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  1. Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, testifies before the House Select Intelligence Committee on Tuesday in Washington. The committee heard testimony on the topic of 'how the disclosed NSA programs protect Americans from terror attacks on US soil and why the disclosure of that classified information aids our adversaries.' Win McNamee / Getty Images

    NSA director: Surveillance programs foiled 50 terror plots

    National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander told a House committee Tuesday that 50 terror threats in 20 countries have been disrupted with the assistance of two secret surveillance programs recently disclosed by former defense contractor Edward Snow

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  2. News Digest: June 17

    The Drug Enforcement Administration must take immediate steps to stop discrimination against female special agents seeking assignments abroad, under a new decision in a long-running class-action lawsuit.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
  3. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, and Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., launched an effort to overhaul the nation's tax code last month. H. Darr Beiser / USA TODAY

    Tea Party scandal could lead to IRS restructuring

    The Tea Party targeting scandal shows the need for a major shake-up of the Internal Revenue Service, the chairmen of Congress's two tax-writing committees told reporters Friday morning.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  4. DOJ planned 'state secrets' privilege in Booz Allen case

    Last year, one day after the Justice Department signaled plans to invoke the rarely used 'state secrets privilege' in a lawsuit accusing Booz Allen Hamilton of stealing information from a technology firm, the dispute quietly ended.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  5. EEOC orders DEA to address bias against female agents

    The Drug Enforcement Administration must take immediate steps to stop discrimination against female special agents seeking assignments abroad, under a new decision in a long-running class-action lawsuit.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  6. Sen. Rob Portman speaks at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in August. The Ohio Republican is demanding answers from VA following revelations that nearly half a million electronic records were deleted from a VA computer system last month. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

    Senator demands answers about 464,000 deleted VA grant, loan files

    Sen. Rob Portman is demanding answers from the Veterans Affairs Department following revelations that nearly half a million electronic records, including active loan files, were deleted from a VA computer system last month.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  7. News in brief: Week of June 10

    Under watch from the National Security Agency and the FBI, Internet traffic of people outside the United States is being closely monitored by Silicon Valley Internet giants in a massive data-snooping agreement.

    • Jun. 9, 2013
  8. Roughly 464,000 electronic files, including active loan files, were mistakenly deleted from a Veterans Affairs Department computer system last month, the department confirmed to Federal Times. Federal Times

    Almost half-million VA loan, grant files mistakenly deleted

    Roughly 464,000 electronic files, including active loan files, were mistakenly deleted from a Veterans Affairs Department computer system last month, Federal Times has learned.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  9. WH: Phone records 'critical tool' to fight terrorism

    The White House says that gathering telephone records has been a 'critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats,' responding to a news report that the National Security Agency has been harvesting records from millions of Verizon customers

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  10. Strong Castle Inc., decertified as a HUBZone contractor, is located in Washington's Chinatown section, in the red brick building second from left. Thomas Brown / Staff

    IRS contractor loses SBA certification

    The Small Business Administration has revoked the Historically Underutilized Business Zone status of a contractor that has come under congressional scrutiny over nearly $500 million in IRS contracts from last year.

    • Jun. 5, 2013
  11. News Briefs: May 27, 2013

    President Obama plans to nominate Katherine Archuleta to be the next director of the Office of Personnel Management.

    • May. 26, 2013
  12. OMB's director has asked U.S. Chief Information Officer Steve VanRoekel to lead OMB's management team on an interim basis. Thomas Brown/Staff

    VanRoekel to lead OMB's management team

    Steven VanRoekel will lead the Office of Management and Budget's management team, following the departure of OMB's No. 2 official this month.

    • May. 21, 2013
  13. Outgoing acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller (left) and former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman arrive May 21 at a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Brendan Smialowski / AFP

    Former IRS head says he didn't know of Tea Party affair

    Former Internal Revenue Service commissioner Douglas Shulman said he was 'dismayed and saddened' by revelations that his agency targeted conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, and said he had been unaware of it.

    • May. 21, 2013
  14. News Briefs: May 20, 2013

    Federal agencies have closed 420 data centers and aim to shutter more than 500 others by December 2015, but plans to save billions of dollars through the consolidation effort so far appear to be falling short.

    • May. 19, 2013
  15. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called the agency's actions appalling and said the additional information requested was far too onerous. Mike Morones / Staff

    Justice Department launches criminal probe at IRS

    The IRS inspector general blamed 'ineffective management' for the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status by IRS employees in a report released late Tuesday.

    • May. 15, 2013
  16. A Forest Service firefighter walks on a fire break line as the 2009 Station Fire burns in the Angeles National Forest in California. Kevork Djansezian//Getty Images

    As wildfire season looms, sequester cuts firefighters

    The sequester will cost the Forest Service about 500 firefighters and 50 fire engines this year, even as the agency expects another rough season of drought-fueled wildfires.

    • May. 14, 2013
  17. FBI to investigate Tea Party tax affair

    Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he's opened a criminal inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's handling of applications for tax-exempt status by Tea Party groups.

    • May. 14, 2013
  18. A Border Patrol agent guards a suspect caught along the Rio Grande River in Texas. John Moore/Getty Images

    Federal employees focus on mission in face of adversity

    Federal Times invited readers to reflect on the state of public service and on what, if anything, should be done to improve it. Following are excerpts.

    • May. 6, 2013
  19. Jeff Zients has stepped down as the No. 2 official at the Office of Management and Budget. He had been OMB deputy director for management since June 2009 and served as the agency's acting chief since January 2012. Thomas Brown / Staff

    Zients steps down as OMB deputy director

    Jeff Zients has stepped down as the No. 2 official at the Office of Management and Budget. He had been OMB deputy director for management since June 2009 and served as the agency's acting chief since January 2012.

    • May. 3, 2013
  20. Government employees celebrate Public Service Recognition Week

    Federal, state and local government employees celebrate Public Service Recognition Week this year from May 5-11.

    • May. 3, 2013
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