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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a joint news conference with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, Monday, April 29, 2013, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 

Pentagon cuts furloughs to 11 days

The Pentagon announced plans Tuesday to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 days through the end of this fiscal year.

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Gen Y has been called lazy, haplessly doomed and politically apathetic. Why do they feel this way? Short answer: They just don't trust their leaders in

Congress approves bill to end airport delays

Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers and

Fact check: Did FAA have to furlough controllers?

The FAA has no choice but to cut $637 million as its share of $85 billion in automatic, government-wide spending cuts that must be achieved by the end of the

Senate passes bill to end FAA furloughs

With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large

Furlough causes minimal delays at ORF

Mandatory furloughs for air traffic controllers across the country caused minor delays at Norfolk International Airport Thursday.

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President Obama's 2014 budget proposals

A look at high points of President Obama's 2014 budget, and how his proposals …

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