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Financial Oversight
Sheila Bair's Bank Shot
Joe Nocera, The New York Times
Short-termism and the Risk of Another Financial Crisis
Sheila C. Bair, The Washington Post
Where was SEC as Trouble Festered at Chinese Companies?
Dena Aubin and Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters
Auditor and Audit Reports: Is the Firm's "John Hancock" Enough?
Francine McKenna, Forbes
National Security
AF: No Word when F-22s Could Fly Again
Philip Ewing, DoD Buzz
F-22 Raptor Deliveries Haulted
Defense Tech
Government Watchdog Critizes Pentagon Center's Handling of PTSD, Brain Injuries
T. Christian Miller and Joaquin Sapien, Pro Publica
Open Government
Contractors Resist DoD's Tougher Info Rules
Sean Reilly, Federal Times
Enforcement
Prosecutors in the Boardroom
Colin Ross, Main Justice
Whistleblower Issues
Whistleblower Wins $6.8M Ruling Against Wells Fargo
Suzanne Barlyn and Jennifer Hoyt Cummings, American Banker
Contract Oversight
Big Companies Get More Than $8B in Small Business Contracts
Sarah Chacko, Federal Times
Afghans say US Firms Cheat Them
Farah Stockman, Boston Globe
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