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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
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Atty Gen orders probe into IRS targeting groups
Atty Gen Holder orders probe into IRS targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny
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Police said to have suspect in mind in ricin case
Senator: Police have suspect in mind in mailing to Miss senator that tests positive for ricin
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Alaska-based soldier gets 16 years in spy case
Alaska-based soldier gets 16 years for selling secrets to FBI agent posing as Russian spy
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Federal response to Boston bombings 'swift and substantial,' expert says
Bob Blitzer, former chief of the FBI's domestic Terrorism and Counterterrorism Planning Section, told the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp a substantial joint terrorism task force will draw on federal resources to investigate Monday's bombings in Boston.
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Defense Dept. employee arrested on bribery charges
Department of Defense employee who oversaw construction contracts at Camp Pendleton used his position to extort bribes from businesses seeking to work on the California Marine Corps base, federal prosecutors said Monday.
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FBI arrests NASA contractor about to leave U.S. for China
Agents charged Bo Jiang, a contractor at the National Institute of Aerospace, with lying to federal investigators. Jiang was under investigation for possible violations of the Arms Control Act.
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AP Exclusive: FBI says fed agent killing justified
AP Exclusive: FBI finds fatal shooting of Calif. immigration agent by colleague was justified
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6 months post-Benghazi, Obama taps new Libya envoy
President Barack Obama nominated a new ambassador to Libya on Wednesday, filling a post that has been vacant since Chris Stevens was killed in the Sept. 11 Benghazi attack and signaling the United States' commitment to the North African country as it undergoes a perilous transition from decades of dictatorship.
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FBI investigating NASA whistleblower reports of Chinese data breach
Congressman Frank Wolf, whose subcommittee handles NASA's budget, said whistleblowers have reported a foreign national connected to an 'entity of concern' was allowed to exfiltrate sensitive data to China. The FBI is investigating the allegations.
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Nats add converted 1B Owings on minor-league deal
Nationals agree to terms with converted 1B Micah Owings for minor-league contract
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Hackers take over sentencing commission website
The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, an Internet activist who committed suicide. The FBI is investigating.
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Intelligence agencies faulted for Libya fallout
A Senate report found that changes made by intelligence agencies were the origin of confusing explanations after the attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya.
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GSA challenges real estate developers with a 'once-in-a-several-lifetimes' opportunity
The General Services Administration issued two requests for information earlier this month to redevelop the FBI headquarters building and the area of Washington known as Federal Triangle South. Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini said he's willing to entertain any and all ideas for saving the government money, making the buildings more efficient and helping to transform the neighborhoods.
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What federal applicants should know about polygraph tests
More and more Americans reported last year to having to submit to a polygraph examination in the quest of a coveted security clearance for federal employment or to keep a federal job. But unless you are like George Washington and you "cannot tell a lie" about cutting down the cherry tree, this controversial method could leave you rattled and unaware that you might have incriminated yourself during the process.
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End may be sight for FBI's unloved Hoover building
This past week, the GSA issued an invitation to developers: How would you like to build a new headquarters for the FBI in a different location? In exchange, they'll consider throwing in the J. Edgar Hoover building and the underlying land as part of the transaction.
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GSA looks to build up Federal Triangle South, consolidate FBI headquarters
The General Services Administration is shopping ideas on how to revamp a large group of federal buildings in the Federal Triangle South area near Southwest Washington's L'Enfant Plaza, and is looking to commercial realtors for guidance. The agency is also brainstorming how to consolidate the current Federal Bureau of Investigation's headquarters.
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Man charged in Arizona Social Security explosion
A man charged with detonating a homemade explosive device outside a Social Security Administration office in Arizona had researched how to construct a particular explosive that authorities say has been used in terrorist bomb plots, according to a criminal complaint.
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What's next after an FBI career?
Neal Schiff and Carol Tschudy from the Society of FBI Alumni, and Brad Benson from the Society of Former Special Agents, will talk about the work being done by their organizations.
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Examining the FBI's role in the Petraeus investigation
The way the FBI responded to Jill Kelley's complaint about receiving harassing emails, which ultimately unraveled or scarred the careers of ex-CIA Director David Petraeus and Marine Gen. John Allen, is the exception, not the rule.
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An apologetic Petraeus expresses regret for affair
Ex-CIA Director David Petraeus, who was whisked clandestinely into private meetings with Congress on Friday to avoid reporters, expressed regret anew in an appearance that marked his first official business since he resigned in disgrace over an extramarital affair.
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