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DoD Analysis Reveals Cost Jump at New Nuke Facility
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New Report Offers Smart Choices for Nuke Weapons Complex
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DOE Contracting Mismanagement Cost Taxpayers Over $450,000
June 21, 2013 -
DOE Contracting Woes Continue
May 20, 2013 -
Our Nuclear Insecurity Complex
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Washington Post Series on U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Requires Closer Look
October 2, 2012 -
Some Senators Want to Waste Big Bucks on Unnecessary Nuke Facility
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Energy Secretary Removes Linton Brooks
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January 8, 2014
Recent Watchdog Reports Call into Question V-22 Safety
Recent DoD IG reports raise concerns about the readiness of V-22s being deployed.
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Topics: National Security
January 7, 2014
By Neil Gordon
Court Upholds 3-Year Contracting Suspension
2013 ended on a sour note for Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility, which has been under indictment and barred from federal contracting since 2009.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
January 7, 2014
SEC Finally Finalizes a Revolving Door Rule
After backtracking from a promise to tighten restrictions on its revolving door, the Securities and Exchange Commission is again moving forward with plans to close a loophole in federal ethics rules for senior employees who leave the agency.
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Topics: Financial Sector
January 3, 2014
The Latest Word on F-35 Unit Cost
2013 ended with some outrageous claims from Lockheed-Martin on the oh-so low cost of the F-35 in just a few years. Sadly, the prognostications were reported in multiple major defense media outlets without balance or any checking for the available empirica
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Topics: National Security
January 3, 2014
By Neil Gordon
HealthCare.gov Debacle Reveals Flaws in Contractor Screening
Amid the holiday season craziness, The Washington Post published an in-depth account of how a subsidiary of Canadian IT giant CGI Group won the contract to lead the design and testing of the HealthCare.gov website.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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