Richard Revesz, a New York University law professor who founded the Institute for Policy Integrity, was confirmed by the Senate to serve as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, through
Almost 3,400 civilian healthcare workers at the Defense Department have left their job in the face of furloughs prompted by sequestration, USA Today reported Wednesday. Gregg Zoroya writes most of the departures
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Former Air Force Secretary Michael Donley will lead a efficiency review of the Defense Department with the intent to streamline its operations and achieve $40 billion in cost savings over the next
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The Department of Health and Human Services could offer a contract within the next two months to support the agency’s move to a cloud computing-based email system, Federal News Radio reported Thursday.
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NASA has tested a rocket engine injector produced by 3D printing as part of a public-private partnership initiative that seeks to explore cost-effective approaches to building space hardware. The agency will make
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The U.S. Treasury is pressing Congress to act quickly in raising the debt ceiling before the department runs out of money to pay the nation’s bills, The New York Times reported Monday.
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The Merit Systems Protection Board expects to begin processing appeals submitted by furloughed Pentagon workers shortly after Labor Day, GovExec reported Thursday. Kellie Lunney writes the agency has docketed half of more
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A U.S. commission tasked with evaluating Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program has enabled its information technology infrastucture to run in a cloud environment, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jason Miller
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President Obama has until the end of the month to decide on a salary increase for government employees, GovExec reported Tuesday. Kellie Lunney writes that if the president does not submit a
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Two of the Army’s lead officials have set a Sept. 11 deadline for a review team to provide recommendations on how to distribute 25 percent cuts across headquarters, Defense News reported Monday.
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A new report from MeriTalk says the U.S. government could gain 364 productive hours, or $14,000 in annual productivity gains per employee, by adopting enterprise mobility initiatives. More than 200 federal managers were
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