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  • Satisfaction with federal services hits 4-year high
    Satisfaction with federal services hits 4-year high

    The American Customer Satisfaction Index reports that the federal government’s level of citizen satisfaction — led by Health, Interior and State department interactions — has risen significantly after a three-year decline.

  • Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch ruled against agency regs
    Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch ruled against agency regs

    Neil Gorsuch, named Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, is known for his clear, colloquial writing, advocacy for court review of government regulations, defense of religious freedom and skepticism toward law enforcement.

  • Trump sets 5-year, lifetime lobbying bans for officials
    Trump sets 5-year, lifetime lobbying bans for officials

    President Donald Trump acted Saturday to fulfill a key portion of his pledge to “drain the swamp” in Washington, banning administration officials from ever lobbying the U.S. on behalf of a foreign government and imposing a separate five-year ban on other lobbying.

  • IDEA Lab seeks outside talent for CDC digital records project
    IDEA Lab seeks outside talent for CDC digital records project

    As part of the HHS IDEA Lab’s entrepreneurs-in-residence program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are recruiting someone for a 13-month “tour of duty” architecting information systems to integrate an understanding of work data with electronic health records.

  • Several senior diplomats resign as Trump admin takes shape
    Several senior diplomats resign as Trump admin takes shape

    A handful of senior U.S. diplomats are resigning their posts during President Donald Trump’s first week on the job, creating more high-level openings that the new president must fill.

  • 6 leadership priorities for Trump’s first 100 days
    6 leadership priorities for Trump’s first 100 days

    The nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service has released a half-dozen suggestions for the Trump administration on how to get the people piece of the transition puzzle correct in the first 100 days in order to strengthen government management going forward.

  • Trump narrows down Supreme Court nominee list to 3
    Trump narrows down Supreme Court nominee list to 3

    President Donald Trump said he expects to make his decision in the coming days.

  • WATCH: OMB nominee faces Senate Governmental Affairs
    WATCH: OMB nominee faces Senate Governmental Affairs

    The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will be holding confirmation hearings on the nomination of Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-SC, as director of the Office of Management and Budget on Jan. 24.

  • Trump health pick gives Dems few details on health overhaul
    Trump health pick gives Dems few details on health overhaul

    The nominee, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., was accused by the panel’s top Democrat of “a conflict of interest and an abuse of his position” for buying shares in health care firms that could benefit from congressional legislation.

  • State Department Foreign Service seeks embassy IT managers
    State Department Foreign Service seeks embassy IT managers

    The U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service is seeking applicants to fill information management specialist positions around the globe.

  • Satisfaction with federal services hits 4-year high
    Satisfaction with federal services hits 4-year high

    The American Customer Satisfaction Index reports that the federal government’s level of citizen satisfaction — led by Health, Interior and State department interactions — has risen significantly after a three-year decline.

  • Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch ruled against agency regs
    Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch ruled against agency regs

    Neil Gorsuch, named Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, is known for his clear, colloquial writing, advocacy for court review of government regulations, defense of religious freedom and skepticism toward law enforcement.

  • Trump sets 5-year, lifetime lobbying bans for officials
    Trump sets 5-year, lifetime lobbying bans for officials

    President Donald Trump acted Saturday to fulfill a key portion of his pledge to “drain the swamp” in Washington, banning administration officials from ever lobbying the U.S. on behalf of a foreign government and imposing a separate five-year ban on other lobbying.

  • IDEA Lab seeks outside talent for CDC digital records project
    IDEA Lab seeks outside talent for CDC digital records project

    As part of the HHS IDEA Lab’s entrepreneurs-in-residence program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are recruiting someone for a 13-month “tour of duty” architecting information systems to integrate an understanding of work data with electronic health records.

  • Several senior diplomats resign as Trump admin takes shape
    Several senior diplomats resign as Trump admin takes shape

    A handful of senior U.S. diplomats are resigning their posts during President Donald Trump’s first week on the job, creating more high-level openings that the new president must fill.

  • 6 leadership priorities for Trump’s first 100 days
    6 leadership priorities for Trump’s first 100 days

    The nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service has released a half-dozen suggestions for the Trump administration on how to get the people piece of the transition puzzle correct in the first 100 days in order to strengthen government management going forward.

  • Trump narrows down Supreme Court nominee list to 3
    Trump narrows down Supreme Court nominee list to 3

    President Donald Trump said he expects to make his decision in the coming days.

  • WATCH: OMB nominee faces Senate Governmental Affairs
    WATCH: OMB nominee faces Senate Governmental Affairs

    The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will be holding confirmation hearings on the nomination of Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-SC, as director of the Office of Management and Budget on Jan. 24.

  • Trump health pick gives Dems few details on health overhaul
    Trump health pick gives Dems few details on health overhaul

    The nominee, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., was accused by the panel’s top Democrat of “a conflict of interest and an abuse of his position” for buying shares in health care firms that could benefit from congressional legislation.

  • State Department Foreign Service seeks embassy IT managers
    State Department Foreign Service seeks embassy IT managers

    The U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service is seeking applicants to fill information management specialist positions around the globe.

  • Satisfaction with federal services hits 4-year high
    Satisfaction with federal services hits 4-year high

    The American Customer Satisfaction Index reports that the federal government’s level of citizen satisfaction — led by Health, Interior and State department interactions — has risen significantly after a three-year decline.

  • Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch ruled against agency regs
    Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch ruled against agency regs

    Neil Gorsuch, named Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, is known for his clear, colloquial writing, advocacy for court review of government regulations, defense of religious freedom and skepticism toward law enforcement.

  • Trump sets 5-year, lifetime lobbying bans for officials
    Trump sets 5-year, lifetime lobbying bans for officials

    President Donald Trump acted Saturday to fulfill a key portion of his pledge to “drain the swamp” in Washington, banning administration officials from ever lobbying the U.S. on behalf of a foreign government and imposing a separate five-year ban on other lobbying.

  • IDEA Lab seeks outside talent for CDC digital records project
    IDEA Lab seeks outside talent for CDC digital records project

    As part of the HHS IDEA Lab’s entrepreneurs-in-residence program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are recruiting someone for a 13-month “tour of duty” architecting information systems to integrate an understanding of work data with electronic health records.

  • Several senior diplomats resign as Trump admin takes shape
    Several senior diplomats resign as Trump admin takes shape

    A handful of senior U.S. diplomats are resigning their posts during President Donald Trump’s first week on the job, creating more high-level openings that the new president must fill.

  • 6 leadership priorities for Trump’s first 100 days
    6 leadership priorities for Trump’s first 100 days

    The nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service has released a half-dozen suggestions for the Trump administration on how to get the people piece of the transition puzzle correct in the first 100 days in order to strengthen government management going forward.

  • Trump narrows down Supreme Court nominee list to 3
    Trump narrows down Supreme Court nominee list to 3

    President Donald Trump said he expects to make his decision in the coming days.

  • WATCH: OMB nominee faces Senate Governmental Affairs
    WATCH: OMB nominee faces Senate Governmental Affairs

    The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will be holding confirmation hearings on the nomination of Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-SC, as director of the Office of Management and Budget on Jan. 24.

  • Trump health pick gives Dems few details on health overhaul
    Trump health pick gives Dems few details on health overhaul

    The nominee, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., was accused by the panel’s top Democrat of “a conflict of interest and an abuse of his position” for buying shares in health care firms that could benefit from congressional legislation.

  • State Department Foreign Service seeks embassy IT managers
    State Department Foreign Service seeks embassy IT managers

    The U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service is seeking applicants to fill information management specialist positions around the globe.