Within a few days of Kennedy's remarks, the IRS launched the Ideological Organizations Audit Project.

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This one was convened by the UK parliament's Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) and the Hard Rain project, which documents environmental and social issues through photography.

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The effect of project delays was underlined this week in a report from the National Audit Office which revealed that the first three new Type 45 destroyers will enter service without sonar defences to protect them against submarine attack.

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The project is part of a greater five-step rehabilitation programme to recruit, train, audit, employ and mentor inmates to reduce overall reoffending rates.

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