Happy Labor Day! Last Friday, Hurricane Earl landed in North Carolina and caused minimal damage. With Tropical Storms Fiona and Gaston directly behind Earl and a tropical storm in the Eastern Pacific, it seems to me we are entering the height of hurricane season. Since t...

When I think of NASA, I think trips to space, landing on the moon, work at the space station, all things way above the Earth's surface. I don't think of NASA as being the experts on handling situations below the Earth's surface.As it turns out, experts from NASA are just the people to help offici...

Lee la versión en español We’re trying something new here at GovGab – once a month, I'll review a recipe from the government. Think Julie and Julia. Our first recipe is from FDA's Office of Women's Health: Diabetes Recipe Cards (also available in Spanish). You can order this free recipe an...

When I was in high school and college I almost always had a part-time job. I worked at the mall, in department stores, sold shoes, lifeguarded, and did some office work in an academic office on campus. I always avoided being a waitress. I’m so clumsy that I would have surely dropped a tray of ...

Every week we receive many calls at the National Contact Center from people looking to file a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission because they have a  problem with a cell phone, internet and/or cable company.   I was happy to see that the FCC launched their C...