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March 26, 2013
Inspectors General Receive Much-Needed Attention in Senate
The investigative role of Inspectors General (IGs) would be
strengthened in the Senate's new budget proposal.
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 26, 2013
Real Reform? Open Government Legislation Moving in the House
Last week 13 bills that cover issues from security to freedom of information were passed with extraordinary bipartisanship by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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Topics: Open Government
March 26, 2013
The Missile Defense System That Won’t Die
Army brass and the Senate have said they don’t want Lockheed Martin’s latest missile defense system, but the government is going to pay for it anyway, according to an article in DOD Buzz.
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Topics: National Security
March 25, 2013
Senate Intelligence Panel Moving Toward Transparency
In a welcome move, the Senate Intelligence Committee said they will release information on how individual senators vote on measures and nominations before the committee, according to an article in Roll Call.
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Topics: Open Government
March 22, 2013
Retire Today, Do the Same Job for More Pay Tomorrow
The Department of Energy (DOE) Inspector General (IG) released an inspection report detailing prime contractor employees who retire and then go to work as a subcontractor doing the same work in the same office but at a higher salary, which might not be goo
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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