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Tough Love
The Navy hopes stable demand and closer supervision will right the shipbuilding industry.
Defense
Justice, civil liberties groups battle over spy tactics
Justice spokesman says agency appreciates input from the groups, which are upset over temporary expansion of intelligence law.
Tech
Proposal to privatize health IT advisory body spurs debate
Labor and consumer advocacy groups say proposed spin-off would lack accountability and transparency.
Defense
Planning difficult with deployments, Army chief says
Service leader also acknowledges that soldiers don’t get enough time off between deployments.
Oversight
Lawmakers ask agencies to draw in more minority-owned ad firms
New report shows Defense and Treasury lag in doing business with small, disadvantaged and minority-owned advertising companies.
Oversight
Rove resignation unlikely to hinder Hatch Act investigations
Probes into possible violations during agency briefings will continue despite departure of chief White House political architect.
Defense
Security clearance challenges defy easy fixes
During a six-month period ending in March, the government took an average of 208 days to issue secret and confidential clearances and 276 days to grant top-secret ones.
Oversight
The Bloomberg Scenario
An independent like Michael Bloomberg would probably need 37 or 38 percent of the popular vote to win a majority in the Electoral College.
News
Lawyers wary of expanded wiretapping powers
Head of the American Bar Association calls on Congress to roll back a week-old law broadening the government’s domestic eavesdropping ability.
News