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SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics today announced that the number of reported nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases that required days away from work to recuperate decreased by nine percent to 1,238,490 [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Communities and Non-Profits Will Play Critical Outreach Role WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today an important program designed to provide enhanced services to low-income Veterans and their families who are at risk of [...] Read More

SOURCE: kerry.senate.gov WASHINGTON – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) today announced that he plans to introduce legislation later this month to protect approximately 12 million seniors and individuals with disabilities who will be charged higher Medicare premiums next year. “We have [...] Read More

SOURCE: hhs.gov During Feds Feed Families 2010 food drive, employees across the country donated to local food banks for children, seniors and families in need WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry, the U.S. Department [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Secretary Sebelius and Attorney General Holder host third regional health care fraud prevention summit in Brooklyn, New York WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, and Attorney General Eric Holder [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Lower prescription drug costs, reduced waste, fraud, and abuse, and improvements to care quality and increased system-wide efficiency will reduce costs in traditional Medicare A new analysis issued today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov VA Study Finds Similar Results WASHINGTON — Patients taking warfarin, a widely used blood-thinning pill that requires careful dose monitoring, have similar outcomes whether they come to a clinic or use a self-testing device at home, according to [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Under the Affordable Care Act, Therapeutic Discovery Credit Will Support Research with Significant Potential to Produce New Therapies, Create High-Quality Jobs WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Action against Massey-owned mine never before initiated in agency’s history ARLINGTON, Va. — In an unprecedented legal move, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov Report addresses emergency response plans and recruiting initiatives for Federal veterinarians Washington, DC -This week, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a memo to the Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council introducing the Strategic Workforce Plan [...] Read More