Posted: 15 Jul 2010 06:35 PM PDT

A key Senate committee unanimously passed a plan Thursday to postpone retirement of the space shuttle as part of a job-saving compromise to the Obama administration's wish to end NASA's program to return astronauts to the moon. Space - Technology - Space Shuttle - NASA - Missions

D.C. Summer Jobs under scrutiny after shooting

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 05:14 PM PDT

D.C. Councilmember Michael A. Brown (Ind. - At-Large), who chairs the committee that oversees the SYEP, says it is not clear if there were any supervisors from the jobs program around when the shooting happened, or if the teen was part of the program being held at the rec center. D.C. Police are still investigating the incident.

Some jobs charge for work history

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:40 PM PDT

After a year looking for a job, Sarah Wear of Port Richey was frustrated enough. She'd apply for two to three jobs a day, but still had no solid leads.

Federal Jobs Give Hope To Entry-Level Job Seekers

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:25 PM PDT

Private sector job growth remains anemic, but the federal government will need to fill an estimated 50,000 entry-level jobs in the next year. A federal job fair in Washington, D.C., drew thousands of hopeful job seekers this week.