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Published online 28 November 2007 | Nature 450, 590 (2007) | doi:10.1038/450590a
Corrected online: 5 December 2007

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Loopholes in oversight rules revealed

US energy department criticized over procedure for misconduct investigations.

Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act raise questions about how the US Department of Energy (DOE) oversees investigations of misconduct at its science facilities. During such oversight, government officials do not always retain records of the investigations, it has emerged.

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