The Defense Department is changing the way it approaches energy security as the U.S.’ adversaries are increasingly targeting fuel, the assistant defense secretary for operational energy plans and programs told Federal News
MoreTreasury Secretary Jack Lew said Sunday he will continue to apply pressure on China regarding the country’s alleged activities regarding theft of intellectual property and trade secrets, Reuters reported Monday. Poornima Gupta
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The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the nominations of government agency leaders Dan Tangherlini, Howard Shelanski and Brian Deese, GovExec reported Thursday. Charles Clark writes the Senate confirmed Tangherlini as General Services
MoreThe Senate has renewed Allison Macfarlaneâs tenure as chairperson of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Macfarlane will lead the NRC for another five-year term after the Senate confirmed
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The U.S. Senate has passed an immigration bill with a bipartisan 68-32 vote that would create a path to U.S. citizenship for 11-12 million undocumented aliens and tighten border security, Reuters reports. Richard
MoreAnthony Foxx has won Senate approval to head the U.S. Department of Transportation, Reuters reported Thursday. Foxx, 42, got the unanimous vote after earning bipartisan support from the Senate Commerce Committee earlier in the week.
MoreThe House Appropriations Committee voted 28-21 Wednesday to approve a $30.4 billion energy and water spending bill for fiscal 2014, $2.9 billion less than fiscal 2013 levels, The Hill newspaper reported Wednesday.
MoreA bipartisan House of Representatives group has asked the Pentagon to clarify its reasons for imposing furloughs on civilian employees who work for entities funded by working capital funds, GovExec reported Wednesday. Kellie
MoreThe Air National Guard could have to terminate its one-flying-unit-per-state structure as officials seek to close some aircraft units because of sequestration and other cuts, Military Times reported Wednesday. Brian Everstine writes
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