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SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny.us The New York State Insurance Department has begun implementing recommendations from a modernization effort that will cut unnecessary red tape and simplify approval processes, Superintendent James J. Wrynn announced today. The result will allow the Department to focus [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny.us Open Enrollment for Senior Citizens Underway Through Dec. 31 If you’re a senior citizen who relies on Medicare, the New York State Insurance Department says that you should be aware of changes for 2011 which may affect your [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.whitehouse.gov Because of the irresponsibility of the past decade, the President inherited a $1.3 trillion projected deficit upon taking office and an economic crisis that threatened to put the nation into a second Great Depression. He moved quickly to [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is working to significantly reduce the average time needed to obtain health-care records from private physicians with the help of a private contractor and the Internet to speed claims decisions. [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced a proposed rule that will help America’s workers better understand target date retirement funds and other similar investments offered in 401(k)-type pension plans. The proposed [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced that the owner of Philadelphia Pension Planning Corp., formerly located in Montgomery County, Pa., was sentenced to 15 months in prison and three years of [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $517,197 grant to provide an estimated 210 jobless workers in Utah with partial premium payments for health insurance coverage. “The challenges associated with a job search are daunting [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov $290 Million in new funding for the National Health Service Corps will help primary care clinicians repay student loans while serving communities HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the launch of the new application cycle for the National [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Expansion Makes Fort Worth the Largest VA Clinic Nationwide WASHINGTON – The expanded Fort Worth Outpatient Clinic is open for business at its new location at 2201 Southeast Loop 820, south of downtown Fort Worth. It is now [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov Dramatic Movement Made in Overhauling How the Federal Government Hires Its Workforce Washington, DC – Today, representatives from across the Federal government gathered at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to share their stories as to [...] Read More