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• Panel calls for new war powers legislation 07/08/08 Bipartisan study group finds current law has failed to promote cooperation between the executive and legislative branches.
• Senator slams Treasury IG for not firing cheating investigators 07/08/08 Two officials found to have abused the government's public transit subsidy program have remained on administrative leave.
• IRS urged to cut postage and printing costs 07/08/08 Auditors found the agency could save up to $20 million annually by reducing mailings.
• Lawmaker considers EPA subpoenas in global warming probe 07/08/08 Effort comes after recent comments by a former EPA official that Cheney's office pushed to redact six of 14 pages of congressional testimony.

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  Congress is on a crusade to clean up the language in federal documents. But gobbledygook is hard to kill.
  Government Executive 7/1/08

• Waxman focuses on Cheney in CIA leak probe 07/08/08 Citing executive branch "confidentiality interests," the Justice Department has refused to comply with previous subpoenas.
• Weapons dealer pleads not guilty to procurement fraud 07/08/08
• Major Defense weapons systems not fully funded, GAO reports 07/07/08
• Watchdog group targets Justice Department hiring 07/03/08

• Advocates outline plan to protect whistleblower rights 07/03/08
• From Nextgov.com: Census re-examines using Internet for 2010 count 07/03/08
• IG: State Department passport system wide open 07/03/08
• Federal identity programs boost biometrics market 07/03/08
• EPA failed to comply with sole-source contracting rules, report finds 07/03/08
• Pentagon to unveil new waiver process for recruits 07/02/08
• Government contradicts itself over its own ID theft advice 07/02/08

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