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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
April 23, 2013
Training Day: Improving Skills of the Acquisition Workforce
An April 16 GAO report indicates civilian agencies are having trouble training the acquisition workforce and determining if training investments are paying off, ultimately putting the government at risk of overspending on contracts and wasting taxpayer dol
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Topics: Contract Oversight
April 23, 2013
How the VA Got This Bad
The spotlight of public scrutiny has turned to the staggering backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), but how did the backlog get this big?
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Topics: Public Health and Science
April 22, 2013
By Joe Newman
After 5 Years, Is Obama Ready to Fill State Department Vacancy?
Secretary of State John Kerry says if it were up to him, the State Department would already have a permanent inspector general, a critical position that has been vacant for more than five years, but the delay is due to the White House’s vetting process.
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Topics: Government Accountability
April 19, 2013
Veterans Affairs Announces Plan to Reduce Claims Backlog
Responding to withering criticism, the VA says veterans who have been waiting a year or more for disability benefits will be bumped to the head of the line for eligibility determinations.
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Topics: Government Accountability
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