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New Book Examines Camp Lejeune Water Poisoning
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Long-Time Inspector General Stepping Down
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The 25th Anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act
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Retiring SEC Lawyer: Revolving Door Causes Weak Enforcement
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Counterfeit Electronic Parts Regulation Bogged Down
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SIGAR and USAID Clash over Access to Afghan Assessments
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Growing Concerns Over Deregulation of Arms Export Controls
April 7, 2014
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April 10, 2014
Retiring SEC Lawyer: Revolving Door Causes Weak Enforcement
A longtime lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission says that senior agency officials have been more interested in advancing their careers in the corporate world than in policing it aggressively, according to remarks prepared for the lawyer’s recen
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Topics: Financial Sector
April 2, 2014
DoD Revolving Door Database Needs to Get into GEAR
The Department of Defense doesn't want anyone, including the DoD Inspector General, to know who is going through the revolving door.
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Topics: Government Accountability
January 7, 2014
SEC Finally Finalizes a Revolving Door Rule
After backtracking from a promise to tighten restrictions on its revolving door, the Securities and Exchange Commission is again moving forward with plans to close a loophole in federal ethics rules for senior employees who leave the agency.
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Topics: Financial Sector
November 6, 2013
New Documents Show Former Rep. Ran Through Revolving Door
Former Representative Heather Wilson has come under fire for her close relationship with U.S. nuclear labs, including negotiating her lucrative contract while still in office, receiving almost half a million for questionable consulting work, and accepting a position on an NNSA review panel.
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Topics: National Security
October 25, 2013
New Database Tracks Revolving Door Between DoD and Defense Industry
A new database released by the Pentagon revealed that hundreds of senior defense officials requested ethics opinions as they moved from federal jobs to the private sector. A large majority, 84 percent, had a specific employer in mind, most of which were de
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Topics: National Security
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