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Obama Accelerates Permits for Infrastructure Projects

Presidential memo and performance dashboard hailed by Transportation Secretary. Read moreMay 17, 2013comments

Barack Obama spoke at the Key Bridge in Washington to promote infrastructure programs in 2011. Barack Obama spoke at the Key Bridge in Washington to promote infrastructure programs in 2011. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP file photo
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Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., says most IRS workers are good people and have tough jobs.

Democratic Lawmakers Stand Up for IRS Workers arrow Congressmen want to weed out the bad eggs to restore faith in the agency.

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GSA Mishandled Executive Bonuses, Watchdog Says arrow Agency skirted legal requirements in awards totaling $160,700.

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How to Prevent the IRS From Abusing Its Power Again arrow Evaluate tax-exempt groups based on behavior rather than speculation, and compensate ...

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Analysis: You Know What Really Risks National Security? Leak Investigations arrow What's the concern, plugging leaks or managing spin?

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This Is Why People Hate the Government arrow One guy in an office sat on Tea Party tax-exempt applications for 13 months after they were ...

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Agencies Need Congress’ Help to Weed Out Duplicate Programs arrow Some people won’t be pleased at losing their projects, panel told.

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Obama Taps OMB Veteran as Acting IRS Commissioner arrow Controller Danny Werfel has spent much of the past year dealing with sequestration.

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Government Should Run Like a Business—But Not in the Way You Think arrow Regimes around the world are under pressure to deliver more and cost ...

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The Myth of Presidential Leadership arrow Many Washington pundits are critical of the president’s ability to wrangle concessions out of Congress, ...

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

What Chris Christie's Got: Crossover Appeal arrow The N.J. governor is the GOP's best 2016 presidential candidate, numbers suggest.

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Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., right, stands for a ceremonial photo with Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio.

The Justice Department Did Not Wiretap the House Cloakroom arrow Rep. Devin Nunes of California dropped an explosive allegation -- an almost ...

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Air traffic controllers will be among those furloughed.

Furlough Watch: Agency-by-Agency Impacts of Sequestration arrow Some agencies are avoiding unpaid leave altogether, while others require days of ...

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