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Justice’s Seizure of AP’s Phone Records Threatens Press Freedom
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DOE Contracting Woes Continue
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Camp Lejeune Finally Cleaning Up Its Act
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White House Brings Back Bill to Shield Journalists
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DOE Error Causes Contracting Redo
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USASpending.gov: NOT Your One-Stop Shop for Following Taxpayer Dollars
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AP Case Throws More Doubt on Obama’s Whistleblower Policies
May 15, 2013
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February 12, 2013
State Department Still Without Internal Watchdog
Effective oversight requires a strong inspector general, and the State Department leads a group of eight agencies that are without a permanent IG.
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Topics: Government Accountability
January 23, 2013
By Joe Newman
McCaskill: Make Sure We Don't Have Another Benghazi
Sen. Claire McCaskill told reporters she plans to talk to Kerry about embassy security.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
January 23, 2013
By Adam Zagorin
Lawsuit: Kabul Embassy Guards Told to Lie About Long Hours
Guards responsible for protecting the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, have often worked 14 to 18 hours per day for six or seven days per week and have been directed to file false time records to avoid revealing that they have exceeded the standard 72-h
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Topics: Contract Oversight
January 17, 2013
POGO Releases Report on Kabul Embassy Security
Private guards responsible for protecting what may be the most at-risk U.S. diplomatic mission in the world -- the embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan -- say security weaknesses have left it dangerously vulnerable to attack.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
March 23, 2010
By Neil Gordon
Kabul Embassy Guards Back in the Spotlight
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) continues to shine a light on the State Department’s controversial use of contractor security guards at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Last Friday, she sent this letter pressing the Department for additional informa
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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