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National Security
U.S. Planning to Slash Iraq Embassy Staff by Half
Tim Arango, The New York Times
House Members Call on U.S. to leave Afghanistan After Whistleblower Report
Pete Kasperowicz, The Hill
Navy Fleet Will Not Grow for 5 Years: CNO
Otto Kreisher, Aol Defense
U.S. Special Ops to Grow as DoD Budget Shrinks
Marcus Weisgerber, Defense News
TSA Preparing for Private Screeners That Won't Save U.S. Money
Jeff Plungis, Businessweek
Revolving Door
Revolving Door from CFTC to Lobbying Firm
Nancy Watzman, Sunlight Foundation
Contract Oversight
Air Force Suspends Booz Allen's San Antonio Office
Jack Moore, Federal News Radio
Government Oversight
GAO Scales Back to Fewer than 3,000
Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post
Financial Oversight
Prosecutor in Insider Crackdown Leaving U.S. Attorney's Office
Peter Lattman, The New York Times
Judge in Rajaratnam Insider Trading Trial is Leaving the Bench
Peter Lattman, The New York Times
Conflict of Interest
Harvard Prof Belatedly Acknowledges Conflicts
Ed Silverman, Pharmalot
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Former GE Exec Claims He Was Fired for Relaying FCPA Concerns
C.M. Matthews, The Wall Street Journal
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