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Virginia officials have no master inventory of everything owned by the state government, so it's difficult to know what's been lost.

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STATE WATCHDOGS: Let us count the ways Virginia officials lose state property

Kathryn Watson -

March 20, 2013 4:00 am

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Federal government still pays veterans benefits to children of Civil War veterans

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March 20, 2013 4:00 am

Michael Cardarelli was principle deputy undersecretary for benefits at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Second VA executive leaves abruptly as claims backlog grows

Mark Flatten -

March 19, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Frank Wolf, R-VA, announced today that Bo Jiang, a Chinese national working for a NASA Contractor at its Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA., was arrested Sunday before boarding a flight to China with a one-way ticket. (AP Photo)

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WATCHDOG ALERT: FBI arrests NASA contractor employee trying to flee to China

Richard Pollock -

March 18, 2013 4:00 am

People walk past Hotel El Caribe in Cartagena, Colombia, one of several sites linked to a prostitution scandal involving U.S. Secret Service and Drug Enforcement Agency employees in April 2012 just before President Obama visited the country for the Summit of the Americas conference. (AP Photo/Pedro Mendoza)

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DEA clams up on status of three agents in Colombia prostitution scandal

Richard Pollock -

March 18, 2013 4:00 am

Tides Foundation founder Drummond Pike directed hundreds of millions of anonymous philanthropic dollars to most significant liberal activist groups before leaving the powerful San Francisco-based non-profit in 2010. (Tides Foundation)

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SUNSHINE WEEK: A look inside an obscure foundation of undue influence

Tori Richards -

March 14, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC, pressed a senior Department of Veterans Affairs executive today about discrepancies between official claims and the government's own data on the growing backlog of unprocessed benefit claims filed by veterans. (AP Photo)

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Skeptical senators press evasive VA official on benefits claims backlog

Mark Flatten -

March 13, 2013 4:00 am

Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the publicâs right to know. It is made possible by generous funding from Bloomberg LP and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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Watchdog Article: SUNSHINE WEEK: Federal agencies fail advocacy group’s FOIA test

Mark Tapscott -

March 13, 2013 4:00 am

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday that Chinese espionage efforts against U.S. interests have markedly increased in recent years. FBI Director Robert Mueller is to Clapper's right, while CIA Director John Brennan is to the left. (AP Photo)

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NASA mum on Chinese national once slated to attend classified Langley meeting

Richard Pollock -

March 13, 2013 4:00 am

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Congressman names employee he claims took NASA documents to China

Richard Pollock -

March 13, 2013 4:00 am

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STATE WATCHDOGS: Let us count the ways Virginia officials lose state property

Federal government still pays veterans benefits to children of Civil War veterans

Second VA executive leaves abruptly as claims backlog grows

WATCHDOG ALERT: FBI arrests NASA contractor employee trying to flee to China

DEA clams up on status of three agents in Colombia prostitution scandal

SUNSHINE WEEK: A look inside an obscure foundation of undue influence

Skeptical senators press evasive VA official on benefits claims backlog

Watchdog Article: SUNSHINE WEEK: Federal agencies fail advocacy group’s FOIA test

NASA mum on Chinese national once slated to attend classified Langley meeting

Congressman names employee he claims took NASA documents to China

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