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- 5 percent of federal workers to be furloughed Friday
- Congress pressures agencies to speed up office consolidations
- Katherine Archuleta chosen as next OPM director
- Data breach puts DHS workers at risk of identity theft
- DoD chooses interoperability over integration for new e-health record system
- House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts
- OMB fuels synergy between mobile, open data
- IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
- Accountability breakdown leading factor in DoD sexual assaults
- OMB reworking financial system requirements
- Federal retirement funds temporarily tapped
- VanRoekel to lead OMB management team
- Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal finalists
- Thursday federal headlines - May 23, 2013
Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife
Photos taken after Tucson shooting that wounded Giffords show gun, high-capacity magazines
IRS official Lerner to take 5th at hearing
IRS official Lerner at center of controversy to take 5th at House Oversight Committee hearing
Growers making up for lost time in planting corn
USDA: Growers making up for lost time in planting corn, thanks to drier conditions
Protesters rally over IRS' tea party scrutiny
Chanting 'Stop the IRS,' protesters rally over agency's scrutiny of tea party groups
Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL oil pipeline
White House: Obama 'strongly opposes' GOP bill to speed approval of Keystone XL oil pipeline
Senate panel approves weapons for Syrian rebels
A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-old civil war.
Stock indexes close higher on hopes for Fed
Stocks turn higher after reassuring words from Fed official; Home Depot gains after earnings
US lawmakers seek limits on Russia cooperation
US lawmakers seek to block transfer of missile defense data to Russia
AP Sources: Obama ok punting gay immigration idea
AP Sources: White House suggests Leahy sidestep gay rights issue in immigration markup
Stock indexes head higher in afternoon trading
Stocks turn higher after reassuring words from Fed official; Home Depot gains after earnings
US lawmakers seek Asia missile defense safeguard
Members of Congress want to prevent reduction in US missile defense in East Asia
Protesters denounce IRS at agency's headquarters
Protesters denounce IRS targeting of tea party groups outside agency's Washington headquarters
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,091
At least 2,091 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001
Obama pledges urgent aid to Oklahoma town
Obama pledges urgent assistance to Oklahoma town devastated by tornado
Kyrgyzstan bent on evicting US air base in 2014
Kyrgyz leader says US Manas air base will close in 2014; base supports Afghanistan operation
Okla. Senator says tornado aid should be paid for
Okla. Senator Coburn says tornado aid should be paid for with cuts elsewhere in budget
Gov't presses ahead on another leak case
In another leak case, gov't talk of reporter committing a crime
US DOJ to review flawed Milwaukee ATF sting
Justice Dept.'s inspector general to look into flawed Wis. sting as part of larger ATF review
Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man
Sean Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free American businessman held nearly 2 years
