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DynCorp Accused of Being a Deadbeat
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Does America Have a Security-Industrial Complex?
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NSA Leak Prompts Talk of Limiting Contractor Access to Secrets
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Booz in the News and Whistleblower Blues
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White House Backing Down on Contractor Compensation Cap
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Nuke Agency Wasted Millions on Inappropriate Reimbursements
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DOE Contracting Woes Continue
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Company Hit By Chinese Hackers Still a Trusted Fed Supplier
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Watchdog Says Government Trying to Silence Embarrassing Afghanistan Reports
May 9, 2013
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May 15, 2013
AP Case Throws More Doubt on Obama’s Whistleblower Policies
The news that the Justice Department reviewed a broad range of Associated Press phone records in an effort to track down a national security leak is yet another indication of the Obama administration’s overzealous prosecution of leakers and whistleblowers.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
May 14, 2013
The Whistleblower Who Wouldn't Go Away
Seven years after publicly blasting the TSA, a former air marshal might finally be getting his job back
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
May 13, 2013
The Ugly End to the Largest Service Contract in U.S History
Dealings between KBR and the Army have gotten “very nasty” as the two try to close out the largest government services contract in U.S. history, according to an article in Federal Times.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 10, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Company Hit By Chinese Hackers Still a Trusted Fed Supplier
U.S. defense contractor QinetiQ North America got picked clean by Chinese hackers, but the government still awards the company contracts.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 10, 2013
Security Laws Must Include Transparency and Accountability
Any laws to expand the powers of the FBI in the wake of the Boston bombings should explicitly include transparency and accountability provisions, according to a new op-ed in The Atlantic by Bruce Schneier.
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Topics: Open Government
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