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Justice’s Seizure of AP’s Phone Records Threatens Press Freedom
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White House Brings Back Bill to Shield Journalists
May 16, 2013 -
AP Case Throws More Doubt on Obama’s Whistleblower Policies
May 15, 2013 -
The Whistleblower Who Wouldn't Go Away
May 14, 2013 -
For Whistleblowers, Fraying Protection
May 6, 2013 -
10th Annual Ridenhour Prizes Honor 'Courageous Truth-Telling'
April 24, 2013 -
'War on Whistleblowers' Shows Heroes Pay Heavy Price
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IRS Threatens to Weaken Whistleblower Program
March 20, 2013
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April 17, 2013
By Joe Newman
'War on Whistleblowers' Shows Heroes Pay Heavy Price
After the Washington, D.C. screening of the new film War on Whistleblowers, a panel discussed some of the issues raised by the movie.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
April 17, 2013
FOIA Failings Continue
POGO continues to struggle with FOIA requests for three letters sent to Energy Secretary Chu on the status of nuclear security across the weapons complex
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Topics: Open Government
April 17, 2013
Pentagon Budget Ignores Sequestration, Relies on Old Ideas
President Obama’s budget request for the Department of Defense ignores the reality of the sequestration cuts and suggests old ideas to save money, according to an analysis by Winslow Wheeler.
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Topics: National Security
April 16, 2013
By Mia Steinle
Risk of IRS Audit Declines for Many Businesses
The likelihood of companies that fall into the highest tax bracket being audited by the Internal Revenue Service is on the decline, according to a new report by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.
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Topics: Financial Sector
April 16, 2013
House Votes to Bar Tax-Delinquent Contractors But Not Individuals
The House unanimously passed a bill to bar contractors who are behind on their taxes from receiving federal funds, according to an article in The Washington Post.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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