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BITTER FLORIDA COLD CONTRIBUTES TO 166 MANATEE DEATHS THIS YEAR, A RECORD PACE

From: KHOU

“When water temperatures stay below 68 degrees Fahrenheit for weeks at a time, manatees suffer cold-stress syndrome. That causes weight loss, fat loss, dehydration and other…

THERE ARE STRICT RULES ABOUT WHAT SOME FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CAN SAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

From: Futurism

“Ironically, the goals of the Hatch Act to remove partisanship from federal service and base personnel solely on merit, seem farther away even as the Act extends into…

FEDERAL WORKERS WARNING: ONLINE ACTIVITY POSES NEW DANGER TO YOUR JOBS

From: KUER

““The fact that we have a president who is sort of the Twitterer-in-Chief in a position to basically shut down social media competition is another one of the ironies here,”…

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COULD GET FIRED FOR LIKING THE WRONG TWEET

From: Motherboard

““Federal employees who get into Twitter spats with Donald Trump face career risks that the Tweeter-in-Chief does not"

ZINKE SIGNED ORDER IN JANUARY MAKING 'ACTING' DIRECTORS OFFICIAL

From: The Hill

“Signed under the radar, Zinke’s Jan. 12 order gave the acting directors for such bureaus as the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service “temporary re-delegation…


News Releases

EPA ABANDONS LEAD-BASED PAINT PROTECTIONS

1.4 Million Children and Thousands of Construction Workers Remain At Risk

MISSING DOCUMENTS IN CHAMBERS CASE SUDDENLY FOUND

Interior Still Deciding Whether to Release Newly Located Records

SPECIAL COUNSEL TAGS INTERNS TO CLOSE OUT WHISTLEBLOWER CASES

Staff Resignations Leave Agency Short-Handed

COMPUTER RECYCLING EXPOSES PRISON STAFF AND INMATES TO TOXICS

Prison Industry Safety Concerns Censored From OSHA Investigation

FLORIDA’S ENVIRONMENT - MORE VIOLATION NOTICES BUT LESS RESULTS

Cleanups and Civil Fines Down in ’04; “Traffic Ticket” Mentality Decried