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EPA passes new fracking rules

Natural gas companies can keep drilling per usual, say the Environmental Protection Agency's new rules for hydraulic fracturing or, as everybody who's not a government employee refers to it, "fracking."

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Iran seeks partners to bolster its Internet firewall, ramp up censorship

Documents show the information ministry is inviting companies to describe their censorship software and 'suggest frameworks for cooperation.'

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Audit finds shortcomings in how FDA manages IT investments

The Food and Drug Administration has an IT investment budget of about $400 million a year that needs to be managed better, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

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IRS cautioned not to give up legacy e-file system yet

The Internal Revenue Service is in the final phase of transitioning to its Modernized e-File system, but recent performance problems suggest it should not give up its legacy system yet, according to a new audit.

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Eurozone crisis, luxury consumption

Is Europe's economy affecting luxury spending?

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Issa scolds IG about slow reporting

Issa's oversight committee regularly receives updates from IGs, but not from GSA IG Miller regarding his investigation of the lavish Western Regions Conference.

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The mind reader from Maryland

Martha Johnson, the General Services Administration's former chief, testified about the infamous 2010 Western Regions Conference April 16, and, for one congressman, her face said everything she was thinking.

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The yes man

Former chairman of the Recovery Board recaps how he was asked by the White House to head the entity that oversees $787 billion.

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IT investments not bearing fruit at FDA, report finds

Agency efforts to modernize -- including a decade-old $280 million initiative -- have fallen flat, GAO says.

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Air Force awards nearly $7 billion in network hardware contracts

Nine firms are selected to provide gear, including fingerprint, facial and iris identity systems.

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Video: Discovery shuttle hitches a ride to Washington

The shuttle flew to Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Virginia annex, where it will sit on display.