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The Steve Jobs Emails That Show How to Win a Hard-Nosed Negotiation

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Head of IRS Exempt Organizations Division Placed on Administrative Leave arrow Fallout continues over the agency’s targeting of conservative ...

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Making Government Faster arrow Report highlights importance of measuring time for agency tasks.

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

No Furloughs at Agriculture Through September arrow USDA becomes the latest department to get a reprieve from Congress.

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Americans Still Like the Postal Service arrow Survey shows most want USPS to continue to deliver throughout the country.

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“It’s wrong to force American families to fund the paychecks of federal employees who don’t feel like paying their taxes,” Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said.

Bill to Keep Tax Cheats Out of Fed Workforce Introduced in Senate arrow Measure is similar to legislation that failed in the House in April.

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Don't Hold Your Breath Waiting for Public Opinion to Turn Against Obama arrow The president has a base of loyalists that won't quit and, at least ...

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Obama to Nominate Katherine Archuleta as OPM Director arrow Former campaign official has served in Labor, Energy and Transportation departments.

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Analysis: Is It Too Hard to Fire Misbehaving Feds? arrow Consider the IRS scandal as a test case.

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Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Analysis: The Audacity of Eric Holder Admitting Team Obama Killed 4 Americans arrow ... and praise for the supposed commitment to transparency.

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Wait Two Months, Then Check Obama's Approval Rating arrow Reagan, Nixon ratings fell 2 months after Iran-Contra and Watergate. Clinton was ...

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The Inspiring Future (and Present) of Government Innovation arrow There's lots of innovation underway in different places around government.

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How the Heck Do You Keep on Mission When the Mission is Always Changing? arrow How to maintain mission priorities in spite of Washington's ...

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