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- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- Proposed commission would give teeth to cost-saving ideas but some lawmakers skeptical
- Feds outside the Beltway react to furloughs
- Contracting executives guilty of 8(a) program fraud
- EPA CIO Jackson returning to private sector
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- 29-year-old NASA engineer going where no one has gone before
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- NOAA meteorologist helps save lives one storm at a time
- ICE Director John Morton stepping down
- NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
- House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
- NIH tops list of best companies for baby boomers
- Latest postal reform proposal OKs 5-day delivery
- IRS official contradicts claims about reviews
- House presses VA for more details after cyber attacks
- DoD maintains BRAC fight, despite opposition
House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
House passes far-reaching bill to ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks
Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
Military has schedule for women to move into combat jobs, including SEALs, other commandos
SEC to require mea culpas in some big settlements
SEC chief ends policy of letting all companies, individuals settle without admitting guilt
AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan
AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan near Bagram
18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
18 mayors, including NYC's, call for testing ways to limit use of food stamps to buy soda
Google asks FISA court to lift gag order
Google asks secret court to lift gag order on govt surveillance, cites First Amendment rights
Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House
Rural lawmakers scrambling for votes on farm bill as legislation moves to House floor
IRS worker: No political bias against tea party
Transcript: IRS worker says tea party screening originated in Cincinnati, not Washington
CBO: 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill
CBO estimates immigration bill would give legal status to 8 million people, reduce deficit
NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
NSA director defends sweeping surveillance program, says plot against Wall Street thwarted
Obama's influence, limitations on display at G-8
Obama's influence and limitations both on display at G-8; trip continues in Germany
Obama opens 24-hour trip to Germany
Obama opens 24-hour trip to Germany; will meet with leaders and speak at Brandenburg Gate
FBI digging at former home of famed NY mobster
FBI digging for remains at former home of NY mobster who inspired Robert De Niro character
Booker encounters bumps on possible path to Senate
Booker, the odds-on favorite to be NJ's next US senator, encounters bumps along the path
Justin Rose finds a coach and a friend
Justin Rose, Sean Foley more than a player-coach relationship.
NTSB: Bad eyesight likely caused Okla. train crash
NTSB: Engineer's failing eyesight likely caused deadly 2012 train collision in Oklahoma
Senators to Obama: Arming Syrian rebels not enough
Key senators urge Obama to go beyond arming Syrian rebels to stem Assad's military advance
Study finds housing bias against same-sex couples
Study finds discrimination against same-sex couples in online rental housing market
Judge sets Fort Hood suspect trial for July 9
Army judge refuses 3-month trial delay request for Fort Hood suspect; sets July 9 trial date
Here's what to watch for Wednesday from the Fed
From statement to forecasts to news conference, here's what to watch for from the Fed
