Laurel Adams

James R. Soles Fellow  The Center for Public Integrity

Laurel Adams graduated cum laude from the University of Delaware in May of 2010 with majors in international relations, Spanish, and Latin American studies. She interned at Voices Without Borders in Wilmington, Del., and the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. While at the University of Delaware, Adams studied abroad in Argentina, helped start a Spanish conversation club, and served as an editor for the Sigma Iota Rho Journal of International Relations.

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Pentagon spends billions on incentive pay with big differences among services

The Pentagon is far behind in crafting a system to counter cyber attacks

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Proposed Obama order requiring federal contractors to disclose contributions under fire

Rail systems complain they get info about terror threats too little, too late

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