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Obama calls for more small business contracting

The President also establishes a new task force on veterans small business development. New executive order on small business requires a new Web site to list agency small business contracting data. The order also creates a new interagency taskforce to make recommendations on improving federal progress in meeting governmentwide goals.

Tags: contracting , OMB , SBA , Commerce , Small business contracting , Interagency task force on small business contracti , Small business Web site , Veterans-owned businesses , executive order

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Camping gear points the way to energy savings

Green technologies put green in the economy as well

Tags: newsstand , technology , recovery , Barlow Herget , Cree Incorporated , Celgard , Joe Biden ,

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Summit shuts down portions of major roads

See a map of the affected downtown area and find out what streets are affected.

Tags: Nuclear Security Summit , Metro , Greater Washington Board of Trade , D.C. Department of Transportation

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Sen. Mikulski reacts to Justice Stevens' retirement

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) says a nomination battle over a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens could take up a lot of the Senate's time this summer.

Tags: Maryland , Barbara Mikulski , Supreme Court , John Paul Stevens , politics program , Mark Plotkin , Michelle Basch , mortgage reform

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Catoe reflects on time as Metro general manager

John Catoe reflected on his time as general manager at his final Metro Board meeting on Thursday.

Tags: D.C. , Metro , Metro Board , Metro General Manager , John Catoe , Nationals Park , Pope Benedict XVI , Red Line crash , Richard Sarles

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Delegate aims to stop Cuccinelli's health care suit

A Virginia lawmaker is starting his own campaign to stop Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli from moving forward with his lawsuit against the federal government over health care reform.

Tags: Virginia , Alexandria , Ken Cuccinelli , David Englin , U.S. Constitution , Office of the Attorney General , health care reform

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ONLINE EXTRA: President Obama on the FY2011 budget request

The President discusses priorities in his FY2011 budget request, released today.

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Barack Obama and Barney Frank

Tags: IRS , Tim Geithner , Barney Frank , House Finance Committee , Freddie Mac , Fannie Mae

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Contractor Crackdown: tax cheats targeted by White House

President Obama is expected to sign new regulation today cracking down on tax cheats getting federal contracts. The Government Accountability Office says 1.6 million businesses owe more than $58 billion in unpaid payroll taxes.

Tags: contracting , Charles Grassley , White House , GAO , Tax cheats , Contractor unpaid taxes

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White House says Federal technology is too old, holds back workers

President Obama, OMB Director Peter Orszag, and Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients want newer technology available all across government.

Tags: technology , management , Karen Evans , Jeffrey Zients , Office of Management and Budget , Peter Orszag

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