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December 17, 2014
Year-End Spending Bill Loaded with Pork and Boondoggles
In its rush to recess for the year, Congress enacted a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill, called the "cromnibus," which funded gobs of pork at the Pentagon and Department of Energy.
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Topics: National Security
December 9, 2014
POGO Asks Pentagon for Better Tracking of Service Contracts
DoD is shirking its legal responsibilities to monitor and improve the size, spending, and functions of the service contracting workforce. The result is wasted money that could be spent on equipment, training, and support that DoD and soldiers need.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
November 20, 2014
CMRR-NF Cancelled, but Questions Linger
The Department of Energy cancelled plans to construct the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement – Nuclear Facility (CMRR-NF). DOE plans to update existing facilities and to construct modular facilities, but questions still linger.
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Topics: National Security
October 28, 2014
No News on the Uranium Processing Facility May Be Good News
The Government Accountability Office released its fourth report on the proposed Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at the Y-12 nuclear complex, and indicates that alternatives to this multi-billion-dollar boondoggle are finally being explored.
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Topics: National Security
October 24, 2014
By Neil Gordon
Dead Air: TV Trucks Purchased for Afghanistan Never Used
Taxpayers paid $3.6 million for television production vehicles donated
to Afghanistan that have never been used.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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