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 IE-23-01 Evaluation of Staffing Hiring and Retention at the FEC
    February 2024
  
  Investigative Summary I22INV00002: Investigation of Alleged Misuse of Government Resources to Access Inappropriate Material
    December 2023
  
  Semiannual Report to Congress April 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
    November 2023
  
  Independent Audit Report of FEC's FY 2023 Financial Statement
    November 2023


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