Richard Thomas, a retired U.S. Army major general, has been appointed as the new president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Thomas, who was the first director of healthcare operations for the Defense
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Jason Goldman, chief digital officer for the White House, reported Thursday that new features have been added to the office’s online petition website. The updates to We the People are part of a White House effort
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The Minority Business Development Agency has awarded a grant to the University of Southern California to operate a business center in Los Angeles under a program that aims to help minority-owned companies generate jobs and grow their businesses. MBDA said
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The Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget have indicated that some agencies are not likely to hit the May 2017 deadline for the implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act,
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The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama’s nomination of former Securities and Exchange Commission Senior Counsel Michael Missal as the new inspector general at the Department of Veterans Affairs, The Hill newspaper reported Tuesday. Jordain Carney writes the Homeland
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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council are continuing on their collaboration to address potential skill gaps in what agencies deem as “mission critical” occupations in government, Acting OPM Director
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected five new members to join its advisory committee that advises the VA secretary on programs and current issues facing women veterans. VA has also appointed Mary Westmoreland as the committee’s
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President Barack Obama plans to nominate Susan Beard as inspector general at the Energy Department and Susan Gibson for the same position at the National Reconnaissance Office, the White House announced Thursday. Beard has served as assistant
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Gordon Bitko, an eight-year FBI veteran, has been appointed as chief information officer at the bureau, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jason Miller writes Bitko, a RAND Corp. scholar and author, will
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The Department of Homeland Security and NASA have formed a partnership to jointly hold crowdsourcing-based prize competitions as part of both agencies’ efforts to help develop new technologies. DHS said Wednesday its
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