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US Mint testing new metals to make coins cheaper

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Thursday - 12/20/2012, 10:02am EST

Treasury, HHS, Justice find more areas to cut waste

Cutting back on excess dollar-coins, tackling Medicare prescription drug abuse and prosecuting procurement fraud are just some of the ways the White House says agencies cut back on government waste in 2011.

Tags: management , OMB , HHS , DoJ , Treasury , Campaign to Cut Waste , Joseph Biden , waste , fraud , abuse , Medicare , Medicaid , Kathleen Sebelius , Neal Wolin , James Cole , Jared Serbu

Wednesday - 12/14/2011, 06:47am EST
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GAO says switch to dollar coins could save $5.5 billion

A jingling of coins may soon replace the rustling of dollar bills, if a new, money- saving plan by the GAO is enacted. The move could save the U.S. more than $5.5 billion over 30 years, GAO's Lorelei St. James told Federal News Radio.

Tags: GAO , Federal Reserve System , Bureau of Engraving and Printing , Federal Drive , Lorelei St. James , money , dollar bill

Monday - 10/31/2011, 12:03pm EDT
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U.S. Mint rebounding from technology deficiencies

Goutam Kundu, the agency's CIO, is focusing on reducing the number of applications, modernizing its systems and improving online customer service.
June 23, 2011

Tags: technology , Goutam Kundu , cloud computing , customer relationship management , ITIL , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller

Thursday - 06/23/2011, 07:47pm EDT
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New pennies don't feature the Lincoln Memorial

The penny still has President Lincoln on the front, but the back no longer features the Lincoln Memorial. Instead there is a "preservation shield."

Tags: Pennies , Abraham Lincoln , Lincoln Memorial , Gordon Hume

Sunday - 08/08/2010, 12:26pm EDT