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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The Corruption Law that Scares the Bejesus Out of Corporate America
Jordan Weissman, The Atlantic
National Security
LCS Vigorously Defended by U.S. Navy
Christopher P. Cavas, Defense News
Navy Grounds Drone Copters, Then Spends Quarter-Billion to Buy More
Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room
Defense Department Must Prepare for Deeper Budget Cuts
David Berteau and Clark Murdock, National Defense Magazine
Whistleblower Issues
Proposed Whistleblower Protections for Contract Employees Passes Committee
Sarah Chacko, Federal Times
SEC Faces Questions About Tipster Policy
Jenny Strausburg and Scott Patterson, The Wall Street Journal
Financial Oversight
Lawmakers Support Shifting Financial Oversight
Ben Protess, The New York Times
At House Hearing, Schapiro Says Cost Analyses Are Slowing SEC's Work
Edward Wyatt, The New York Times
SEC Reduces Spending on Reform Consultants
Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Lobbying
Sequestered Cuts Keep K Street on High Alert
Kevin Bogardus, The Hill
Nuclear Energy
Relax, It's Just a Run-of-the-Mill Nuke Spill
Dave Lindoff, CounterPunch
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