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- OMB reworking financial systems to focus on outcomes, not inputs
- OMB taps VanRoekel to lead management team
- Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avoid default
- PHOTOS: Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists
- Hagel: Accountability breakdown was leading factor in sexual assaults
- Former IRS commissioner faces questions about Tea Party
- SBA starting new lending program for veterans
- New Apple devices cleared to join DoD IT networks
- Army prioritizes access to data in fight over intelligence IT system
- DoD upends slow approval process for mobile devices
- Senior execs' bonuses under fire at agencies
- Gould moves the needle on many of VA's toughest challenges
- Tuesday federal headlines - May 21, 2013
Fired Oregon officer: Alcoholism was a disability
Oregon police officer fired after drunken driving crash sues city, cites disabilities law
US sues Novartis in NY again, cites doc kickbacks
US sues Novartis for 2nd time this week in NYC, accusing it of paying kickbacks to doctors
Well-groomed man sought in Rogaine, pill thefts
Man sought in thefts of Rogaine, teeth whiteners, weight-loss pills from Colo. Walgreens
Glenn Close's sister writing about mental illness
Jessie Close, sister of Glenn Close, writing book about mental illness; due out in Jan. 2015
Senate bill targets large compounding pharmacies
Senate proposal would subject large compounding pharmacies to stricter federal standards
Soccer stars promote cancer awareness with camps
Italian soccer stars form cancer awareness-soccer camp partnership
Latest HIV vaccine doesn't work; govt halts study
Latest bad news in hunt for AIDS vaccine: Govt halts US study, saying shots aren't working
NFL group, company teaming up for brain drug test
NFL group, company hope to test potential treatment for brain injuries in former NFL players
Study: chicken, ground beef are riskiest meats
Foodborne illness analysis shows chicken, ground beef are riskiest meats
Study: Lax attitude on teens and Rx drug abuse
Study: Parents not talking enough about dangers of teens and Rx drug abuse
ESPN's Digger Phelps diagnosed with bladder cancer
ESPN says former Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps diagnosed with bladder cancer
Study: New bird flu jumped directly from chickens
Chinese scientists find evidence that chickens at live markets caused bird flu in humans
New push against polio and new vaccines in Somalia
With Somali violence down, int'l community boosts child vaccines; polio targeted globally
Long-term care in aging US: Not for me, poll says
AGING AMERICA: Poll finds US unprepared, in denial about need for long-term care as we get old
UK experts: Cosmetic surgery needs tighter rules
UK experts: Cosmetic surgery needs tighter rules, skin fillers should be prescription-only
Shareholders criticize J&J management for lapses
Johnson & Johnson shareholders complain of recalls, other lapses; CEO pledges some changes
FDA detains imports of Mexican cucumbers
FDA detains imports of Mexican cucumbers after linking them to illnesses in 18 states
European regulators reject Pfizer arthritis drug
Pfizer says European medical regulators rule against rheumatoid arthritis drug Xeljanz
Correction: Flagstaff Effluent-Bacteria story
Correction: Flagstaff Effluent-Bacteria story
Hamlin awaiting clearance, pondering surgery
Still not cleared to race, injured Denny Hamlin talks frustration and possible surgery
What now for gun control? A look at the issue
Gun control backers say they won't give up, but where to go from here? A look at the issue
Patenting genes: Justices tackle big health issue
Supreme Court seems worried about allowing human genes to be patented; major biomedical issue
5-year-old Boston bomb victim no longer critical
Doctor says 5-year-old Boston Marathon bombing victim no longer in critical condition
