Pentagon's failure to share biometric data prevents DHS and FBI from identifying terrorists

By Laurel Adams

Pentagon's biometric standards aren't compatible with FBI and Homeland Security

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DNA testing of detained immigrants easier said than done

By Ben Protess and Emily Witt

Fighting crime with computers in Minnesota

By G.W. Schulz

A Spy Inc. no stranger to controversy

Watching the terror trails

Military transformation in Korea, Japan and Guam will cost tens of billions

By Laurel Adams

GAO: Multibillion-dollar estimate for transforming military in Asia may be much higher

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Healthier food on the menu at some Air Force mess halls but at what cost?

By Alexandra Duszak

Mismanagement of major weapons acquisitions

By The Center for Public Integrity

Defense Department’s report card

By Emma Schwartz

IMPACT: Panetta pledges to fix substandard schools on military bases

By Kristen Lombardi

The Bay State's toxic legacy

By Beverly Ford

Despite the expenditure of millions in cleanup costs, 25 Massachusetts Superfund sites are still a toxic mess

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Most Dangerous Superfund Sites

By The Center for Public Integrity

EPA Superfund cleanup costs outstrip funding

By Laurel Adams

Human exposure 'uncontrolled' at 114 Superfund sites

By Joaquin Sapien

Superfund today

By Joaquin Sapien and Richard Mullins

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Defense":

"… the cleanup are not required to release cost figures. Neither the EPA nor Department of Defense officials were able to produce cleanup figures for any of the six military …"

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The struggle to police foreign subcontractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

By Nick Schwellenbach and Lagan Sebert

To win hearts and minds in Afghanistan and Iraq, military experts want U.S. companies to contract with local firms for a variety of tasks li

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Sending troops home could pave way for more non-competitive defense contracting

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Baghdad bonanza

By Bill Buzenberg

KBR subcontractor in Iraq gets U.S. contracts despite human trafficking allegations

By Ben Wieder

Winning contractors

By The Center for Public Integrity and The Center for Public Integrity

JIEDDO: The Manhattan Project that bombed

By Peter Cary and Nancy Youssef

The Pentagon’s main effort to counter improvised explosive devices has spent $17 billion, but the results have been disappointing by almost

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Leaked report details failure to get armored vehicles to Marines in Iraq

By Nick Schwellenbach

House offers budget boost to troubled Pentagon agency fighting roadside bombs

By Corbin Hiar

Counter-IED efforts still beset by poor oversight and duplication

By Zach Toombs and Aaron Mehta

IMPACT: Marines cancel contract for device that used lightning to attack roadside bombs

By Sharon Weinberger

State Department will inherit reconstruction duties in Iraq when troops leave

By Laurel Adams

IG questions whether State Department is ready to take over many reconstruction tasks in Iraq

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Military failure to secure Iraq after invasion

By The Center for Public Integrity

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By R. Jeffrey Smith

190,000 missing weapons in Iraq

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Winning contractors

By The Center for Public Integrity and The Center for Public Integrity

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GAO cites billions of dollars in duplication, from military to highways

By Aaron Mehta

It is one of the inexplicable facets of government: duplication across agencies and departments at a cost of billions of dollars to taxpayer

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Pentagon contract for M-RAPS is ahead of schedule

By Laurel Adams

Most contract awards posted on Pentagon Website omit key information

By Julie Vorman

Undaunted, Senator still trying to close decrepit schools on military bases

By Rachael Marcus

Billions of dollars for fancy software and where has it gotten them?

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Defense":

"… y addressing that single issue,” with the report specifically citing the Department of Defense’s military health care system, where “broader restructuring could resu …"

Whistleblower bill close to winning Senate approval

By Laurel Adams and Aaron Mehta

A landmark bill to protect government whistleblowers is expected to win U.S. Senate approval this month, according to two advocacy groups, e

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Pentagon failed to protect whistleblowers

By R. Jeffrey Smith and Aaron Mehta

Anti-whistleblower track record continues

By Nick Schwellenbach

Grassley says IRS whistleblower program needs more resources

By Michael Hudson

In setback for corporate lobbyists, whistleblowers can take tips first to government investigators

By Michael Hudson

Training exercises showed gaps in government preparedness before BP oil spill

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

Over the last eight years, the U.S. government has conducted four major drills to prepare for a massive oil spill, the results of which fore

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After oil spill cleanup, mystery surrounds oil remaining in Gulf

By Laurel Adams

Internal e-mails suggest doctoring of oil spill information by White House

By Laurel Adams

Coast Guard to revise self-assessment on oil spills

By Julie Vorman

Oil spill cleanup fund is running out of money

By Laurel Adams

Kuklo, target of Army probe, a top recipient of Medtronic travel

By Nick Schwellenbach, M.B. Pell and Aaron Mehta

If you read today's New York Times, you're likely familiar with the story of former Army surgeon Timothy R. Kuklo, a paid consultant to Medt

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Medical device industry lobbies IRS, Congress to dodge health law tax

By Joe Eaton

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Defense":

"… Conduct Standards as well as the AdvaMed Code of Ethics. In addition, the Department of Defense has its own ethics standards in place in which all requests for educationa …"

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