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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
Panda Express settles Hawaii sex harassment suit
Panda Express to pay $150K to settle federal sexual harassment claims at Hawaii restaurant
Wealthy win lion's share of major tax breaks
CBO study: Wealthy win lion's share of major tax breaks like mortgage interest deduction
EU demands Google do more to settle antitrust case
EU's competition chief says Google must make more concessions to settle antitrust case
Roku raises $60M from Hearst, News Corp, others
Streaming device maker Roku raises $60 million from Hearst, News Corp, others
Sallie Mae plans to split into 2, names new CEO
Sallie Mae plans to split into 2 separate, publicly traded cos.; names Remondi as its CEO
Switzerland takes step to end tax dispute with US
Switzerland looks to settle US tax dispute by letting banks lift veil of secrecy
Unemployment rates fall in nearly all US cities
Unemployment rates fall in 92 percent of US cities in April, latest sign of widespread gains
Dow Jones average pulls back from latest record
Stock market pulls back as investors shift out of high-dividend stocks
EU eases pace of austerity to help economy
EU Commission recommends several member states to slow pace of austerity cuts to help economy
AP source: Obama picking Furman for economic post
AP source: Obama nominating Furman to a top White House economic post
Tax overhaul: IRS scandal could lead to changes
IRS scandal seen as possible jump-starter for efforts to rewrite, simplify tax laws
Service Corp. to buy Stewart for more than $1B
Service Corp. to buy Stewart Enterprises for about $1.1B in combo of funeral home operators
Prosecutor seeks jail time for Dolce, Gabbana
Milan prosecutor seeks jail time for designers Dolce and Gabbana in tax case
Russia's top court to hear Khodorkovsky's appeal
Russia's highest court to hear appeal by jailed oil tycoon Khodorkovsky and his partner
OECD: Europe remains threat to world economy
OECD warns Europe's economy to worsen this year, threatening global recovery
Finnair removes painting on plane over plagiarism
Finnish airline Finnair to paint over 1 of its planes' design due to plagiarism fears
Poland's Boeing 787s to resume flights on Saturday
Polish carrier LOT to resume flights of Boeing 787s on June 1 as it seeks more state aid
Wal-Mart to pay $81.6M for illegal waste disposal
8-year investigation ends with Wal-Mart pleading guilty to environmental crimes, paying $81.6M
ECB: Eurozone still 'fragile' as reforms lag
ECB says recent calm could be disrupted by market reversal, slow progress on improving growth
ECB: Eurozone still 'fragile' as reforms lag
The European Central Bank says the continent's financial system remains fragile and exposed to risks including a sudden drop in currently buoyant stock and bond markets as well as trouble among banks as they face more bad loans in a weak economy.
