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Congress Slams Nuclear Agency for Recent Failures
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Growing Concerns Over Deregulation of Arms Export Controls
April 7, 2014 -
Intelligence Official Cited for “Unauthorized Disclosure” to Congress: Oversight on the Rocks
March 25, 2014 -
Screening of Rumsfeld Documentary Sparks Discussion About Government Secrecy
March 24, 2014 -
More Fantasy Budgeting From the Pentagon
March 7, 2014 -
Outsmarting the MOX
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Pentagon Looking to Cut F-35 Buy
February 21, 2014 -
Here’s What 60 Minutes Didn’t Tell You About the F-35
February 19, 2014 -
Y-12 Protestors “Destroyed the Mystique” of Nuclear Security
February 19, 2014
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April 17, 2014
New Book Examines Camp Lejeune Water Poisoning
Mike Magner’s most recent book, A Trust Betrayed: The Untold Story of Camp Lejeune and the Poisoning of Generations of Marines and Their Families, shows how those affected by the contamination at Camp Lejeune began fighting for government recognition and h
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Topics: Public Health and Science
April 14, 2014
Congress Slams Nuclear Agency for Recent Failures
According to two experts, the National Nuclear Security Administration has failed, which is no surprise given the recent cost overruns and schedule delays on several multi-billion dollar projects.
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Topics: National Security
April 11, 2014
By Neil Gordon
Judge in Blackwater Prosecution Seeks Probe of State Dept.
A federal judge sharply criticized the State Department's decision to grant legal immunity to Blackwater guards involved in a 2007 shooting in Iraq. That decision nearly doomed the manslaughter case against the
guards, which goes to trial in June.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
April 11, 2014
Long-Time Inspector General Stepping Down
After a decade investigating government waste and fraud under two presidents, Brian Miller, inspector general of the General Services Administration (GSA), announced this week that he will be retiring effective April 18.
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Topics: Government Accountability
April 10, 2014
Retiring SEC Lawyer: Revolving Door Causes Weak Enforcement
A longtime lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission says that senior agency officials have been more interested in advancing their careers in the corporate world than in policing it aggressively, according to remarks prepared for the lawyer’s recen
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Topics: Financial Sector
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