USDA and HHS Want You to Eat Healthier Foods
The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services have released updated nutritional guidelines to encourage Americans to follow “healthy eating patterns.”
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Americans’ Satisfaction With the Federal Government on the Decline
According to a new report, Americans’ overall satisfaction with the federal government is at a new low.
Committee Expands Investigation into Sebelius Solicitations
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have expanded their examination into reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius may have solicited funding or assistance from the health care industry to help implement the health care law.
Federal Circuit Says HHS Denied Veteran Preference Rights and Orders Agency to Award Position to Him
HHS has been ordered to hire a veteran and to compute back pay and benefits where the agency conceded that it would have selected a veteran had it not made an error in removing his name from the list of candidates for a competitive service position.
HHS Ordered to Compute Back Pay and Benefits After Violating Veterans Act
HHS was ordered to hire a veteran and to compute back pay where the agency conceded that it would have selected a veteran had it not made an error in removing his name from the list of candidates for a competitive service position.
A Federal Official with a “Common Touch”
Senior federal officials sometimes have a reputation or image for being far removed from the average American. This HHS official took a different approach.
Moving Toward a Government-Wide Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings
HHS is moving out to ban smoking at all HHS campuses.
Former MSPB Chair to be Nominated as IG for HHS
Daniel Levinson nominated to be IG at HHS