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March 22, 2013
FDA to Tighten Regulations on Defibrillators
After 45,000 malfunctions and 88 recalls since 2005, the Food and Drug Administration is seeking tougher regulations on the heart defibrillator industry, according to an article in The New York Times.
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Topics: Public Health and Science
February 12, 2013
POGO's Staff Scientist Says New Doctor Rules Promote Transparency
New disclosure rules for doctors on advisory panels for the Food and Drug Administration are meant to increase transparency without discouraging doctors from serving on the panels, according to Ned Feder, POGO's staff scientist.
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Topics: Public Health and Science
February 4, 2013
Government to Require Greater Doctor Payment Transparency
The federal government announced it would require drug and medical device makers to publicly disclose their payments to doctors and hospitals.
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Topics: Public Health and Science
February 24, 2012
Another Member of Congress Raises Concerns about Secrecy and Camp Lejeune
Last month, POGO and an extensive list of allies to Panetta and the Department of Health and Human Services asking them to properly implement the public interest balancing test, and release an unredacted version of the ATSDR report, respectively
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Topics: Open Government
March 8, 2012
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Drug Busts, Hurricanes, and Torture, Oh My! 10 Key Inspector General Investigations
With the release of POGO's new Inspector General (IG) vacancy tracker, we've sparked discussion about the important role IGs play in government oversight. We've also encouraged President Obama to appoint IGs in a timely manner, and asked the Senate to cons
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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.
