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Seven members of a powerful subcommittee that was the subject of a recent Center investigation are now being scrutinized by the House ethics committee, according to The Washington Post. The paper also reports that they are among more than 30 lawmakers being scrutinized for ethics violations, accordi...
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“EPA Needs a Better Strategy to Identify Violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act”: Reports that EPA lacks a systematic framework for identifying violations of and enforcing compliance with the Clean Water Act’s provisions regulating discharge of dredged or fill material into wetlands.
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“The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Foreign Language Translation Program”: Finds that the FBI continues to have significant backlogs of audio and electronic files collected for counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigations but not translated into English and reviewed for impo...
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It’s official. The Blue Dog’s fundraising slowdown was not just a symptom of the dog days of summer. Newly released public disclosure forms indicate that over September, the coalition’s PAC took in its smallest monthly total yet this year.
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The head of the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), April G. Stephenson, is being removed, according to an e-mail she wrote today to DCAA employees. And at least some observers see the move as a result of misdirected anger from Congress. ...
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As transportation enthusiasts wait for official Washington to hash out a brand new $500 billion transportation bill, a duel just over the Potomac may provide a glimpse of the debate to come.
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Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn At the dawn of a new administration, it’s fairly routine for top-level political appointees to remind their charges of the importance of ethical behavior. ...
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A progress report released today by a federal commission reiterates earlier warnings on the dangers inherent in Congress’s crazy-quilt oversight of homeland security.
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“Warfighter Support: Independent Expert Assessment of Army Body Armor Test Results and Procedures Needed Before Fielding”: Found that in preliminary testing of new body armor plate designs, “the Army did not always follow established testing protocols and, as a result, did not achieve its intended t...
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“EPA Oversight and Policy for High Priority Violations of Clean Air Act Need Improvement”: Following up on data showing that EPA and state agencies in many cases did not address “high priority violations” of the Clean Air Act within 270 days, this review found failures to adhere to existing policy a...
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Most rich people hoping to influence federal policy are content to write checks to fund political campaigns or shuffle cash to advocacy groups that lobby for their causes. But not Raymond Ruddy.
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Listen to the Center's own Josh Israel Aaron Mehta talk Blue Dog Democrats with Your Call on KALW in San Francisco. http://a4.g.akamai.net/7/4/27043/v0001/k
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Marine Corps Sgt. Carmelo Rodriguez III Photo courtesy of CBS News Congress moved Wednesday toward allowing soldiers to sue military medical personnel for medical malpractice, except in cases related to combat.
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A review of the 2010 defense appropriations process reveals that most members of a key House of Representatives panel continue to engage in controversial relationships involving ex-staffers-turned-lobbyists, ...
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“Emergency Capital Injections Provided to Support the Viability of Bank of America, Other Major Banks, and the U.S. Financial System”: Finds that, in October 2008, Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC officials publicly declared that nine major banks receiving government capital infusions were financ...
