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In this Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 photo, Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr is interviewed at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. Darr on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 said he would leave office Feb. 1, giving in to pressure from Democrats and fellow Republicans who said his impeachment was inevitable over ethics violations tied to his campaign and office spending. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr says he’ll resign over ethics case

Associated Press -

January 11, 2014 5:00 am

Contractors have received limited guidance in the past two years from CMS on fraud vulnerabilities from electronic health records. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Healthcare

Little is being done to address vulnerabilities in electronic health records, IG finds

Kelly Cohen -

January 10, 2014 5:00 am

Federal investigators withheld information from Congress in a report on claims that Interior Department officials improperly pressured contractors for political reasons. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Energy and Environment

Interior IG kept documents from Congress out of ‘respect’ for Interior Department

Michal Conger -

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Energy and Environment

Agency hands out federal cash in Alaska but does nothing to make sure it’s spent properly

Luke Rosiak -

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, right, is interviewed at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., as his wife Kim listens Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Darr said he won't resign over ethics violations tied to his campaign and office spending, despite growing calls for him to step down or face the threat of impeachment. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Politics

Plenty of unknowns in how to impeach Arkansas lieutenant governor Mark Darr

Associated Press -

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

With less than a full week on the job, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton has to contend with the arrests of 72 retired police officers for fraudulently obtaining disability benefits for mental health conditions, for which they claim resulted from their service during the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 (AP/Kathy Willens, File)

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New York City disability scam case spotlights advisers’ role

Jennifer Peltz -

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Only the Defense Department, which has awarded nine contracts totaling $1,231,606, has spent more than State on Facebook contracts, according to USASpending.gov. (AP File)

State Department’s Facebook spending highlights lack of transparency in contracting data

Michal Conger -

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Education

Town of Winchester, Conn., added to school funding probe

Washington Examiner -

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Education

Insurance broker sentenced in New Jersey bribery scheme

Washington Examiner -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

The former mayor of a southern New Jersey town has been sentenced to six months in prison for evading taxes on hundreds of thousands of dollars he got from an insurance broker over several years. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Ex-New Jersey mayor sentenced for tax evasion

Washington Examiner -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

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Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr says he’ll resign over ethics case

Little is being done to address vulnerabilities in electronic health records, IG finds

Interior IG kept documents from Congress out of ‘respect’ for Interior Department

Agency hands out federal cash in Alaska but does nothing to make sure it’s spent properly

Plenty of unknowns in how to impeach Arkansas lieutenant governor Mark Darr

New York City disability scam case spotlights advisers’ role

State Department’s Facebook spending highlights lack of transparency in contracting data

Town of Winchester, Conn., added to school funding probe

Insurance broker sentenced in New Jersey bribery scheme

Ex-New Jersey mayor sentenced for tax evasion

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