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White House Stresses commitment to unraveling IRS scandal
White house Press Secretary Jay Carney reacts to a question Wednesday relating to the steps being taken to find out exactly what occurred within the IRS with political ...
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White House responds to ex-IRS heads meetings
Spokesman Jay Carney discusses Wednesday's testimony by former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman that political targeting by the agency was never discussed during Shulman's numerous White House ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 22
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Memorial Day in the DMV
With so many sites honoring the sacrifices military members make, it can be difficult to decide just what to do on Memorial Day in Washington. The region's history makes for plenty of events, both fun and ...
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D.C. Schools Chancellor Orders Shakeup of 2 Schools
They say trying to improve test scores by replacing staff is simplistic and ignores the schools' serious challenges. Cardozo was reconstituted with a staff shakeup in 2008. Since then, test scores have improved only ...
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Pentagon to seek new veterans record system
The Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system to be able to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans Affairs, but officials cautioned that it was part of a "long-term modernization" effort and would not help ease the current backlog in VA disability claims. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the Defense Department to get bids ...
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House scolds NRC over leasing problems
Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., criticized the Nuclear Regulatory Commission during a hearing Wednesday for its decision to lease more space at its Rockville headquarters than his committee authorized back in 2007. House lawmakers reprimanded a top official at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday during more than two hours of testimony over the agencys decision to bypass federal leasing ...
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Under Armour to chair Fight Night 2013 direct resources to Baltimore
Fight Night, D.C.-based Fight for Childrens premier fundraiser and legendarily decadent affair, has lined up a premier chairman to carry on the legacy of its founder, the late Joseph Robert Jr. Under Armour Inc., the Baltimore-based athletic apparel giant, has signed on as chair of 2013 Fight Night, scheduled for Nov. 14 at the Washington Hilton. Kevin Plank, Under Armours founder and CEO, is ...
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Sinkhole De Mayo Cocktail Marks DC Traffic Incident
14th Street closed between New York and Pennsylvania avenues and F Street and G Street closed between 13th and 15th streets on Wednesday morning as crews made repairs . A restaurant near the scene isn't closing and has, in fact, created a cocktail to mark the event. "More than a chance to throw one back, this fun cocktail is helping Ceiba bring in business that they may have lost from ...
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DC Police Robber Snuck Up Used Taser
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Police are looking for the robber who snuck up behind his victim and used a Taser on Tuesday night. Police say at 10 p.m. Tuesday, a man used a Taser on someone in the 1500 block of 34th Street NW and fled with the victim's cell phone, change and wallet. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries, say police. The suspect was described as a black male, ...
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D.C. Man Sentenced For Trying To Steal Money From Pizza Shop Without A Weapon
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA9) -- A D.C. man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for breaking into a pizza restaurant and trying to take money from the register, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C.. Leon W. Bailey, 44, pled guilty in March 2013 to second-degree burglary. Once his prison term is completed, Bailey will be placed on three years of supervised release, ...
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Latest Southwest Washington lake trout plants
Knuppenburg Lake in Lewis County - 780 catchable size browns May 9 Lake Sacajawea in Longview - 1,716 catchable size rainbows May 14 Horseshoe Lake in Woodland - 2,145 catchable size rainbows May 10 Battle Ground Lake - 3,000 rainbows averaging 2/3 pound each May 15 Klineline Pond - 856 rainbows averaging 1.5 pounds each May 9 Kidney Lake near Stevenson - 862 catchable size May 13 Little ...
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Urban Alliance expanding to Northern Virginia calls for corporate partners
Over its 16-year history, the Urban Alliance has placed some 11,000 low-income D.C., Chicago and Baltimore youth in paid internships and curriculum training programs, preparing them for a life of productive learning and earning. This fall, the nonprofit will expand to Northern Virginia, where poverty is prevalent but cloaked in the region's wealth. But first, it will need corporate partners ...
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Digital Signal Corp. raises $50 million
Chantilly-based Digital Signal Corp., a company whose facial-recognition technology has drawn comparisons to the sci-fi film "Minority Report," has landed $50 million in funding from Saudi Arabia-based Technology Control Company, according to a news release. The company, more than a decade old, has now raised almost $100 million in total funding, including a $10 million raise last year ...
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Washington man convicted in Juneau womans death
Jacob Andrew Mommer, 20, returns to court May 31 for the hearing on the January 2012 slaying of Ashton Ericka-Marie Reyes, the Juneau Empire reported ...
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Man Guilty in DUI Crash That Killed Three
A man who survived a drunk driving crash in which three of his family members were killed spoke out in court Monday. Chris Gordon ...
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Harry Jaffe Vincent Gray weighs a second term as D.C. mayor
In the parallel universe, Mayor Vincent Gray decides one term is not enough, and he decides to run for a second four-year stint. If Gray runs, all the advantages of the incumbent are at his disposal. And despite the federal investigation hanging over his head, he immediately becomes hard to ...
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Salesforce.com launches suite of mobile services for government
Salesforce.com is launching a suite of new mobile services to help federal agencies connect with citizens and employees, FedScoop reports. The new mobile offerings include Rapid Response 311, Mobile Communities for Government, Government Social Command Center and Platform Mobile Services for Government that will help the government connect on any device and any channel, said Dan Burton, the ...
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DISA cancels $45M data contract with Alliance Technology Group
A $45 million sole source contract awarded in April to Alliance Technology Group by the Defense Information Systems Agency has been canceled, according to Nextgov. Under the contract, the Hanover, Md.-based company would store hundreds of billions of satellite and drone imagery files, each packing terabytes of data. However, after the contract was awarded, other vendors responded and based upon ...
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Boeing awarded $61M in defense contracts
Boeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Boeing two major contracts valued at $60.6 million, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. One of the Boeing contracts is a $52.9 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the procurement of aircraft armament equipment for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. Boeing also won a $7.7 million addition to a ...
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DOD turns to commercial alternative for VAs VistA
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has decided the best choice for his department when its comes to electronic health records is the commercial marketplace, rather than adopting the Veterans Affairs Department's own system, VistA, according to Federal News Radio. "A competitive process will allow DOD to consider commercial alternatives that may offer reduced cost, reduced schedule and ...
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Dan Tangherlini moved to permanent role within GSA
Dan Tangherlini is to be picked for the permanent head of the General Services Administration. After having served as the acting administrator for the General Services Administration for just over a year, President Obama may now pick Dan Tangherlini to serve in the role permanently, Federal Computer Week reports. The president announced his intention Wednesday to nominate Tangherlini for the ...
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Half of D.C. houses sell in less than two weeks
The pace of housing sales in the Washington area continues to accelerate, and technology may be part of the reason. Real estate data company Redfin Corp. says 50 percent of listings in the region last month went under contract within two weeks, and 37 percent were under contract within a week. Last month, 210 new listings in Washington area were under contract within 24 hours. The local ...
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Maryland TEDCO honors three Prince Georges County tech companies
Three Prince George's County companies took home honors from the Maryland Technology Development Corp. Three Prince Georges County technology companies took top honors in a Maryland Technology Development Corp. business contest. Remedium Technologies Inc. in College Park, TRX Systems Inc. in Greenbelt and Genesis Engineering Solutions in Lanham were recognized for their innovation, corporate ...
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Washington license plate fee to help pay for wolf kills
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Legislation signed Tuesday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee adds $10 to the cost of a personalized Washington license plate with the money going to help compensate livestock owners for wolf kills.The legislation was requested by the state Fish and Wildlife Department to reimburse farmers and ranchers who lose animals to the recovering wolf population.State wildlife managers ...
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