Barack Obama

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)FILE - In this photo March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. Lawmakers are increasingly looking at boosting the IRS to help pay for infrastructure improvements. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Werfel as IRS commish: What to expect

In nominating Danny Werfel to run the IRS, the White House recognizes revelvant experience in more ways than one.

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Guess what costs $200 billion and requires 131 million hours?

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FILE - The U.S. Capitol building is seen before sunrise on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March. 21, 2022. With an urgent funding request stuck in Congress, the Health Resources and Services Administration says it can no longer cover medical bills for COVID tests and treatments for uninsured people and will stop taking claims at midnight Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

Senate confirmation process dragging on longer with every administration

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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Joe Biden

Trump administration was a mixed bag for military personnel, Biden has opportunity on his side, analysts say

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Denis McDonough

Biden taps Rice as domestic policy adviser, McDonough for VA

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(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Focus on military families, defense strategy changes likely coming under Biden administration

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Step into memory lane with top federal photos of 2017

Federal News Radio shares federal photos daily highlighting the work of government agencies and federal workers. From one administration to another, here…

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Wishbone

Presidents pardoning turkeys: Executive clemency most fowl

Part photo op, part unusual tradition, the President pardons a turkey every Thanksgiving.

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Open government advocates push for finalization of ‘release to one, release to all’ policy

Twenty-two open government organizations are looking to help expand public access to information, and at the same time lessen the paperwork burden on agencies.

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