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SOURCE: www.va.gov Washington, D.C. .  . . Supporting President Obama’s pledge to make transparency and openness the pillars of good government, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has updated its “Open Government Plan,” reaffirming VA’s commitment to become a leader [...] Read More

SOURCE: veterans.house.gov Washington, D.C. . . . House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Bob Filner (D-CA) released the following statement following a Congressional hearing to examine an incident involving reusable dental equipment and veteran patient safety at the John Cochran VA Medical [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Arlington, VA . . . The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced a competition for $500,000 in safety and health training grants to help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in and [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.osha.gov Capitol Heights, MD . . . The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations to electrical hazards found at the Capitol Heights Processing and Distribution Center. [...] Read More

Source: www.dol.gov Washington, D.C. . . . The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an interim final rule that will enhance disclosure to fiduciaries of 401(k) and other retirement plans.  The rule will assist fiduciaries in determining both the reasonableness [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov States, territories and large metropolitan areas will receive grants totaling $390.5 million this month to help hospital and other health care organizations strengthen the medical surge capability across the nation. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Washington, D.C. . . . The Department of Veterans Affairs opened registration on July 8 for a women Veterans forum that will address the quality of VA health care, the provision of benefits for women, and ways for [...] Read More

SOURCE: WWW.DOL.GOV Washington, D.C. . . . The U.S. Department of Labor’s solicitor today filed a complaint against the U.S. Postal Service for electrical work safety violations.  The complaint, which asks the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission to correct [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny.us Albany, NY . . . Governor Daivd A. Patterson today announced that New York State has applied to develop a program so that uninsured New Yorkers will be able to benefit from the temporary pre-existing condition insurance funding [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.prc.gov Washington, D.C. . . . The Postal Regulatory Commission today submitted to Congress, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the United States Postal Service, an independent actuarial report on the allocation of the Civil Service Retirement System [...] Read More