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Administration sending federal officials to help struggling cities

Program will provide technical and planning expertise to help local officials tap federal funds and leverage local and regional resources.

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Taxes are still the stumbling block in deficit talks, Boehner says

House speaker says he 'wants to get there' regarding deficit-reduction and debt-ceiling deals but that he won't raise taxes.

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OPM chief says employees need more frequent feedback

Written evaluations once or twice a year aren’t enough, according to John Berry.

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Political posturing hampers debt deal talks, says government reform scholar

Paul Light says negotiators are ignoring ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ for agency streamlining.

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Shuttle crew loading space station

Atlantis ' return will mark the end of the 30-year space shuttle program.

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Farewell to the Shuttle

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Returning Iraq's Treasures

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From Nextgov: Pentagon's cyber strategy aims to quell fears of militarizing cyberspace

Expert interviews shown on a Government Business Council infographic predict the outcome of cyber defense efforts worldwide.

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IRS decision to end gift audits not political, specialist says

Career official in tax agency’s nonprofit division announced end to examinations of five campaign organizations.

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House cancels upcoming recess in anticipation of debt-ceiling deal

The House will be in session the week of July 18, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, announces

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Stunning jobs report complicates debt deal for both Obama, GOP

Weak employment numbers seen as argument against the president's strategy of mimicking Republicans' call for government belt-tightening.

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Democrats, Republicans to work over weekend on debt deal, Obama says

Bipartisan group of Congressional leaders agrees a deal to raise the debt ceiling must be reached soon, president says.

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Social Security changes are on the table in debt talks

It's unclear if Obama is willing to raise the retirement age or merely accept changes in inflation-adjustment calculations that would reduce benefits.

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Treasury Department holds secret talks on debt contingency plan

Top officials have been meeting to hash out a Plan B.

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From Nextgov: Estonian experience offers lessons on preparing for a major cyberattack

The wired Baltic nation has become a proving ground for attackers as well as an intellectual center for rethinking cybersecurity , says Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

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From Nextgov: Los Alamos lab will reopen Wednesday, after 10-day closure

It will be a few more days until supercomputers are up and running, but all other IT systems are ready to go .