China’s navy seized a U.S. unmanned underwater vehicle sometime Thursday in international waters around the South China Sea, various media outlets reported Friday. According to CNN, the USNS Bowditch attempted to recover
Secretary of State John Kerry has urged lawmakers to reach a fiscal deal ahead of the next round of scheduled budget talks in December, Reuters reported Thursday. Lesley Wroughton writes the former
MoreHigh-level talks between the United Nations and Iran representatives will take place next week as Iran aims to convince the international community its nuclear program is legitimate, Reuters said Thursday. Fredrik Dahl
MorePresident Barack Obama will meet with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif this week, a move which signals the thawing relations between the two countries, Reuters reported Sunday. Warren Strobel writes the
MoreThe Air Force could miss its fiscal year 2014 deadline for audit readiness because upgrades to its financial systems will not be finished in time, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jason Miller
MoreState Secretary John Kerry has urged the international community to convene a peace conference on a new Syria at the earliest possible time, Reuters reported Monday. Lesley Wroughton writes Kerry made the
MoreThe Federal-Postal Coalition moderated a conference call last week that tried to tackle the effects of the partial government shutdown on furloughed workers, GovExec reported Friday. Eric Katz writes Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)
MoreThe House approved a bill 470-0 to mandate retroactive pay for the nearly 800,000 federal employees on furlough because of the government shutdown, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jack Moore writes the
MoreDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the Pentagon is figuring out if it could bring back to work some of its 400,000 civilian employees on furlough because of the government shutdown, the American
MoreNational Intelligence Director James Clapper has asked spy agencies to bring back some workers that were furloughed as a result of the government shutdown, Reuters reported Wednesday. Mark Hosenbal and Patricia Zengerle more than 70
MoreU.S. federal courthouses will operate despite the government shutdown that went into effect Tuesday but hearings and decisions on non-critical civil matters could be postponed, Reuters reported Monday. Joseph Ax writes the
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