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July 8, 2013
IG Report That Scrubbed Panetta Disclosure Gets Award
The inspector general team that wrote a report on the Pentagon’s cooperation with the makers of the film Zero Dark Thirty received a “Team of the Year” award despite the final report being scrubbed of some top secret disclosures.
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Topics: National Security
July 2, 2013
By Jana Persky
Obama Makes Second IG Nomination in Two Weeks
President Barack Obama made progress toward filling the federal government’s longest-running inspector general (IG) vacancy with his nomination of Steve A. Linick for inspector general of the Department of State.
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Topics: Government Accountability
June 27, 2013
By Jana Persky
Obama Nominates Watchdog for Defense Department
After more than 18 months without one, the Pentagon may soon have a permanent inspector general (IG) after President Barack Obama nominated Jon Rymer for the job last Friday.
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Topics: Government Accountability
June 5, 2013
Unreleased: Probe Finds CIA Honcho Disclosed Top Secret Info to Hollywood
In a new article, POGO revealed a previously unreleased Defense Department Inspector General’s office report that says former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta disclosed top secret information at an event attended by a Hollywood executive working on the movie
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Topics: Government Accountability
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
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