…market competition, particularly in the nascent biosimilars market. We strongly encourage the agency to carefully consider thoughtful changes to both phases of the demonstration in order to maintain robust competition, and a strong incentive to invest in affordable medicine, where…
…2014. About a year later, a report from the Homeland Security Inspector General's office revealed that agency employees failed to find explosives, weapons and other dangerous items in more than 95 percent of covert tests at multiple U.S…
…Times op-ed, announcing he was scrapping the Independent Police Review Authority, a move he had been pushed to make early on given the agency's miserable track record with holding accountable. In the Tribune this morning, Emanuel doesn't…
…on the CFPB's arbitration rule earlier this month in Albuquerque, N.M., a man who identified himself as Chuck Bowman rose to challenge the agency's director, Richard Cordray, on whether the policy would enrich trial lawyers and if…
…are sending a letter to CMS acting administrator Andy Slavitt today with fresh concerns over the agency's planned Part B demonstration project. While most criticism of the Part B demo has centered on Medicare's proposed changes to lower…
…House The House reconvenes at noon for legislative business. The chamber is expected to consider a bill (HR 4641) that would create an inter-agency task force on pain management and opioids, as well as a rule providing for consideration…
…is tied to a particular statute or program, any claim that an Executive Branch agency has erroneously interpreted the governing substantive statute could easily be recast as a violation of the Appropriations Clause, on the theory that the applicable appropriations…
…The agency in charge of promoting Albuquerque as a premier tourist destination announced Thursday it was rebranding itself as... READ MORE ( http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2016/05/12/acbv-announces-major-rebrand.html ) ( https://www.facebook.com/sharer…
… $10 billion for the Coast Guard; $1.7 billion for the Secret Service; and $10.8 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including $6.4 billion for emergency disaster relief. As amended the bill would bar the use of…
…available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide. W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Kevin L. Hannes as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected…
…House The House reconvenes at noon for legislative business. The chamber is expected to consider a bill (HR 4641) that would create an inter-agency task force on pain management and opioids, as well as a rule providing for consideration…
… At Thompson Center in the morning to sign "Executive Order to Improve Agency Efficiency." EVENTS Courtesy of IntelligentEvent @Chi_Intellevent TODAY: Diplomatic Encounters: His Excellency Gerard Araud Ambassador of France to the United States - Institute of Politics - His Excellency Gerard…
…to reach the Senate floor this year. More for Pros. HHS TAKING ACTION ON GENDER BIAS - The agency will conduct Title IX compliance reviews to ensure that universities it funds are addressing gender-based discrimination within their research programs, Reps…
…can spend its money is a big deal to advocates of home rule, who say the local government should not be treated like a federal agency." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3cffe9e962d82c75072758104eccd182823c8d02ff1b4f4ad26226842e5124c2 WEDNESDAY'S TRIVIA WINNER - Claude Marx was the first…
…MATT FLEGENHEIMER The director of the F.B.I. said Wednesday that he would not be rushed into finishing his agency’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails on an election timetable. And he would not say whether the inquiry…
…States." - REPORT 'SEVERELY DAMAGED' RELATIONS, CHINA RESPONDS, via Agence France-Presse: "China on Sunday accused the U.S. of deliberately distorting the facts in a report on the Asian giant's defense policy, warning Washington it had 'severely damaged' trust…
…next few weeks, CGCN Group partner Sam Geduldig said in a note to clients today. The "Reducing Regulatory Burdens" task force will address changes to the regulatory process, such as how agencies use scientific data, Geduldig said. Also, the House…
…crews and hundreds of thousands of commuters together. ... "It's also a story about the agency's early faith in automation - that computers would negate human error - which seemed to stunt the development of a safety culture, resulting in disasters. ..…
…of a powerful House committee is demanding to know how IRS chief John Koskinen has found the money to hire up to 700 enforcement staff when he told Congress a short time ago his agency was more or less broke…
…house-set-to-limit-paid-time-off-for-federal-employees-under-investigation/> WASHINGTON POST// ERIC YODER Federal agencies could no longer put employees on indefinite paid leave while investigating them for misconduct or poor performance under a bill set…
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