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White House moves to increase public access to scientific research online
Today, the White House responded to a We The People e-petition that asked for free online access to taxpayer-funded research. As part of the response, John Holdren, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, released … View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary For…
U.S. House makes legislative data more open to the people in XML
It was a good week for open government data in the United States Congress. On Tuesday, the Clerk of the House made House floor summaries available in bulk XML format. Yesterday, the House of Representatives announced that it will make … View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary For…
FEMA may house Sandy survivors in stackable dwelling units in New York and New Jersey
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Stackable housingon three levels FEMA is contemplating the idea of using “stackable” modular housing to temporarily accommodate residents of New York and New Jersey who survived Hurricane Sandy, but currently have no place to live. Homepage position: 10 read more View full…
House members critical of minutia in TSA/union bargaining agreement
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Long-time critics of the Transportation Security Administration aren’t thrilled with the agency’s new collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) union. The agreement between the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and TSA was ratified on Nov. 9 with a…
Man charged in theft of White House audio gear
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Federal authorities have caught up with a man suspected of stealing a van that held White House audio equipment, after he bragged about the caper. Richmond, Virginia, resident Eric Brown, 48, was detained on Nov. 7 and charged with stealing a truck containing the…
Occupy-inspired anthrax hoaxer sentenced to halfway house detention
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Daemen College A Buffalo, NY man who mailed a envelopes containing white powder to two U.S. banks during 2011’s Occupy Wall St. protests will serve 10 months detention. Cory T. Kent, 30, who was convicted this past summer of perpetrating a hoax…
DHS, FEMA, White House emphasize continuing collaboration on Isaac prep
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: FEMA’s Fugate The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and the White House emphasized continuing collaboration and communications between state and federal emergency management agencies as Tropical Storm Isaac bore down on the hurricane-weary Gulf Coast on Aug. 27….
House watching former ICE employee lawsuit, but no hearing planned
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Rep. Peter King (R-NY) The job discrimination lawsuit filed by the head of the New York ICE office against DHS alleging he was passed over for promotion in favor of female agents bears watching, said the leader of the House Homeland Security…
House oversight committee sues Holder on Fast and Furious records
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) Alleging U.S. attorney general Eric Holder stonewalled Congress by withholding information on the government’s failed “Fast and Furious” gun smuggling operation, the leader of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee filed a civil action on Aug. 13…