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USPS and Cuba in Talks to Resume Direct Mail Service

Postal service between the two countries has stalled for 50 years. Read more5:13 PM ETcomments

A car drives through Havana, Cuba with American and Cuban flags on its dashboard. A car drives through Havana, Cuba with American and Cuban flags on its dashboard. Franklin Reyes/AP
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Postal Service Woes

The Postal Service has been losing money for quite some time, with Congress ... Read more

Play of the Day

Play of the Day gathers clips from late night and comedy television shows, ... Read more

After an Easy Hearing, the NSA and FBI Are Ready for a Drink arrow Post-hearing exchange caught on mic.

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“We have made real progress at a time when the mission of our agency has never been more important,” Dan Tangherlini said Tuesday.

Acting GSA Chief Impresses Senators As Agency’s Mr. Fix-It arrow Confirmation hearing touches on conference scandal, bonuses, respect for ...

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People Joining the US Workforce Today Are Less Educated Than Those Leaving It arrow Things are looking grim for young Americans starting work.

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Air Force Brig. Gen. Gina M. Grosso, right, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, to discuss women in combat.

Military Opening Positions to Women arrow Special Operations command to study impact of integrating women into the squads.

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Former Comptroller General David Walker

Unions Slam Proposed Efficiency Board As ‘Offensive’ and ‘Unwise’ arrow House oversight hearing examines potential updates to 'reinventing ...

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Treasury Secretary Lew Cleans Up His Signature for the Nation's Currency arrow Jacob Lew's signature has gone through an evolution.

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Excellence in Government

10 Things HR Departments Don’t Understand About Hiring arrow How to get an A+ in acquiring new talent.

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Gen. Keith Alexander testified Tuesday.

Analysis: Are 50 Foiled Terrorist Plots Worth Your Privacy? arrow NSA director's testimony doesn't answer critics' charges about the potential for ...

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Excellence in Government

Why Agencies Should Care How Well Their Employees Sleep arrow Employers need to talk to their employees about sleep.

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The Taliban Is Ready for Peace Talks arrow Qatar to host direct negotiations among the Taliban, the Karzai government and the U.S.

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Buildings in Aleppo have been damaged by the ongoing war in Syria.

Obama: Syria Isn't Another Iraq arrow "We have humanitarian interests," the president says to Charlie Rose.

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NATO soldiers walk towards a Chinook helicopter after a ceremony at a military academy on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Are Afghan Troops Really 'Getting Good Enough' to Take Over for NATO? arrow U.S. and NATO troops will remain in the country until 2014, but will ...

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