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The Ugly End to the Largest Service Contract in U.S History
May 13, 2013 -
Company Hit By Chinese Hackers Still a Trusted Fed Supplier
May 10, 2013 -
Rep. Coffman to Appropriators: Cut Pentagon Pork
May 1, 2013 -
Another Former Lockheed Employee Takes Key Senate job
April 25, 2013 -
F-22s Make Three ‘Precautionary’ Landings in Japan
April 19, 2013 -
Why Is the Army Accepting Unfinished Apache Helicopters?
April 18, 2013 -
'War on Whistleblowers' Shows Heroes Pay Heavy Price
April 17, 2013 -
Pentagon Budget Ignores Sequestration, Relies on Old Ideas
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New Navy Ship Suffers ‘Minor’ Damage from Fires at Sea
April 15, 2013
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May 8, 2013
Cell Phone Services Show Broken Buying System
OMB's Norman Dong provided details about a federal agency with 13 comparable phone service plans that appear to be wasting taxpayer dollars.
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May 7, 2013
By Mia Steinle
VA Medical Construction Over Budget, Behind Schedule
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ largest construction projects are, on average, $366 million over budget and almost three years behind schedule, the Government Accountability Office told Congress.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 7, 2013
By Mia Steinle
Transparency on Oil, Gas, Coal Revenues Moving Forward
The U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative decided that it will include oil, gas, and coal royalties on federal lands in it scope. Other revenues, resources, and lands are still up for discussion among members of industry, government, and civil
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
May 7, 2013
By Neil Gordon
If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try Again…and Again…and Again
For the fourth time since 2007, Congress will try to pass a measure that will prevent companies and individuals who owe taxes from being awarded federal contracts.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 6, 2013
For Whistleblowers, Fraying Protection
Ten years ago, advocates, funders, journalists and citizens gathered in an effort to champion the rights of whistleblowers. We saw a brighter future for truth-tellers, but sadly, ten years later, we fear that we may have, in fact, lost ground.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
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