Roslyn A. Mazer has been nominated as the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday. Mazer currently serves as the inspector general of the Office of
MoreEven if the federal government completely stops discretionary program spending in the second half of fiscal 2011, the savings would not be enough to cover federal debt obligations, FierceGovernment.com reports. The Congressional
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The Government Printing Office, among other major components, faces major cuts under an appropriations bill that Wednesday moved to the House Rules Committee, FierceGovernmentIT reports. H.R. 2551 would cut the GPOâs funding
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If a House Appropriations Committee bill moves through without big changes, the Treasury Department and other major government agencies could face budget cuts, FierceGovernment reports. H.R. 2434 calls for a 9 percent
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The Office of Personnel Management will conduct a comprehensive survey of federal employees for the remainder of July, FederalDaily reports. The agency announced this week it will send its 2011 Federal Employees
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The federal government plans to shutter more than 40 percent of its data centers over the next four years, with 195 centers closing at the end of 2011, the NY Times reports.
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In an interview with USA Today published Wednesday, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said Saturday mail delivery could end soon and three-day-a-week delivery could arrive within 15 years. The Postal Service projects a
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If the House of Representatives and the Senate cannot agree by Friday over a labor provision as part of a funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA could shut down,
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology hired manufacturing industry executive Michael F. Molnar to be the agencyâs first-ever chief manufacturing officer, the agency announced July 8. Molnar will serve as NISTâs
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The House of Representatives passed a Republican-backed plan Tuesday to extend the countryâs borrowing capacity in return for a future cap on government spending and a balanced budget amendment, the LA Times
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