http://www.news24.com/Tags/Topics/us economy Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Sat, 18 May 2013 12:41:50 +0200 President Barack Obama has picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the federal tax authority. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Obama-picks-new-tax-chief-20130517 Most of the US Defence Department's civilian employees will be placed on unpaid leave for 11 days as the military scrambles to comply with budget-cutting targets, says Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Unpaid-leave-for-US-department-civilians-20130514 President Barack Obama has pledged to take steps to accelerate economic growth, turning his attention to job creation. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Obama-vows-to-boost-jobs-economic-growth-20130510