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Our Nuclear Insecurity Complex
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May 13, 2013
The Ugly End to the Largest Service Contract in U.S History
Dealings between KBR and the Army have gotten “very nasty” as the two try to close out the largest government services contract in U.S. history, according to an article in Federal Times.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 10, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Company Hit By Chinese Hackers Still a Trusted Fed Supplier
U.S. defense contractor QinetiQ North America got picked clean by Chinese hackers, but the government still awards the company contracts.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 10, 2013
Security Laws Must Include Transparency and Accountability
Any laws to expand the powers of the FBI in the wake of the Boston bombings should explicitly include transparency and accountability provisions, according to a new op-ed in The Atlantic by Bruce Schneier.
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Topics: Open Government
May 9, 2013
Y-12 Protestors Exposed Security Failures, Found Guilty
Three protestors responsible for breaking into the Y-12 nuclear facility face up to 30 years in prison despite shining a spotlight on several security failures.
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Topics: National Security
May 9, 2013
Watchdog Says Government Trying to Silence Embarrassing Afghanistan Reports
John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), says the government is trying to interfere with his independent investigations because his reports are embarrassing to the White House and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, acco
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