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- Data breach puts DHS workers at risk of ID theft
- DoD to pursue commercial alternative to VA's VistA system
- Obama to nominate Tangherlini as GSA administrator
- PHOTOS: Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists
- House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts
- OMB fuels synergy between mobile, open data
- IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
- OMB reworking financial system requirements to focus on outcomes, not inputs
- Retirement funds temporarily tapped to avoid debt limit default
- VanRoekel to lead OMB management team
- SBA starting new lending program for veterans
- New Apple devices cleared to join DoD IT networks
- Bonuses under fire at GSA, other agencies
- Wednesday federal headlines - May 22, 2013
4-month strike at PSA Peugeot Citroen plant ends
4-month strike at Peugeot Citroen plant slated for closure ends; workers say they'll fight on
CFTC adopts weakened rule on derivatives trading
US regulators adopt weakened rule on derivatives trading; critics say large banks to benefit
Cisco 3Q net income rises 14 percent
Cisco 3rd-qtr income grows 14 pct, and company points to good signs in US and other markets
Futures rebound ahead of Conference Board report
US stock futures bounce back after unsettling day for retailers; Conference Board report due
Oil gains to near $96 as investors eye US economy
Oil price up to near $96 a barrel in European trade as investors await US economic indicator
A late fade on Wall Street; Wal-Mart, Disney slump
Wall Street closes lower after a muddled day of trading; Wal-Mart slides on weak sales
Puerto Rico faces lowest coffee production ever
Puerto Rico seeks to revive coffee industry amid island's lowest production ever
J.C. Penney posts bigger 1Q loss than expected
J.C. Penney 1Q loss widens from a year ago as sales keep falling
Money market fund assets fell to $2.582 trillion
Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell $1.04 billion to $2.582 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, according to the Investment Company Institute.
US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.51 pct.
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose this week but stayed near their historic lows. Cheaper mortgages have helped the economy by spurring more home-buying and refinancing.
Oil reverses early losses, tops $95 a barrel
Oil rises above $95 a barrel, shrugging off latest economic news from US; gasoline at $3.60
Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7
Part of Cambodian shoe factory collapses, killing 2 workers
Second court invalidates Obama recess appointment
Second appeals court finds Obama recess appointment is unconstitutional
Ticketmaster settles rewards lawsuit for $23M
Ticketmaster, customers agree to $23M settlement over $9-a-month rewards program
US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.51 pct.
Average US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.51 percent; 15-year up to 2.69 percent
Senate panel considers labor board nominees
Senate Republicans to oppose some nominees for hobbled labor board
A late fade on Wall Street; Wal-Mart, Disney slump
Wall Street closes lower after a muddled day of trading; Wal-Mart slides on weak sales
US jobless claims jump to highest level in 6 weeks
Weekly US unemployment aid applications jump to 360,000, highest in 6 weeks
Only 2 of 13 small SUVs do well in crash tests
Only 2 of 13 small SUVs perform well in insurance institute front-end crash tests
