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7 May 2012, 2:38 pm by Paul Rosenzweig
hpid=news-col-blog Commerce Secretary – December 2007 – Spying software was found on the devices of then Commerce Secretary following a trip to China with the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade. http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/china-s-cyber-militia-20080531 Bureau of Industry and Security – October 2006 – The Department of Commerce had to take the Bureau of Industrial Security’s networks offline for several months and replace… [read post]
2 May 2012, 12:04 pm by Jessica Monaco, ACLU
Many otherwise acceptable photo IDs, such as those of issued by Pennsylvania colleges and universities and the Department of VeteransAffairs, will no longer be accepted because they lack the required expiration dates. [read post]
1 May 2012, 4:00 am by John L. Culhane, Jr.
As reported in a recent blog post by Holly Petreaus, Assistant Director of the CFPB’s Office of Servicemembers Affairs, an Executive Order signed last week by President Obama directs the Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Education to consult with the CFPB and the U.S. [read post]
23 Apr 2012, 6:11 am by Peter Spiro
The bottom line: SB 1070 hasn’t really hurt US foreign policy, at least not enough to justify departing from our usual rules of federalism. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 11:52 am by Chris Cheatham
Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment) made the following statements to the House Appropriations Committee (PDF) Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies: In addition to retrofitting existing buildings, we are taking advantage of new construction to incorporate more energy-efficient designs, material and equipment into our inventory. [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 9:04 pm by Dennis Cariello
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) sent the letter together with 13 other Democratic senators calling on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to “exert control” over how the term GI Bill is used. [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 7:23 pm by FDABlog HPM
Varond -  On March 5, 2012, the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") issued a final regulation on promotion of drug and drug-related products (i.e., supplies related to the use of a drug, such as insulin needles and inhalers) by pharmaceutical company representatives at VA medical facilities. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 11:11 am by Robyn Shepherd, ACLU
In 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs found that more than 48,000 female veterans suffer from military sexual trauma (MST). [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 5:00 am by Jon Gelman
Earlier this year, he wrote the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Defense urging them to “immediately begin all necessary studies to determine the precise causes of increased illnesses among our troops returning home from battle. [read post]
30 Dec 2011, 5:38 pm by Robin E. Shea
Although the desire to help veterans is laudable, the rule would impose significant compliance burdens on federal contractors. [read post]
23 Dec 2011, 8:56 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
,  Affordable Care Act To Require Health Plans Cover Contraception & Other Women’s Health Procedures In 2012; EEOC Finalizes Updates To Disability Regulations In Response to ADA Amendments Act; Update Employment Practices To Manage Genetic Info Discrimination Risks Under New EEOC Final GINA Regulations; EEOC Attacks Medical Leave Denials As Prohibited Disability Discrimination; Labor Secretary Comments Highlight Federal Protections & Resources To… [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 4:15 pm by Marianne Cloeren, MD, MPH, FACOEM
In the federal workers compensation system, only the Department of Labor has the authority to adjudicate claims, including those for ancillary services, which limits the employing agency’s ability to control the inappropriate use of pharmaceuticals. [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 4:16 pm by Lovechilde
In December 2008, Davis went to work as a researcher at the Library of Congress in the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division. [read post]
3 Dec 2011, 4:24 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Justice Department under the Obama Administration in making discrimination in schools and other state and local agencies as well as by private businesses a priority. [read post]
3 Dec 2011, 5:54 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  According to the Healthy Cal report, the 2009 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance data from the California Department of Public Health found that roughly 21 percent of the population in Orange County’s between the ages of 5 and 20 years, and 17 percent of children between the ages of 2 and 5 years were obese. [read post]
26 Nov 2011, 4:18 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Her insights on these and other matters appear in the Bureau of National Affairs, Spencer Publications, the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Business Journal, the Houston Business Journal, and many other national and local publications. [read post]
23 Nov 2011, 2:53 pm by Jon Gelman
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) determine to what extent air pollution, caused by open air burn pits, has led to medical diseases among service members. [read post]
11 Nov 2011, 3:56 am by Bob Kraft
Since March 1989 when VA was elevated to a cabinet level department, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has served as the committee's chairman. [read post]
11 Nov 2011, 2:52 am by Bob Kraft
Since March 1989 when VA was elevated to a cabinet level department, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has served as the committee’s chairman. [read post]