GAO: US gov't IT reform slower than claimed
24 May 2012, 2:10 pm
The efforts of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration to streamline and improve the government's IT systems aren't proceeding as quickly as officials have suggested, a federal auditor said Thursday.

H-1B Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Cap Season
24 May 2012, 2:00 pm
U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields, such as scientists, engineers, or computer programmers.

Why Mitt Romney won't get specific
24 May 2012, 5:00 am
Analysis: Presumptive GOP nominee wants referendum on Obama, meaning keeping his proposals vague

Lenhart-Gordon pairing works a treat for the Earthquakes
24 May 2012, 1:34 am
Conventional wisdom says San Jose Earthquakes forwards Alan Gordon and Steven Lenhart are too duplicative in terms of their skill sets to complement each other on the pitch.

Lee says N. Korea human rights more urgent than nukes
23 May 2012, 10:45 am
North Korea's human rights abuses should be dealt with more urgently than its nuclear or missile programmes, South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said Wednesday.

Doctors, Healthcare Providers Denounce Proposed Health Insurance Rate Regulation Initiative As Bogus And Flawed
18 May 2012, 1:31 pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Doctors, physician groups, hospitals, health care providers and business groups today responded as Consumer Watchdog submitted signatures to qualify a self-serving ...

CMS eases rules to cut doctors’ regulatory burdens
18 May 2012, 9:34 am
Changes to proposed regulations on Medicare conditions of participation will maintain self-governing medical staff requirements at hospitals and save nearly $1 billion.

Senator questions $18B for job training, as study suggests rampant waste, abuse
17 May 2012, 8:07 pm
A Government Accountability Office study commissioned by Sen. Tom Coburn found an overlapping and duplicative maze of 47 federal jobs programs run by nine agencies, some of which were rife with mismanagement, waste, fraud, abuse and corruption.

Opponents of Prop. 29 will stop at nothing
13 May 2012, 8:37 pm
Re "Ouster decided my vote" (Letters, May 12): I'm glad The Bee decided to publish d

Have You Ever Butt-Dialed 911? Probably
9 May 2012, 12:19 pm
Last week, Mayor Bloomberg begrudgingly released an independent consultant’s report on New York City's 911 system, which found that "call operators waste time on duplicative questions and employ inconsistent questioning procedures." Even more startling, nearly 40% of all calls to 911 in 2010 came from butt-dials . Now we have a much clearer picture of why Bloomberg was reluctant to release all ...