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National Security
Air Force Pilots Balk at Flying the World's Most Expensive Fighter Jet
Cora Currier, ProPublica
F-22 Modernization: Breaking the Sound (Spending) Barrier
Mark Thompson, Battleland
Tonight: ABC News Investigation of the F-22 Raptor on World News at 6:30 ET and Nightline at 11:35 ET
Contract Oversight
IG: Erroneous $15 Million Contractor Bonus Missing
Sean Reilly, Federal Times
Senators Call for Contractor Cuts to Match DoD Workforce Cuts
Sarah Chacko, Federal Times
Financial Oversight
Finra Director Calls It Quits
Jean Eaglesham, The Wall Street Journal
Federal Regulators Recieve 30,000 Reports of Potential TARP Abuse from Whistleblowers
Corporate Whistleblower Blog
Parsing Bank Lobbyists' Dire Warning on Derivatives Rules
Peter Eavis, The New York Times
Schapiro Urged to Back Off Money-Fund Plan
Jessica Holzer and Andrew Ackerman, The Wall Street Journal
Government Oversight
The Performance of the GSA is Congress' Responsibility
Rep. Dany K. Davis (D-IL), The Hill
Our Do-Almost-Nothing Congress
Dana Milbank, The Washington Post
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