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Lobbying
Lobbyists Push Congress to Toughen Rules for Their Industry
Kevin Bogardus, The Hill
GAO Finds Fault with Lobbyist Reports
Cassandra LaRussa, Sunlight Foundation
Contract Oversight
DoD Struggles to Limit Contractors to Appropriate Jobs, GAO Finds
Matthew Weigelt, Washington Technology
Pentagon Awarded Veteran-Owned Contracts to Illegitimate Firms
Andrew Lapin, Government Executive
DHS Requests Bids for Second Try at Virtual Fence
Aliya Sternstein, NextGov
Government Accountability
More Shakeups at GSA in Wake of Scandal
Andy Medici, Federal Times
More Details Emerge on GSA Employee 'Hats Off' Awards Store
Timothy R. Smith, The Washington Post
Four Hearings in Congress Next Week on GSA Scandal
Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post
Open Government
Memo Highlights Obama Strategy on Making Government Data Usable
Andrew Feinberg, The Hill
National Security
Navy Grounds Drone Copter Fleet
Katie Drummond and Noah Shachtman, Danger Room
Revolving Door
Former DOJ Official Joins Kirkland in D.C.
Matthew Huisman, The Blog of Legal Times
Financial Oversight
Bernanke Calls on Regulators to Curb Shadow Banking Risks
Joshua Zumbrun and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg
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