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National Defense October 2006 Fayad & Hickey	Internal Investigations: Accounting for In-House Costs This article examines the treatment of certain costs for an investigation and related corrective measures under the Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR"), and distinguishes those in-house costs that may be recovered from those that may not for government contractors.
National Defense October 2006 Stew Magnuson	DHS Outlines Efforts to Protect Infrastructure The director of the infrastructure partnership division in DHS, said that the long-awaited National Infrastructure Protection Plan will detail ways the government and the private sector can work as "peers" to share and protect sensitive information.
Reason October 2006 David Weigel	They Don't Know Jack The Abramoff scandal thrills Washington but bores voters.
InternetNews September 20, 2006 Roy Mark	AG Wants ISPs to Hold Data Longer U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales renewed his call for greater data retention by Internet service providers as part of the Department of Justice's campaign against online child pornography.
InternetNews September 20, 2006 Roy Mark	Congress Calls Still More HP Officials Less than a day after HP submitted documents to a U.S. House investigative committee relating to the company's pretexting scandal, the panel wants even more HP officials to testify at a Sept. 28 hearing.
InternetNews September 19, 2006 Roy Mark	Group Demands Restitution For ID Theft A federal task force on identity theft urged Congress today to require ID thieves pay victims for the time they spend restoring their credit.
Food Processing September 2006 David Joy	Guard against intentional contamination The food industry is fortunate Congress and FDA have not developed more specific requirements for food security.
Popular Mechanics October 2006 Alex Hutchinson	The Next Atomic Age America's nuclear power plants will soon have to be replaced -- but with what?
InternetNews September 19, 2006 Needle & Joyce	More Called to Testify in HP Scandal A congressional committee has now asked HP's global security manager, Anthony Gentilucci, and private investigator Joe Depante, owner of Action Research Group in Melbourne, Fla., to testify at a hearing slated for Sept. 28 in Congress.
Inc. September 2006 Mike Hofman	Finders, Weepers The Texas state legislature approved a regulation that would allow "celebrity finders" to accept a fee in return for introducing investors to entrepreneurs, provided the finders register with the state.
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