Before leaving for home Friday evening, the House approved an omnibus spending bill that includes $30.7 billion for NIH, which is $299 million above last year’s appropriation but is $758…

In a report  released this week, The Government Accountability and Transparency Board (GATB) made several recommendations to improve federal spending transparency. Recommendations include: (1) Expanding on tools and techniques developed…

OMB issued memorandum M-11-34 on September 15, 2011, which notified agencies that spending on Recovery Act awards should be accelerated to complete projects and spending by September 30, 2013. Unspent…

Historically, IT skills certifications were a ticket to higher salaries for IT professionals. Based on data from Foote Partners IT Skills and Certification Pay Index for the third quarter 2011,…

Calling all experts! The EPA has several openings for nationally and internationally recognized scientists, engineers, and social scientists to serve as Special Government Employees on federal advisory committees to provide…

The US Department of Energy has published a request for information “seeking comments and information from interested parties to assist DOE in reviewing its existing regulations to determine whether any…

NIH and some other parts of the US federal government have been operating under a continuing resolution, which will expire on December 16, 2011.  One detail embedded within the budget process…

Citrix announced results of a recent survey designed to assess how companies are responding to increasing pressure from employees who want to use personal smartphones, tablets and other devices for…