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Government Secrecy
In Drake Leak Case, Govt Seeks to Block Unclassified Info
Steven Aftergood, Secrecy News
GOP leaders aim to enforce Obama's nuclear modernization promises
Elaine M. Grossman, Global Security Newswire
NRC Waives Enforcement of Fire Rules at Nuclear Plants
John Sullivan, ProPublica
National Security
F-35 Selected Acquisition Report Disclosed
Steven Aftergood, Secrecy News
Salt Lake FBI office has serious lapses that could jeopardize national security, sources say
Lori Prichard, ksl.com
GE/Rolls engine for F-35 jet gets small boost in Congress
Jim Wolf, Reuters
Pentagon’s Lynn Doesn’t Favor ‘Gordon Gekko’ View of Defense Spending
Tony Capaccio and Gopal Ratnam, Bloomberg
After heated debate, panel adds $100 million to missile program
John T. Bennett, The Hill
Retired Army Major Pleads Guilty in Corruption Probe
Joel Millman, The Wall Street Journal
Lawmakers US military plans in Japan unaffordable
Matthew Pennington, Associated Press
Financial Sector Oversight
The People vs. Goldman Sachs
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
For Prosecutors, the Case That Got a Head Start on the Crime
Floyd Norris, The New York Times
Don’t Let Go of the Anger
William D. Cohan, New York Times Opinion Pages
Accountability
The Judge & The Former Glaxo Lawyer: Patrick Explains
Ed Silverman, Pharmalot
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