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Contract Oversight
Risks of Afghan War Shift from Soldiers to Contractors
Rod Nordland, The New York Times
Report: Pensions at Top 18 Contractors Cost Government $3.3 Billion in 2010
Sarah Chacko, Federal Times
GAO Faults Pentagon Data Measuring Insourcing
Charles S. Clark, Government Executive
Open Government
Congress Left in Dark on DOJ Wiretaps
David Kravets, Danger Room
The CIA's Covert Operation Against Declassification Review and Obama's Open Government
Nate Jones, Unredacted
National Security
The Afghanistan Report the Pentagon Doesn't Want You to Read
Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone
Nuclear Weapons
UPF in the Spotlight at Budget Time
Frank Munger, Atomic City Underground
Financial Oversight
For SEC, Investigating Insider Trading in Congress Presents Complications
David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post
Private Equity Industry Attracts SEC Scrutiny
Peter Lattman, The New York Times
Fed Plays Wall Street Favorites in Secret Bond Deals: Mortgages
Jody Shenn and Caroline Salas Gage, Businessweek
Whistleblower Issues
The Campaign Against Whistleblowers in Washington
Peter Van Buren, Al Jazeera
Revolving Door
Former Justice Department Official Rejoins Alston and Bird
Matthew Huisman, The Blog of Legal Times
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