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SOURCE: help.senate.gov Thursday, May 27, 2010 “I want to welcome everyone to this hearing on an issue of critical importance to workers and businesses alike – the security of our multi-employer pension plans. “There is no question that retirement security [...] Read More

SOURCE: dol.gov Statement Of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis On Need To Fund Summer Youth Employment And Extend UI And COBRA Subsidy Washington, D.C. . . . Seretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today (May 28, 2010) issued [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.gao.gov SUMMARY The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides, or pays for, a range of mental health services for veterans.  To effectively manage resources and ensure access to eligible veterans, VA needs complete spending and workload information for mental [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov “Today, we are releasing a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which shows our nation is making progress toward eliminating healthcare-associated infections (HAI’S) that kill almost 100,000 Americans each year.  The report today [...] Read More

According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Department of Veterans Affairs has been found in violation of three federal regulations for radiation use at 13 of their medical facilities including the VA medical facility in Philadelphia, at the center [...] Read More

SOURCE: levin.senate.gov Washington, D.C. . . . Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Carl Levin (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA) today sent a letter to the White House announcing that they “have [...] Read More

On May 24, 2010, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 1017, a bill that would significantly expand chiropractic care for military veterans and increase staff chiropractors in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The price tag of this bill is approximately [...] Read More

According to a new settlement agreement between the NALC, the Postal Service and USPS Office of Inspector General, there now will be tighter restrictions on OIG agents and postal inspectors seeking to obtain employees’ confidential medical records from their health [...] Read More

Source: akaka.senate.gov Washington, D.C. Tonight (May 24), the U.S. Senate passed the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 (S.707), sponsored by Senators Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) and George V. Voinovich (R-OH) to expand telecommuting opportunities in the federal government. “I am [...] Read More

SOURCE: www1.va.gov 24th Year Of VA Sponsored Sports Competition Washington . . . Hundreds of Veterans from around the nation will make their way to Des Moines, Iowa, May 26-31 to compete in the 24th Annual National Veterans Golden Age [...] Read More