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Center collaboration with NPR wins Peabody Award

A Center for Public Integrity collaboration with NPR was recognized with a Peabody award for NPR

DOE contractor costs soar 44 percent due to pension losses

By Peter Newbatt Smith

An Energy Department contractor has an unusual explanation for a 44 percent cost overrun on a project to clean up millions of gallons of liq
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GAO: Almost a tenth of Medicare spending was improper

By Laurel Adams

An estimated $48 billion went to improper Medicare payments last year, out of the $509 billion spent on health care for elderly and disabled

District of Columbia’s poor pay triple for sub-par Internet service

By Laurel Adams

Poor residents of Washington, D.C. receive the worst internet service and pay three times more than wealthier neighborhoods, according to a

Widespread fraud in Ivory Coast HIV/AIDS prevention programs

By Laurel Adams

A review of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in Ivory Coast finds that millions of dollars in aid was blatantly misused by non-governmental orga
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Children’s health insurance status related to parent’s health coverage

By Laurel Adams

A study reveals children’s health insurance status is closely aligned with that of their parents. The health care reform law would expand he

Tax credits for alternative-fuel vehicles went to prisoners, IRS employees

By Laurel Adams

The IRS allowed $33 million in erroneous tax credits for alternative-fuel motor vehicles last year. A review by the Treasury inspector gene

Pentagon’s anti-trafficking efforts need improvement

By Laurel Adams

For the past 10 years, the Pentagon has required a clause against human-trafficking on military contracts, but a review by the inspector gen

Federal judge with medical industry investments rules against health care law

By Laurel Adams

U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, who ruled Monday that the health care reform law is unconstitutional, holds financial investments in healt

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