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Man sentencing for embezzling $400,000

Tags: Ellicott City, Md., crime, embezzling

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Telecommuting debate: Pros and cons for federal workers

When bad weather strikes the D.C. metro area, the federal government can shut down. But that doesn't mean federal workers are off the hook.

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Metro to lose millions from sequestration

Metro could lose millions in federal grants used to make repairs and improvements if the sequester takes effect. Fare revenue is also likely to drop as fewer federal employees take Metro to work.

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Presidents rarely offer feds day off for New Year's Eve

Now that President Obama has issued an executive order giving most executive branch employees off Monday for Christmas Eve, will he also grant them the day off on New Year's Eve?

Tags: federal holidays, executive orders, Barack Obama, max smith, New Years

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Executive order closes federal offices Monday

Federal agencies and departments are closed by executive order on Monday, Dec. 24. The closure does not affect the USPS.

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NASA workers are most satisfied federal employees

Overall, federal workers say they like their careers.

Tags: job satisfaction, NASA, Jeanne Meserve, Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, lacey mason,

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WTOP Beltway Poll: Half in region see widespread abuse in federal gov't

Fifty-five percent of respondents believe there is widespread abuse in the federal government, according to the poll conducted by Heart+Mind Strategies between May 11 and May 18. Two- thirds of those polled, however, say their view of federal workers hasn't been further dampened by Secret Service agents soliciting prostitutes while on duty in Colombia or lavish spending at a General Services Administration conference in Las Vegas.

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Delinquent: Feds, military owe $3.4B in unpaid taxes

Active and retired federal workers and folks in the military failed to pay $3,420,168,684 on federal taxes in 2010, according to the IRS, which tracks the dollars by agency.

Tags: mark segraves, unpaid taxes, IRS

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