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Apple, Samsung close to Pentagon security approvals
5/2/13 11:22 AM
What do you do if you're the Pentagon and you can't decide whether to equip employees with iPhone or Android devices? You give them both.
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IRS furloughs to cost $61,000 per employee
4/30/13 12:44 PM
Planned furloughs at several federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, are supposed to save the government money as the pinch from sequestration sets in. However, that's not the case at some places.
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FAA furlough-endiing bill passes Congress
4/26/13 11:40 PM
The House approved the measure as lawmakers prepared to leave town for a weeklong spring recess - a break that would have been less pleasant if they were confronted by constituents upset over travel delays.
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No furloughs for Department of Justice employees, AG says
4/25/13 11:06 AM
Attorney General Eric Holder says he will be able to avoid furloughs because of additional money in the recently enacted legislation, combined with aggressive steps to freeze hiring and cut contracting and other costs.
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Lockheed CEO, others take big pay hikes in face of furloughs
4/24/13 1:02 PM
The chairman of Lockheed Martin took a $2 million boost in pay last year even as the company announced possible furloughs and layoffs, and he's not alone in that camp, according to Federal Times.
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One-fifth of female military members have reported sexual assault, report says
4/23/13 12:36 PM
About one-fifth of female members of the United States military have reported unwanted sexual contact according to a new Pentagon survey, Military Times reports, with 30 percent of female Marines reporting abuse.
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IRS furloughs to happen bewteen May and August
4/22/13 5:02 PM
As sequestration-related furloughs begin at numerous government agencies this week, the latest in a long line of offices to enforce unpaid leave is the IRS, according to Federal News Radio.
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Defense department experiencing research cuts
4/18/13 12:12 PM
Not only are the sequestration budget cuts hampering the efforts of federal agencies to keep staffing levels adequate, it's also already hurting research and development efforts across the government.
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Carnival to repay government for cruise ship responses
4/16/13 10:46 AM
Carnival says it will repay the government an unspecified amount for the costs to taxpayers of responses to disabling accidents on its Triumph and Splendor cruise ships, both of which left thousands of passengers stranded at sea.
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New York University teaches hacking in cybersecurity classes
4/30/13 12:54 PM
The school is teaching these "white hat" hackers to become experts in how to keep critical information and networks safe from both domestic and international cyber attacks.
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Federal hiring reaches 8-year low due to budget cuts
4/29/13 10:42 AM
The threat of budget cuts due to sequestration and other measures are not only enough to prompt massive layoffs at several government agencies, they've also stunted new hiring for years.
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FDA could cut food safety inspections by 18 percent
4/26/13 10:21 AM
The Food and Drug Administration will have to slash food safety inspections by nearly 20 percent if sequestration budget cuts kick in, the agency says.
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IRS paid $11 billion in faulty refunds in 2012
4/24/13 1:37 PM
According to the Treasury Department's inspector general, the IRS doled out $11 billion in improper payments through the Earned Income Tax Credit in 2012.
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FAA furloughs kick in, flight delays still possible
4/23/13 5:29 PM
A day after flight delays plagued much of the nation, air travel was smoother Tuesday, but the government warned passengers that the situation could change by the hour as thousands of air-traffic controllers are forced to take furloughs because of budget cuts.
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Army may cut 100,000 soldiers over next decade
4/23/13 12:06 PM
Senior Army officials are warning they may have to cut as many as 100,000 more soldiers over the next decade unless the automatic spending reductions forcing the military services to slash their budgets are stopped.
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Postal Service legislation likely to push soon
4/18/13 12:16 PM
Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings is one of a group of lawmakers that are trying to push through legislation that would overhaul how the United States Postal service does business, Federal Times reports.
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Smithsonian to close galleries due to budget cuts
4/16/13 3:42 PM
Budget cuts from Congress will soon reduce the number of free exhibitions on view each day at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
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China, United States to work together on cybersecurity
4/16/13 10:39 AM
After years of accusing each other of hacking each other's digital infrastructure, China and the United States will form a joint cybersecurity working group, Washington Technology reports.
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