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Building a tool to make mail-in voter registration more accessible

At vote.gov, our mission is to make it easy for all eligible voters to understand how to register and vote. That’s why we’ve partnered with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to create a tool that helps people more easily fill out the National Mail Voter Registration Form.  The National Mail Voter Registration Form is […]

Iridium Logs 9% Sales Growth in Q4, 5% Rise in Full-Year 2024 Revenue

Iridium Communications reported fiscal 2024 fourth-quarter revenue of $213 million, up 9 percent from the prior-year period, and saw its total revenue for the full year increase 5 percent to $830.7 million. In an earnings release published Thursday, the McLean, Virginia-based satellite communications company said Q4 and full-year net income were $36.3 million and $112.8 […]

VA employees feel impact from policies shaking up federal workforce, despite exemptions

This story includes mentions of suicidal ideation. If you are having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, contact 911 or the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. Veterans calling 988 should press  “1” to reach the Veterans Crisis Line The Department of Veterans Affairs exempted many of its frontline employees from a governmentwide hiring freeze, the […]

Five quick tips for sharing information during an emergency

During times of national emergency, USAGov serves as the official channel of disaster communications for the federal government. To help people across the country prepare for and recover from disasters, we use different tactics across our channels. These tips can help your organization deliver timely information to your audience during a disaster. Ask your visitors […]

Christopher Buffoni Joins Chugach Government Solutions as SVP, CFO

Chugach Government Solutions has hired Christopher Buffoni as senior vice president and chief financial officer.  The company said Thursday that he would oversee its financial activities, support the execution of its strategic growth plans and boost its financial performance. “I have dedicated my career to supporting the brave and noble missions of our military and […]

HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts

Department of Health and Human Services officials expected most of the agency’s roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired Friday under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of nearly all probationary employees, according to an audio recording of a National Institutes of Health department meeting. In that meeting, an NIH office director told employees […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sworn In as HHS Chief

Editorial credit: Maxim Elramsisy / Shutterstock.com Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as the new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch presided over the ceremony at the White House. As the new chief, Kennedy will manage a federal department that operates on around $2 […]

FAR review and reform

In the spirit of procurement reform, efficiency and economy, and to be consistent with our blogs in the prior weeks, the Coalition and its members have undertaken an effort to review the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to identify opportunities for reform, revision or recission to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement system, lower […]