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SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — As part of America Saves Week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration and the America Saves campaign of the Consumer Federation of America will sponsor a free webcast on Feb. 23 for small [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.moran.house.gov Severe budget cuts could result in loss of 650,000 government jobs Washington, DC – Today, Representative Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat, condemned the 650,000 federal jobs projected to be lost as a result of the proposed Republican spending [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov OPM issues 2010 Status of Telework Report to Congress Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued the annual Status of Telework Report to Congress, providing information about the number of teleworkers in the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.ada.gov Barriers to employment, transportation, public accommodations, public services, and telecommunications have imposed staggering economic and social costs on American society and have undermined our well-intentioned efforts to educate, rehabilitate, and employ individuals with disabilities. By breaking down these [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.justice.gov Washington, D.C. ~ Thursday, February 17, 2011 Good morning – and thank you all for being here. Today, I’m joined by several key leaders and partners in the U.S. government’s fight against health care fraud: Department of Health and Human [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Agency doing everything possible to support good, safe jobs WASHINGTON — Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, today issued the following statement as the Subcommittee on [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov One piece that supports two of President Obama’s key agenda items: the NICE Initiative and the focus on education and innovation Washington, DC – In September 2010 the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) launched a governmentwide cybersecurity [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.whitehouse.gov South Court Auditorium 10:59 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  Please have a seat.  I figured that I’d give Jay one more taste of freedom — (laughter) — before we lock him in a room with all [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), a longtime champion of disability rights, this week urged New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to select a wheelchair accessible taxi in the city’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” competition with the goal [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled a new National Vaccine Plan to enhance coordination of all aspects of federal vaccine and immunization activities. Its goal is to ensure that all Americans can access the [...] Read More