Morning Smoke: Three Ways to Improve Recovery Act Accountability

OMB Watch Releases Recovery Act Transparency Status Report [The Fine Print]

Accountants Misled Us Into Crisis [The New York Times]

SEC contrite about missing Madoff, vows reforms [Reuters]

Con artists exploit the Recovery Act [Government Executive]

Geithner Says Bailout Programs Are Shrinking [The New York Times]

Tanker Split Buy Dead, For Now [DoD Buzz]

Treasury bans lobbying on pending TARP requests [Reuters]