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Howard leaving HHS for new job at FDA

Sally Howard is stepping down as the chief of staff at Health and Human Services to become the deputy commissioner for policy at the Food and Drug Administration.

Tags: Sally Howard , HHS , FDA , Andrea Palm , Kathleen Sebelius , management

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VA Deputy Secretary Scott Gould leaving

After four years as the second in charge, Scott Gould has decided to leave VA. His last day on the job will be May 17.

Tags: Scott Gould , VA , Jason Miller , management , exclusive

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Air Force Secretary Donley to step down

Air Force Secretary Michael Donley will step down in June after nearly five years on the job, the Air Force announced Friday. Donley's last day with the service will be June 21.

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Obama nominates new regulatory czar

President Barack Obama announced he will nominate Federal Trade Commission official Howard Shelanski to serve as the head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).

Tags: OIRA , Cass Sunstein , Howard Shelanski , OMB , regulations , Jack Moore

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Senate Democrats put off vote on Labor nominee

Tags: Thomas Perez , Labor , nominees ,

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Senate confirms Sylvia Burwell to head OMB

As his new director of the Office of Management and Budget, President Barack Obama said Burwell will help his administration continue efforts to replace recent across-the-board budget cuts.

Tags: Sylvia Burwell , OMB , nominees , management , budget

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Performance guru Metzenbaum leaving OMB

OMB's associate director of performance and personnel management is returning to Boston after four years of leading the day-to-day Obama administration performance management agenda.

Tags: management , OMB , Shelley Metzenbaum , performance management , John Kamensky , IBM Center for the Business of Government , Jason Miller

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Bernanke to miss conference, hinting at departure

Tags: Ben Bernanke , Federal Reserve , Barack Obama

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HUD CIO Jerry Williams takes new job at Education

Jerry Williams will become the new chief information officer at the Education Department's Office of Federal Student Aid. Patsy Garnett, HUD's acting deputy CIO for IT and business modernization, also is heading to a new agency.

Tags: technology , Jerry Williams , HUD , Education Department , Patsy Garnett , NRC , workforce , Jason Miller , exclusive , CIO

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Labor nominee Perez pledges open mind

Tags: Labor Department , Thomas Perez , Justice Department , Civil Rights Division , Congress , Senate ,

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