Osborne says seven government departments agree spending cuts May 28th, 2013 - 10:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British chancellor George Osborne said seven government departments have agreed to spending cuts of up to 10 percent as part of a spending review, the next big challenge as he tries to shrink the national budget deficit. Osborne sa... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : osborne, says, government, departments, agree, spending, cuts, Top Keywords

BlackBerry devices approved for use on Department of Defense May 3rd, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - BlackBerry said Department of Defense (DoD) has approved its new line of devices powered by the revamped BlackBerry 10 operating system to be used on DoD networks. The approval allows all Department of Defense customers to use the BlackBe... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : blackberry, devices, approved, department, defense, spending, cuts, Top Keywords

Ore. department's concrete police pig back in pink Apr 25th, 2013 - 03:20h (CET +01.00) ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - The Astoria Police Department's concrete pig is back in the pink and ready for another 20 years of duty. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : department's, concrete, police, back, pink, spending, cuts, Top Keywords

Justice Department says wins $1 billion Dow Chemical tax shelter case Feb 27th, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Wednesday it has won a $1 billion tax shelter case against Dow Chemical Co that involved a Swiss partnership, Wall Street financial giant Goldman Sachs and international law firm King & Spaldi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : justice, department, says, wins, billion, chemical, shelter, case, Top Keywords

Youth orchestra brings Afghan touch to State Department Feb 4th, 2013 - 22:10h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Students from Afghanistan's only music academy brought the war-torn country's rhythms to the State Department on Monday as part of their first U.S. tour, with brand-new Secretary John Kerry recalling his rock roots fo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : youth, orchestra, brings, afghan, touch, state, department, case, Top Keywords

Hackers claim attack on Justice Department website Jan 26th, 2013 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers sympathetic to the late computer prodigy Aaron Swartz claimed on Saturday to have infiltrated the website of the U.S. Justice Department's Sentencing Commission, and said they planned to release government data. Th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hackers, claim, attack, justice, department, website, department, case, Top Keywords

Senate report faults State Department, intelligence on Benghazi Dec 31st, 2012 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department's decision to keep the U.S. mission in Benghazi open despite inadequate security and increasingly dangerous threat assessments before it was attacked in September was a "grievous mistake," a ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : senate, report, faults, state, department, intelligence, benghazi, case, Top Keywords

State Department security chief leaves post over Benghazi Dec 20th, 2012 - 04:10h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday its security chief had resigned from his post and three other officials had been relieved of their duties following a scathing official inquiry into the September 11 attack on the U.S... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : state, department, security, chief, leaves, post, benghazi, case, Top Keywords

Independent inquiry faults State Department in Benghazi attack Dec 19th, 2012 - 03:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An independent inquiry into the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans on September 11, sharply criticized the State Department for a lack ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : independent, inquiry, faults, state, department, benghazi, attack, case, Top Keywords

UK transport department knew rail bid model was flawed - report Oct 29th, 2012 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The Department for Transport (DfT) was aware that its forecasting model for the West Coast rail franchise was flawed before it awarded the contract, a report into the botched tender has found. The findings of an initial report into... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : transport, department, knew, rail, model, flawed, report, case, Top Keywords