Ed Feiner, who was instrumental in elevating the architecture of federal buildings as GSA's chief architect from 1996 to 2005, succumbed to a brain tumor at age 75.
Louis P. Ciminelli and other defendants convicted in pay-to-play scheme to steer them NY state contracts want US Supreme Court to overturn prosecutors' 'right to control' legal strategy, but that also could impact future bid-rigging cases, observers say.
A bipartisan group of senators has set up a roadblock, perhaps insurmountable, against a congressionally mandated US Dept. of Veterans Affairs proposal revamping the agency's extensive network of hospitals and other health care facilities.
In a 6-3 decision, justices said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority to set a broad greenhouse gas emissions reduction mandate.