The federal crackdown on fraud, waste and abuse has slowed the growth of Medicare, making doctors and hospitals much more cautious in submitting claims.

Ms. Rapaport said she did not know how the Newark airport had become the focus of two federal crackdowns in less than a week.

With the intensifying federal crackdown on money laundering, agents had been tracking drug money into the accounts of American corporations and their distributors and dealers.

It could signal a federal crackdown on increasingly common payments by the pharmaceutical industry to stave off competition from low-cost generics.

The policy "bars city officials from cooperating with federal crackdowns on illegal immigrants".

The inquiry could signal a federal crackdown on payments by the pharmaceutical industry to stave off competition.

A federal crackdown on shady accounting tactics used by some states to extract more matching funds from Washington, although wholly justified, will add to the stress.

But consumer advocates welcome the federal crackdown.

The federal crackdown will help American children everywhere receive the financial support to which they are legally entitled.

They've had a federal crackdown up there on pot thieves last year.