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March 4, 2015
By Neil Gordon
SIGAR Publishes Newly Declassified Data
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction updated its latest quarterly report after the Pentagon bowed to pressure and declassified information about Afghan security forces.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
March 2, 2015
Groups Seek to Ban Secret Election Support by Contractors
In an effort to know more about federal contractors who influence elections, 50 groups have signed on to a letter urging President Obama to tackle the issue of secret political spending that can result in corruption in federal contracting.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
February 27, 2015
By Neil Gordon
POGO Gets a Peek Inside FAPIIS
Documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act reveal new insights into the federal government's contractor and grantee misconduct database.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
February 26, 2015
Secrecy Exposes Government to Shady Dealings
Operating in the dark could make the NSA and other intelligence agencies prone to fraud and corruption. Labor overcharging by contract employees of the NSA might only be the tip of the iceberg.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
February 25, 2015
DoD Cost Analysis is like Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Pratt & Whitney won’t tell the Air Force how much it charges commercial companies for its aircraft engines, which means the federal government has no idea whether it’s getting the shaft.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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