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Say goodbye to that personal printer
With an eye toward savings, the Veterans Affairs Department wants to cut 45,000 printers over the next five years.
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Obama nominates new Medicare chief
Marilyn Tavenner would replace Donald Berwick, who has never won the support of Congress.
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OMB highlights report card of clean audits
Defense, Homeland Security and State are only departments with financial records in question.
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Gingrich: Super committee collapse ‘good for America’
As presidential candidate, the former House speaker says he would resolve the decades-long problem of political gridlock in Congress.
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Deficit reduction panel concedes defeat
$1.2 trillion in automatic cuts will be triggered in January 2013, including military spending.
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Senators propose new cap on contractor pay
Reimbursement ceiling of $400,000 would compromise between White House plan and current law.
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Balanced-budget amendment fails in House
The proposed Constitutional amendment came in 23 votes shy of the two-thirds majority required.
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DHS to start vetting virtual fence contractors by February
The Homeland Security Department plans as soon as January to open bidding on a 10-year contract to replace a failed $1 billion border surveillance project, according to DHS officials.
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Perry says his plan would make super committee unnecessary
Texas Republican says Obama is ‘AWOL’ in Asia while Congress dithers on cuts.
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President signs bill funding five departments and keeping other agencies open
Measure provides full-year funding for many agencies and extends temporary funding through Dec. 16 for the rest of government.
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Play of the Day -- How many times can Herman Cain say 'Herman Cain'? Plus: Ron Paul, new front-runner?
A daily roundup of late-night video.
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Alleged White House shooter charged with assassination attempt
Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 21, of Idaho Falls, was charged on Thursday in federal court.
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The Week in Comments: Cuts, buyouts and benefits
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
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Obama threatens veto of defense authorization bill
The move is a sharp escalation of the administration's battle with Congress over the future course of the war on terror.
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Energy Secretary says politics did not influence Solyndra loan
Steven Chu also says he didn't know his department urged the company to delay announcing layoffs until after the November 2010 elections.
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House repeals contractor withholding tax
The legislation was lauded by lawmakers from both parties and the White House.
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