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Open Government
Security-Cleared Population Tops 4.8 Million
Steven Aftergood, Secrecy News
Judge Rules for State Department in Dispute Over WikiLeaks Disclosures
Mike Scarcella, The Blog of Legal Times
Some Nuclear Weapons-Related Info to be Declassified
Steven Aftergood, Secrecy News
Senator: White House Behind National Security Leaks
Matt Vasilogambros, Government Executive
Government Accountability
GAO: Debt Fight Cost at Least $1.3 Billion
Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post
50 States and No Winners
Caitlin Ginley, State Integrity
Contract Oversight
Justice Fails to Flag Contractors With a Criminal History
Eric Katz, Government Executive
No Pay Comparison Method is Definitive, GAO Says
Eric Yoder, The Washington Post
National Security
House Debate on Defense Bill Spending Finds One Bit of Bipartisan Light
Walter Pincus, The Washington Post
Financial Oversight
Congress Presses New York Fed for More Details on Rate-Rigging Scandal
Ben Protess, The New York Time
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