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- OMB reworking financial systems to focus on outcomes, not inputs
- Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avoid default
- OMB taps VanRoekel to lead management team
- 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
FDA has safety concerns with Merck insomnia drug
FDA says Merck drug helps treat insomnia but may cause daytime drowsiness and driving issues
AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help
AP IMPACT: Thousands of military sex abuse victims seek VA health care, disability benefits
Military Bowl moving from RFK to Navy's Stadium
Military Bowl moving from RFK to Navy Marine Corp-Stadium for 2013
US says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers
US military praises Pakistan's steps to curb fertilizers used in Afghanistan bombs
AP CEO calls records seizure 'unconstitutional'
AP CEO calls government seizure of phone records 'unconstitutional,' says chill already felt
IRS probe ignored most influential groups
IRS targeted tea party but ignored most influential political groups
Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest
A look at the tangle of money in politics: the IRS and its tea party tempest
Oil price falls below $96 a barrel
Price of oil falls below $96 per barrel as traders await data, Fed chief Bernanke's speech
A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
Why Benghazi stays in the news: Smoke and bombs in Libya, mistakes and politics in US
Obama to speak on legality of drone program
Obama to speak on legality of drone program, key strategy in counter-terrorism efforts
Tea party looks to take advantage of moment
Feeling vindicated by IRS admission, tea party hopes to leverage the moment for a resurgence
White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS
Top White House adviser says Obama learned of IRS scandal from news reports
Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
Obama allies and former aides urge him to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
As they recruit for 2014 Senate races, Democrats have their own party struggles
Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf
On a rainy day, Obama takes Cabinet secretaries Sebelius, LaHood out for a round of golf
Obama agenda marches on despite controversies
Obama agenda withstanding IRS focus on tea party groups, Benghazi fallout, other controversies
First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams
Michelle Obama tells high school grads in Nashville to live their dreams, learn from failure
Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.
NASA: New pump resolves big space station leak
NASA: New pump vanquishes space station ammonia "gusher," jury still out on little leak
Somali reaction to al-Shabab sentences mixed
Minnesota Somalis react to sentences in al-Shabab case with mix of outrage, relief
FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
FBI and others executing search warrant in case of ricin intercepted at Spokane post office
Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supply
Evidence lacking that Marines performed simple test that could have uncovered Lejeune toxins
Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US
Report: Indy, Baltimore, St. Louis, Philly jails have nation's highest inmate sex abuse rates
AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes
AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list left outdated, incomplete as US wooed ruling generals
Conn., NTSB officials to tour train crash site
Conn. governor, US senators to tour train crash site with Transportation Safety Board team
CBO: Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023
Congressional budget analysts say Obama budget pares deficits by $1.1 trillion over decade
Congress gets mixed advice on regulating drones
Civilian drones raise privacy concerns, lawmakers get mixed advice on what to do about them
Obenshain nominated by GOP for Va attorney general
Sen. Mark Obenshain wins Va GOP attorney general nod after rival Bell concedes convention loss
Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012
Investigator says he told top Treasury officials of IRS probe in June of campaign year 2012
Benghazi probe co-chair subpoenaed by House panel
House panel subpoenas Benghazi review board co-chair to appear at closed deposition
Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention
Hagel orders military to recertify all who have roles in sexual abuse prevention programs
Coast Guard looks for 2 missing men in Va. river
Coast Guard searching for 2 missing men in Rappahannock River in Virginia
GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
Republicans seek to link IRS scandal and tax agency's role implementing Obama health overhaul
Marine daughter seeks dignity for 'Devil Dog pups'
Woman exposed to toxic water on Marine base making sure other 'Devil Dog pups' remembered
