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Open Government
Transparency Credited for Preventing Recovery Act Fraud
Camillle Tuutti, Federal Computer Week
OMB Not Enamored of House-Passed Data Transparency Measure
Charles S. Clark, Government Executive
Financial Oversight
JPMorgan Chief is Expected to Play Down Trade Risks at Hearing
Ben Protess and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, The New York Times
US Senate Panel Seeks Budget Boosts from SEC, CFTC
Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Revolving Door
JPMorgan Builds Vast Web of Staff, Financial Ties to Lawmakers
Kevin Wack, American Banker
Public Health
Sen. Charles Grassley Says He is Getting No Answers from FDA on Staff Monitoring
Lisa Rein, The Washington Post
Government Oversight
Holder Defends Independence of DOJ Investigation into National-Security Leaks
Jeremy Herb, The Hill
Can We Employ Evidence in the Battle over Regulations?
OMB Watch
National Security
Sen. Levin: Defense Dept. Could Cut Budget Now to Avoid Severe Reductions Next Year
Walter Pincus, The Washington Post
SASC Chairman: More Cuts Likely in Budget Deal
Kate Brannen, Navy Times
Confusion Over Automatic Cuts Shows Downside of Crisis Budgeting
OMB Watch
Another V-22 has crashed. All 5 crew were injured, but no word on their condition yet. Let's just go ahead and call the cause of this one "pilot error" now and save the taxpayer a lot of money spent on elaborate excuses for that crappy program. Providing a defense contractor $1.10 for every $1.00 they spend makes them plenty of money, but it sure as hell doesn't provide us with great weapons. What a great gravy train that has been.
Posted by: Dfens | Jun 14, 2012 at 09:49 AM