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March 27, 2013
It’s Time to Get Serious About Trafficking-in-Persons Policies
POGO has urged the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to implement the strongest possible prohibitions on trafficking in persons (TIP), but you can help fight human trafficking too.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 7, 2012
By Joe Newman
America’s Shame: The U.S. Government's Human Trafficking Dilemma
For Vinnie Tuivaga, the offer was the answer to a prayer: A job in a luxury hotel in Dubai--the so-called Las Vegas of the Persian Gulf--making five times what she was earning as a hair stylist in her native Fiji.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
March 1, 2012
By Neil Gordon
McCaskill, Webb Introduce Wartime Contracting Legislation that Could Save Taxpayers Billions
Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Jim Webb (D-VA) have introduced the Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 (S. 2139), a bill that will greatly enhance transparency, sustainability, and accountability in overseas contingency operation
Topics: Contract Oversight, Open Government
November 17, 2012
Stop U.S. Involvement in Human Trafficking
Help us end U.S.-supported human trafficking so not another cent of your tax dollars go to funding modern-day slavery.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
October 4, 2012
Executive Order Focuses on Prohibiting Human Trafficking
An Executive Order details guidance for a new anti-human trafficking rule that will prohibit U.S.-facilitated trafficking occurring abroad. The EO strengthens the government’s zero-tolerance policy rules governing trafficking in persons.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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POGO's Scott Amey talks about the growing private intelligence industry that includes major federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, the former employer of Edward Snowden. Podcast with Joe Newman, Aimee Thomson, Jana Persky and Andre Francisco.
