Morning Smoke: Nuclear Contractor Accused of Delays and Cost Overruns Receives Stimulus Funds

Nuclear Cleanup Awards Questioned [The Washington Post]

4 Xe contractors queried in Afghan death [Associated Press]

At Geithner's Treasury, Key Decisions on Hold [The Washington Post]

Navy Scraps Old Ship Plan [War Is Boring]

My Personal Credit Crisis [New York Times Magazine]

Buyout Firms Elude Fed as OTS Lets Private Equity Acquire Banks [Bloomberg News]

Board to Ban Accounting Practice That Helped Lending Proliferate [The Washington Post]

Air Force vows to improve acquisition system [Government Executive]