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Defense
Veterans push for fixes to health care overhaul
Law isn't clear on where TRICARE fits in, groups say.
Oversight
Census chief defends Super Bowl commercial
Groves says the ad will pay for itself if it prompts people to mail back their 2010 questionnaires.
Oversight
Momentum builds for Postal Service relief
Both chambers of Congress have legislation in the pipeline to ease the agency's financial burden in the short-term by about $2 billion.
Defense
GAO: Costs of Coast Guard modernization to soar by $2 billion
Projected costs have jumped from $24.2 billion to $26.3 billion, and could increase further, analyst tells lawmakers.
Oversight
Senate panel clears $32.1B Interior bill
The spending measure is $4.5 billion above the fiscal 2009 enacted level.
Defense
Energy secretary is surprised by nuclear disclosure
Steven Chu learned from media reports about the disclosure of confidential documents showing the whereabouts of stockpiles of nuclear weapons and fuel.
Oversight
Postmaster defends compensation, wants help on deficits
Potter says bonus was based on his performance as the chief executive, high employee satisfaction and a reduced accident rate.
Oversight
Postmaster General to face Congress over compensation
With deferred compensation and performance incentive pay, John Potter's package came to more than $850,000 in fiscal 2008.
Defense
Energy Department revises cost estimate for Yucca Mountain project
Nevada nuclear waste repository will come with a price tag of more than $90 billion.
Defense
Panel votes to crack down on veterans' grave vandals
Metal grave markers are being stolen from the grave sites of veterans either as an act of vandalism or to get the metal to sell to scrap yards.
Oversight
Senator accuses FBI of retaliation against whistleblowers
Iowa Republican cited two cases of veteran FBI agents who were transferred to lesser jobs and became targets of internal probes.
Oversight
Private tax collectors under fire by House appropriators
Legislation aimed at halting IRS debt-collecting program is pending now and has failed in the past.
Defense
Intelligence officers call al Qaeda nuclear threat real
Officials also tell Senate panel that they don't believe any terrorist organization has developed a nuclear device yet.
Oversight
Congress pushes to make more information public
Senators want to change practice of slipping language into bills that preclude the release of information to the public under FOIA.
Defense
Coast Guard is pressed to meet security demands, GAO says
Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen acknowledges "significant challenges" related to aging assets.
Oversight
Justice nominee may get special two-month appointment
Mark Filip, nominee for deputy attorney general, may get special accommodation because of the importance of the No. 2 position at the department.
Oversight
Panel OKs pay hike for federal judges
Bill will now move to the full House for consideration.
Defense
VA Secretary nominee gets favorable Senate hearing
Retired Lt. Gen. James Peake says he will fight for needed money for health care if confirmed.
Defense
America already is in a cyber war, analyst says
Former CIA official cites 37,000 reported breaches of government and private systems in fiscal 2007.
Oversight
SBA program skewered by Senators on fraud oversight
The alleged fraud involved faking the creditworthiness of would-be recipients of loans.
