Understand Gov't @UnderstandGov
Helping you engage with your government -- where the real works gets done -- in the executive branch and in federal agencies (in Washington + where you live). understandinggov.org Beyond Washington, D.C. Joined July 2009-
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Kansas City loses a behemoth federal building but keeps 6500 jobs, including NOAA, National Nuclear Security Admin: ow.ly/uHFzR
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US Secret Service gets involved when it comes to data security -- even when it comes to a beauty products supplier ow.ly/uHEYJ
Was a federal agency's lack of mission commitment part of the problem with GM's fatally-delayed recall? ow.ly/uHEsr
From Long Beach, CA, a look at how Customs and Border Patrol searches for dangerous shipments at key ports ow.ly/uvn6x
HHS investigators look into why Maryland had "one of the worst [health insurance exchange] roll outs in the country" ow.ly/uvmEE
FBI takes on cold case in SF from nearly 40 years ago: ow.ly/uq1N9
Creosote flowed into basements...but now the EPA says this NJ Superfund site is finally cleaned up: ow.ly/upZJg
This forest fire brought to you by . . . the US Forest Service: ow.ly/upYv4
Minority Business Dev't Center launched in Houston -- Community College gets $900K from Dept. of Commerce ow.ly/ulBYF
If you want a campsite on TVA land (near some beautiful natural settings in Tennessee) you better register quick! ow.ly/ulBgg
Justice Dept. to look into problem-plagued "storefront stings" run by the ATF in Milwaukee and three other cities ow.ly/ulAqh
NOAA says January 2014 was 4th-warmest 1st month ever: ow.ly/uiS8a
If you want water for crops, you have to talk to the Bureau of Reclamation -- that's the case in California ow.ly/uiNge
Snarky look at Aereo TV's streaming content sheds light on broadcast content copyright issues ow.ly/uiN2J
Organic or certified naturally grown? Small farmers try to choose the best option: ow.ly/o4muv
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excellent summary of Top ten problems facing public education in America tinyurl.com/mucs9bw via @gimbynow
GIMBYweekly roundup, which you may not have known existed, but you had the feeling that something was missing ow.ly/muBkA
Do you think Edward Snowden acted alone? GIMBY says he had company...gimby.org/blogs/gimby-ne…
UG board chair James Fallows on the spectre of false equivalence (and a very hard-to-parse headline) ow.ly/lswRF
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