Fiscal year 2013 funding for federal science programs will go down 8.2 percent if cuts under sequestration take effect starting in January, Science magazine reports. These figures are part of a report
MoreThe department of Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs tested standards for sharing of sensitive health information between healthcare providers, in line with laws governing the use of electronic health records.
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Joe Jordan serves as administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, having been confirmed by the Senate in May to succeed Dan Gordon. According to the White House, Jordan is responsible
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Defense Department Comptroller Robert Hale said Friday the Pentagon is roughly at “midfield” in meeting a 2014 deadline to prepare an auditable statement of budgetary resources, Federal News Radio reports. Jared Serbu
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The Department of Homeland Security will not delay the process of acquiring new technology for detecting signs of a biological weapons attack, Assistant DHS Secretary Alexander Garza said Thursday, Nextgov reports. Garza
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If budget cuts under sequestration kick in starting Jan. 2, most defense spending would go down 9.2 percent, including 10 percent from Defense Department line items not subject to congressional approval. In
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The House voted 329-91 Thursday to extend government funding for six months, ending March 27, Reuters reports. According to David Lawder‘s report, the Senate is expected to vote on the continuing resolution,
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A Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments survey recommends the D.C. area look to economic diversity beyond the government and federal contracting if sequestration cuts occur, WTOP reports. Over the long term, the
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Acting General Services Administration head Dan Tangherlini plans to put all information technology personnel, budgets and systems under the authority of the chief information officer, he told a Senate committee Wednesday. Fierce
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The House Rules Committee voted Wednesday to approve a six-month continuing resolution extending government funding through March 27, Federal Times reports. H J Res 117 now goes before the full chamber and
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