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The Ugly End to the Largest Service Contract in U.S History
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Another Former Lockheed Employee Takes Key Senate job
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F-22s Make Three ‘Precautionary’ Landings in Japan
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Why Is the Army Accepting Unfinished Apache Helicopters?
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'War on Whistleblowers' Shows Heroes Pay Heavy Price
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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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April 25, 2013
Another Former Lockheed Employee Takes Key Senate job
Another former Hill staffer with Lockheed Martin on their resume will fill the job of Republican staff director for the Senate Armed Services Committee, according to an article in ProPublica.
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Topics: National Security
April 25, 2013
Feds Continue to Pay for Empty Bank Accounts
The federal government will spend at least $890,000 this year on fees for empty bank accounts, according to an article in The Washington Post.
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Topics: Government Accountability
April 25, 2013
President’s 2014 Budget Has Contracting Theme
The President's 2014 budget proposal includes proposals to improve the federal contracting system, which is a good start to save taxpayer dollars.
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April 24, 2013
By Joe Newman
10th Annual Ridenhour Prizes Honor 'Courageous Truth-Telling'
The memory of Ron Ridenhour lives on in the prizes given in his name to those that exemplify courageous truth-telling.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
April 24, 2013
SEC Taps Wall Street Lawyer to Police Wall Street
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Monday that it has tapped a Wall Street lawyer, Andrew Ceresney, to police Wall Street. By relying so heavily on people with industry connections, the SEC can tangle itself in conflicts of interest.
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Topics: Financial Sector
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