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Aaron Mehta

Staff Writer  The Center for Public Integrity

Aaron Mehta joined the Center in the summer of 2008. He primarily covers Money and Politics and National Security, but has also done stories touching on finance and the environment. A Boston area native, Mehta graduated from Tufts University in 2007. His stories have been published in The New York Times, Washington Post, POLITICO, ABC News and other publications. He is currently a Paul Miller Reporting Fellow. 

New F-35 program deputy gives a candid assessment of flaws in the most expensive weapon in Pentagon history.

Hospitals are failing to secure potential dirty bomb materials, says GAO

New IG report warns of missing data on $475 million in oil

While the military looks to cut, the Army solicits new uniforms for drivers.

Democratic platform offers hints at how Obama would handle defense in second term.

GOP platform calls for commitment to missiles, hard line on Iran; public wants more cuts

America OK'd more than $66 billion in arms sales in 2011, according to government report.

Over 250 Homeland Security agents were convicted of crimes last year, says new report.

Grover Norquist opposes Romney plan to increase the military budget

The Pentagon has trouble tracking billions of dollars in expenditures on the most vexing threat of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.

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