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- Senators push Tangherlini for assurances GSA is improving
- As VA works to eliminate one backlog, one more might emerge
- Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses
- Furlough song: Laugh or you'll cry
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- NSA leak case gives vendors reason to reevaluate personnel
- Does security clearance process need a makeover?
- 8 contract executives guilty of 8(a) contracting fraud
- Whistleblower suit leads to $12M false claims settlement by SAIC
- NASA engineer, 29, recognized for improving aeronautical testing
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- NOAA meteorologist helps save lives one storm at a time
- 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
- Wednesday federal headlines - June 19, 2013
Blast at La. Plant kills 1, more than 70 hurt
Explosion at south Louisiana chemical plant kills 1, sends more than 70 to the hospital
This Week in the Civil War
This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, June 16: Fighting in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
Fla. sports bar deck collapses, dozens into water
Miami-area sports bar deck collapses during NBA Finals, sending dozens into water; some hurt
Witnesses in Bulger trial lay out gang's tactics
First witnesses in Bulger trial describe arsenal of guns, underworld associates
Massive storm system hitting Mid-Atlantic
Massive storm system that started in Midwest hits Mid-Atlantic; 2 deaths blamed on weather
Police: Gunman shot 3, self at St. Louis business
Police say man shot 3 others before killing self after argument at small St. Louis business
2 found dead in area burned by Colo. wildfire
2 found dead in area burned by out-of-control Colo. wildfire that destroyed at least 360 homes
Girl who took on transplant rules gets new lungs
Pa. girl, 10, who successfully challenged organ transplantation rules, gets new lungs
Police: Santa Monica gunman left farewell note
Police say Santa Monica gunman left farewell note apologizing for killing his father, brother
Privacy _ the online generation wants it
The generation that helped put the 'social' in online networking wants privacy, too
1 dead, 77 hurt in La. plant explosion
1 dead, 77 injured in explosion at Louisiana chemical plant; cause unknown
Zimmerman jurors to be sequestered up to a month
Fla. judge: Jurors in Zimmerman murder trial to be sequestered; trial to last 2 to 4 weeks
Jurors in Bulger trial shown collection of weapons
Jurors in James 'Whitey' Bulger trial shown huge collection of weapons, including machine guns
Coverage may be unaffordable for low-wage workers
Affordability glitch: low-wage workers in some big firms could get left out in health overhaul
10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
10 Things to See: A gallery of lasting moments our editors think you should see
Barber kicked out of Conn. park granted reprieve
Conn. mayor issues reprieve for barber to the homeless who was kicked out of park
Caterpillar drops Boy Scouts support over gay ban
Caterpillar Inc. no longer giving money to Boy Scouts, cites ban on gay leaders
Runner's disappearance prompts changes in AK race
Runner's disappearance in extreme Alaska mountain race prompts changes in rules
Senators look for consensus border amendment
Senators seek compromise on border security amendment that can win GOP votes on immigration
