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City to lose federal housing workers

By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:24:00 EDT

Move is part of HUD reorganization nationwide

Nearly three dozen workers at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development office in Baltimore — roughly a third of the agency's workforce in Maryland — are being forced to transfer out of state or take a buyout.

Federal workers relieved by limits on online disclosures

By Eileen Ambrose , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 8 May 2013 23:14:35 EDT

Watchdogs not happy about changes to STOCK Act

Details of financial transactions by members of Congress and thousands of high-level federal workers were supposed to be posted online last month for anyone in the world to see — a key step, supporters of the move said, toward greater transparency in government.

Budget cuts slow federal hiring in Md.

By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 4 May 2013 13:02:00 EDT

Attrition outpaced new hires in 2012

Hiring for federal jobs in Maryland has fallen 30 percent since 2008, and for the first time in years is being outpaced by the number of employees retiring or resigning — a trend that has raised concerns among some about the government's ability to deliver services in the future.

Charges weighed in diver deaths at APG

By Carrie Wells, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 2 May 2013 16:07:51 EDT

2 enlisted leaders, others could be charged in Feb. drownings at Super Pond

Two senior enlisted leaders with an elite Navy dive unit could face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of two sailors at Aberdeen Proving Ground in February, and others could be charged, the Navy said Wednesday.

Five Md. air traffic towers will remain open

By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:51:00 EDT

Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that are part of 149 "low activity" towers nationwide will remain open through the end of the September, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday.

Federal innovation a matter of perspective

By Emi Kolawole and Josh Hicks, The Washington Post — Wed, 8 May 2013 23:17:24 EDT

The federal government has an innovation problem — or does it?

Space telescope astrophysicist probes space, spreads the word

By Pete Pichaske, Special to The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:34:00 EDT

Jason Kalirai has 'the coolest job in the whole world'

Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so, as well.

NSA plans new computing center for cyber threats

By Matthew Hay Brown , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 6 May 2013 17:26:00 EDT

High Performance Computing Center-2 set to open in 2016

A new computing facility at the National Security Agency will help the country better defend against cyber attacks , agency officials and members of Congress said Monday.

Wounded veterans' partners get scholarships to UMUC

By Yvonne Wenger , The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:10:00 EDT

First Pillars of Strength scholarships awarded for distance learning programs

Two weeks after Beverly Poyer married her husband in 2007, he was deployed to Afghanistan. When he came home a year later, she was thrust into a role she hadn't expected: caregiver.

Annapolis man to head FEMA grant program

By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 1 May 2013 17:24:00 EDT

White House appointment of Brian Kamoie comes during overhaul

White House appointment of Brian Kamoie comes during overhaul