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Republicans slam Obama’s strategy of contractors in Iraq, limits in Libya
Tim Devaney, The Washington Times
The Pentagon retreats on insourcing as spending slows
Marjorie Censer, The Washington Post
Contracting preferences for Alaska native corporations under threat
Robert Brodsky, Government Executive
Nuclear power is safest way to make electricity, according to study
David Brown, The Washington Post
Taking Big Coal to task is difficult
Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette
U.S. urges Transocean to push employees to testify
Jennifer Dlouhy, Houston Chronicle
Public Health
UW a force in pain drug growth
John Fauber, Journal Sentinel
SEC found to have trouble with numbers
David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post
Ex-SEC Economist May Help Rajaratnam’s Defense in Trading Case
David Glovin, Patricia Hurtado and Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg
JPMorgan in talks to end CDO marketing probe
Financial Times
Revealing Fed’s Secrets Fails to Produce Harm That Banks Cited
Bob Ivry, Bloomberg
Federal Spending Anxiety to Shut Off Spending Info Website
Craig Jennings, OMB Watch
Federal defense agency granted contracts to company with ties to director
Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times
23 Members of Congress Receive Farm Subsidies
David Wallechinsky, Noel Brinkerhoff, AllGov
ACUS Groups To Discuss Contractor COI Recommendations
IEC Journal
POGO Urges Public Access to Contractor Past Performance and Pre-April 15th FAPIIS Data
Quotable
POGO Director of Investigations Nick Schwellenbach: "Much of her net worth is caught up in the fate of this company, and her subordinates are well aware that she came from this company. So even if she has personally recused herself from decision-making, can her subordinates within DARPA make independent judgments about contract awards to RedX?"
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