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DOE Contracting Woes Continue
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Pentagon Math, Hagel, and the President’s Budget
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Inspectors General Receive Much-Needed Attention in Senate
March 26, 2013 -
Watchdogs Not Immune from Sequestration Cuts
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Afghanistan and Nukes to be Protected from Sequestration
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The Pentagon Can Take the Cut
February 25, 2013 -
Pentagon Slams Sequestration, Gives F-22 Another $6.9 Billion Same Day
February 21, 2013 -
The $360 Billion Gorilla in the Sequestration Debate
February 11, 2013
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May 16, 2013
DOE Error Causes Contracting Redo
Losing bidders will get a second shot to win a $23 billion contract with the National Nuclear Security Administration for work at the Y-12 and Pantex nuclear facilities because the NNSA “failed to make meaningful assessments” of the proposed cost savings o
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 13, 2013
Taxpayers Could Foot Bill For Fannie Mae Fraud Settlement
Years after the government accused Fannie Mae of accounting fraud, are taxpayers being forced to pay the price?
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Topics: Financial Sector
May 15, 2013
Ten Questions That USASpending.Gov Can’t Answer
USASpending.gov is supposed to be a hub for citizens to find information about government spending, but it comes up short when trying to answer some key questions.
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Topics: Open Government
May 15, 2013
USASpending.gov: NOT Your One-Stop Shop for Following Taxpayer Dollars
USASpending.gov is a federal spending information website that is riddled with errors and gaps in information, making it impossible to follow taxpayer dollars.
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Topics: Open Government
May 15, 2013
AP Case Throws More Doubt on Obama’s Whistleblower Policies
The news that the Justice Department reviewed a broad range of Associated Press phone records in an effort to track down a national security leak is yet another indication of the Obama administration’s overzealous prosecution of leakers and whistleblowers.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
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