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Audit urges changes in Pa. contracting rules

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania audit of hundreds of millions of dollars in government technology contracts released Wednesday found poor record keeping, insufficient central oversight and an increased potential for a conflict of interest when it came time to pick the winning bids.

Bank Balances Shift With Rule Changes: After One Tweak Improved the Books, Another Could Erase Gains and More (Post, August 5, 2009)

GE to Pay $50 Million to Settle SEC Fraud Charges (Post, August 5, 2009)

Supreme Court Will Hear Sarbanes-Oxley Challenge: Accounting Oversight Board Wields Too Much Power, Plaintiffs Say (Post, May 19, 2009)

High Court Declines to Hear Jefferson Appeal (Post, May 18, 2009; 2:13 PM)

Freddie Pressured Over Accounting Disclosure: Regulator Worried Information Could Raise Bailout's Cost (Post, May 6, 2009)

Freddie Mac Official Spoke of Resigning: Vienna Man Was Consumed by Stresses of Job but Concerned About Firm's Image (Post, April 24, 2009)

A Life Lost in the Shadow Of Freddie Mac's Turmoil: Firm's Finance Chief Dead in Apparent Suicide (Post, April 23, 2009)

Pearlstein: Bank Regulatory Structure (washingtonpost.com, April 15, 2009; 11:00 AM)

Under New Accounting Rule, Toxic Assets May Be Revalued (Post, April 3, 2009)

Weakening A Market Watchdog (By Arthur Levitt, March 26, 2009)

Metro Reports Cite Accounting and Security Gaps: Problems Include Management of Federal Fund and Tracking of Farecards (Post, March 22, 2009)

SEC Calls For More Funds To Avert Cuts In Operations (Post, March 12, 2009)