank is scheduled to expire at the end of September. “Congress must take …

The House voted late Monday to freeze the salaries of lawmakers and nearly 2 million federal government employees for the rest of fiscal year 2013, the Washington Post reports. Ed O’Keefe writes the bill, passed 287-to-129 as part of the fiscal cliff compromise, blocks a half-percent cost-of-living pay increase for …

Reports surfaced earlier this week that a possible deal was reached for government funding. Now, short-term spending seems to be a front-runner of solutions to keep the government up and running. A report by The Hill newspaper indicated that the White House has asked lawmakers to consider short-term measures in …

A top House Democrat recently spoke of the deficit reduction supercommittee currently working to seek an extension on finding ways to slash the budget deficit before its Thanksgiving deadline in a report by the New York Times. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said the panel may ask Congress to extend the …

Following a House oversight hearing yesterday about a draft executive order requiring government contractors to disclose political contributions, the administration’s proposal is continuing to plummet in popularity — on both sides of the aisle. A draft of the proposed executive order began circulating a few weeks ago, instantly drawing the …

Led by Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the House majority leader, a bevy of local lawmakers is pushing back against the Obama administration’s plans for a two-year federal pay freeze. In a letter sent to the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.) Monday, the lawmarkers urged Congress …

As director of the United States Office of Personnel Management, John Berry is responsible for recruiting, hiring and setting benefits policies for almost two million federal civilian employees. Berry works with partners both inside and outside of government to create flexible, results-oriented HR policies and to change how Americans view …