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2013 Was The Year Everything Went Right For Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Fighter

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Thirteen is looking like the F-35 fighter’s lucky number.  After struggling for a dozen years to make program realities match government expectations, in 2013 prime contractor Lockheed Martin saw...
    






If Facebook’s Zuckerberg Was A Sports Fan What Would He Do With His Billions in Charity?

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I am not the one to tell someone how to spend their money. But if it is acceptable to dream about winning the lotto, it’s still OK to image a movie on how a nerdy Harvard dropout became the richest...
    






This Man’s Business Is Providing Fake Job Histories And References

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After William Schmidt lost his job as part of a mass layoff from a Columbus, OH auto parts distributor in 2009, several colleagues who had also lost their jobs asked him if he would act as a...
    






Medicare Reports Fraud And Waste Grew In 2013 After Years Of Decline

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Despite expanding its efforts to curtail fraud and waste, a Medicare internal auditor found that the agency’s fee-for-service program’s improper payments grew by almost 19 percent after years of...
    






What Porn Stars Do When The Porn Industry Shuts Down

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What do porn stars do when they can’t work? Last week, the San Fernando Valley’s adult film halted production for the third time this year. The previous week, a male performer had tested positive for...
    






Obamacare Glitches Cause Online Frustration

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The hired attendants that were to enroll people online in accordance with the Obamacare plan failed to do their job due to certain issues. Over 50 contractors and 500 navigators had been assigned to...

Furloughs called off at Black Hawk Maker

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It is not just government employees that get hit hard by the government shutdown. The longer the shutdown takes the more it spills over into the private sector. Government contractors like United...

HTC America Layoffs Affect 20% Workforce

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At least 20% of the workforce at HTC America has been laid off in an effort to turn the fortunes of the company around. What that translates to in ordinary language is that 30 employees from a total...