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POGO Obtains DoD Memo on 20 Percent HQ Spending Cut
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New Report Slams Contract Oversight in Afghanistan
August 1, 2013
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August 1, 2013
By Jack Scher
POGO Obtains DoD Memo on 20 Percent HQ Spending Cut
The Project On Government Oversight has obtained a memorandum announcing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's decision to cut 20 percent of management headquarters spending throughout the Department of Defense (DoD).
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Topics: National Security
August 1, 2013
By Neil Gordon
New Report Slams Contract Oversight in Afghanistan
The latest quarterly report from the Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog found serious shortcomings in contract oversight, including “a pervasive lack of accountability.”
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Topics: Contract Oversight
July 31, 2013
House Votes to Save More than $4 Billion at the Pentagon
POGO is pleased to report over $4 billion in Pentagon savings after we and our partners helped champion several commonsense amendments to the House Defense Appropriations bill.
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Topics: National Security
July 26, 2013
By Jana Persky
LCS: Still a Sinking Ship
Recent GAO testimony shows that the Navy continues to spend money on untested parts of the Littoral Combat Ship, despite ongoing concerns about cracks, corrosion, and engine failures.
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Topics: National Security
July 24, 2013
Billions of Defense Contract Dollars May Go Unaudited
Potentially billions of taxpayer dollars may be going out the door to defense contractors without the normal scrutiny Defense Department auditors usually give to this spending. And it might be too late for the government to get our money back even when som
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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