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Contract Oversight
U.S. Blocks Oversight of Its Mercenary Army in Iraq
Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room
Homeland Security Relying More on Fixed-Price Contracts, Report Says
Charles S. Clark, Government Executive
The Army's Recommendations Recommendations
Philip Ewing, DoD Buzz
Financial Oversight
Fed's Dudley Got Waiver to Hold AIG Shares After 2008 Bailout
Joshua Zumbrun and Caroline Salas Gage, Business Week
Oil-Drilling Safety Bill Stalls Amid Fight Over Oil Royalties
Tennille Tracy, Fox Business
Top Staffer for Rep. Issa's Committee Maintains Financial Relationship with Lobbying Group
Lee Fang, Think Progress
Marcus Stanley of Americans for Financial Reform on the One-Year Anniversary of Dodd-Frank
Mike Konczal, Rortybomb
ATF Scandal
ATF Sought to Downplay Guns Scandal, Emails Show
Richard A. Serrano, LA Times
ATF Whistleblower Case Triggers Retaliation Inquiry
Carrie Johnson, NPR
Nuclear Power
IG Reports Question Management of Contractors at Nuclear Sites
Corbin Hiar, iWatch News
National Security
Carbon Monoxide Suspected in F-22 Grounding
Dave Majumdar, Air Force Times
Justice Department
Missteps Raise Pressure on Federal Prosecutors
Brent Kendall and Evan Perez, The Wall Street Journal
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