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Transportation
FAA Lets Aerospace Firms Certify Safety of Their Products
Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times
Whistleblower Issues
No Jail Time in Trail Over N.S.A. Leak
Scott Shane, The New York Times
Contract Oversight
Pentagon to Weapons Contractors: Get Used to Stricter Terms
Nathan Hodge, The Wall Street Journal
Financial Oversight
As a Watchdog Starves, Wall Street is Tossed a Bone
James B. Stewart, The New York Times
Bank Challenger Picked to Run Consumer Agency
Deborah Soloman and Maya Jackson Randall, The Wall Street Journal
Fast Traders, in Spotlight, Battle Rules
Graham Bowley, The New York Times
View: Banking Run Amok Less Likely After Dodd-Frank
Editorial, Bloomberg
National Security
Bell Helicopter's Sale of Program is U.S. Taxpayers' Loss
Bob Cox, Star-Telegram
Pentagon Wants More Cuts in C-5 Fleet
Gene Rector, The Warner Robins Patriot
Issa, Chaffetz: DHS Allegations About 'Sensitive Security Information' False
Keith Laing, The Hill
Energy Issues
Nuclear Plant Safety Proposals Put on Fast Track
Stephen Power and Rebecca Smith, The Wall Street Journal
BP Vows to Bolster Gulf Drilling Safety Standards
Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Houston Chronicle
Nuclear Weapons Complex
IG Report Critical of Sandia's Conflict-of-Interest Program
Frank Munger, Knox News - Atomic City Underground
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