Morning Smoke: SEC Whistleblower Office On Hold Due to "Budget Uncertainty"

SEC cites budgetary uncertainty in decision to slow work on new offices by Peter Schroeder [The Hill]

BP lawyers challenge government's size estimate of Gulf of Mexico oil spill by Steven Mufson [The Washington Post]

Hal Rogers eyes lobbyist as Appropriations staff chief by Simmi Aujla [Politico]

WikiLeaks fallout leads to an info-sharing clampdown by Sean Reilly [Federal Times]

DoD Budget Strategy Shredded by Colin Clark [DoD Buzz]

Doctor Faces Suits Over Cardiac Stents by Gardiner Harris [The New York Times]

Defense Contractor Wins New Trial in False Claims Case in D.C. by Mike Scarcella [The BLT: The Blog of the Legal Times]

Don’t Look, Don’t Read: Government Warns Its Workers Away From WikiLeaks Documents by Eric Lipton [The New York Times]