Government News
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President Barack Obama has adopted a new strategy declaring for the first time that the United States has a national security interest to protect the nation\'s economic goods against terrorists, criminals and natural disasters in all corners of the globe.
January 25, 2012 -
President Barack Obama hit on some issues important to federal employees during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, including his push for a reorganization of some federal agencies. But, he also called for the creation of two new \"units\" to help fight counterfeit goods and financial fraud.
January 25, 2012 -
President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief the media today on their strategy for a slimmed-down DoD.
January 05, 2012 -
The Senate passed the megabus spending bill by a vote of 67-32 Saturday.
December 17, 2011 -
Federal employees have dodged a bullet...for now. Congress will not freeze federal pay or change the annuity formula to pay for the two-month extension of the payroll tax cut.
December 17, 2011 -
Dogs that worked in Iraq and helped at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, receive first-ever American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards.
November 07, 2011 -
The House approved a short-term spending measure Thursday after lawmakers rejected a similar bill earlier this week.
September 23, 2011 -
Newscast stories heard on the June 20, 2011, edition of In Depth with Francis Rose.
June 20, 2011 -
By JULIE PACE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – A White House official says President Barack Obama will nominate businessman John Bryson to lead the Commerce Department. Bryson is the former chairman and CEO of Edison…
May 31, 2011 -
Republicans plan to send President Barack Obama a message just a few hours before his State of the Union speech Tuesday.
January 24, 2011 -
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says the House will vote on a stand-alone bill that would repeal the policy of forbidding gays from serving openly in the military. Rep. Patrick Murphy of…
December 14, 2010 -
The departure of Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum was announced by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar at a congressional hearing where Birnbaum had been scheduled to testify but didn\'t show up.
May 27, 2010 -
A summary of spending proposals from the Obama administration
February 26, 2009