federal government

Alabama Sues U.S. Government Over Plans For Syrian Refugee Settlement

5:03pm January 07, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Gov. Robert Bentley says the federal government failed to consult the state regarding refugee placement. Alabama is the second state to sue the government over the resettlement issue.

A U.S. flag hangs over a sign in front of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters on Tuesday near Burns, Ore. An armed group has occupied the refuge since the weekend.

National

Why There's No Sign Of Law Enforcement At Site Of Oregon Takeover

1:50pm January 06, 2016

by Martin Kaste

The armed occupiers of a federal wildlife refuge have been free to come and go. After deadly government raids in the 1990s, such as Waco and Ruby Ridge, there's less appetite for force these days.

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Federal Government To Pay Long-Overdue $940 Million To Native American Tribes

5:08pm September 17, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The government had contracted with the tribes to provide services but then didn't pay the agreed-upon price. The parties are settling a decades-old lawsuit over it.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio (right) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky have two weeks to negotiate a plan with congressional Democrats to avert a government shutdown.

Politics & Government

Another Government Shutdown Looms At The End Of The Month

7:02pm September 16, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass a measure to keep the government funded. If no agreement is reached, federal agencies could be shuttered again — the second time in three years.

Leah Bannon (sitting) works on her laptop at 18F, a GSA project that aims to make government websites more user friendly and change the way government buys IT systems.

National

Remaking The U.S. Government's Online Image, One Website At A Time

1:25pm February 04, 2015

by Brian Naylor

A team called 18F aims to bring a Silicon Valley approach to government IT — one aimed at the users of websites rather than the agencies behind them.

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New Jersey cities and towns are planning for future storms and counting on federal dollars to jump start massive flood defense projects.

N.J. Braces For Future Disasters By Fleeing, And Fortifying, The Coast

12:58pm October 17, 2014

by Franklyn Cater

Federal funds are supporting two different disaster-prevention approaches — coastal retreat, or people leaving flood zones, and coastal defense, or building infrastructure to protect at-risk areas.

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