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Oversight board hunts for new IRS commissioner
The Treasury Department and the independent board that oversees the Internal Revenue Service are reviewing potential candidates for the job of IRS commissioner in the hopes of sending names to the White House within the next month.
Defense
Career managers, executives staff underground government
A rotating group of about 100 senior civilian federal managers, mostly from the career ranks, has staffed a “shadow government” since Sept. 11 to ensure the continuity of government operations in the event of a catastrophic attack on Washington.
Defense