Wealthiest in Congress prosper since recession
CAPITOL ASSETS | A Washington Post investigation finds that lawmakers don’t get rich by merely being in Congress. Rich people who go there, though, tend to keep getting richer while they’re there.
Pentagon plans big expansion of its espionage operations overseas
Ambitious plan will assemble an espionage network that rivals the CIA in size, U.S. officials say.
Missions in virtual city train Pentagon’s soldier-hackers for cyberwar
PART SIX | “It might look to some people like a toy or game,” but program prepares government for digital attacks.
Drug firms’ influence over research grows
EXCLUSIVE | Even in the most respected of medical journals, pharmaceutical companies’ funding and other ties to studies open the door to bias.
D.C. tax office investigation
Problems in the office of D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar M. Gandhi lingered just below the surface.
No arrest. No charge. Case closed.
MURDER UNDER THE MICROSCOPE | A Post examination in the District finds that police closed dozens of homicide cases without an arrest.
Many after-market motorcycle parts don’t meet standards, experts say
For generations, motorcycle lovers have customized their bikes. But what they may not know is whether after-market parts comply with federal and environmental standards.
Convicted defendants left uninformed of forensic flaws
Prosecutors failed to notify defendants or their attorneys even in many cases they knew were troubled.
D.C. police’s high closure rate raises flags
An investigation of District homicide statistics shows that the much-touted 94 percent closure rate is the result of a statistical mishmash that makes things seem better than they are, according to records reviewed by The Post.
Odds of pardon improve with a lawmaker’s support
Analysis shows that those with a Congress member in their corner were three times as likely to win mercy.
Flaws found in HUD data
Inconsistencies appear in agency’s data in defense of $32 billion HOME program.
The hidden life of guns
A Post investigation breaks years of secrecy on where region’s crime guns are sold and how they move through society.
Alaska Native Corporations
After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Pentagon and other agencies awarded thousands of contracts without competition and proper oversight. In that rush, billions went to entities known as Alaska native corporations. Then the problems began..
Top Secret America
“Top Secret America” is a project nearly two years in the making that describes the huge national security buildup in the United States after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Power Failure at Pepco
One of Pepco's standard explanations for the frequency and duration of its outages -- dense tree cover -- does not hold up under scrutiny, a three-month Washington Post analysis has found. By far, Pepco equipment failures, not trees, caused the most sustained power interruptions last year, records show.
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