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Loopholes in oversight rules revealed

Nature volume 450, page 590 (2007)Cite this article

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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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