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September 30, 2016
POGO and Others Oppose “Trojan Horse” Office for VA Whistleblowers
The Project On Government Oversight, Government Accountability Project, Senior Executives Association, and Public Citizen oppose a Senate measure that could harm Veterans Affairs whistleblowers.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
September 30, 2016
By Neil Gordon
IRS Gears Up for Third Try at Outsourced Tax Collection
Will the IRS’s newest attempt to use debt collection companies to recover delinquent taxes succeed where two previous efforts failed? Early indications are not promising.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
September 26, 2016
Intelligence Community Encouraging Speaking Truth to Power
In a new initiative to incentivize certain kinds of whistleblowing, the U.S. intelligence community announced a new awards program for reporting wrongdoing through appropriate channels. This commitment to encouraging whistleblowing is much welcomed after t
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September 21, 2016
By Ari Goldberg
Must-Read: “What Congress Is Actually Good at” (The Atlantic)
POGO Executive Director Danielle Brian tells The Atlantic there are many examples of Congress conducting good oversight investigations under the radar.
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Topics: Government Accountability
September 20, 2016
Busting the Myth of Whistleblower Protections for IC Contractors
There is one undeniable fact surrounding Snowden’s circumstances that has been misreported by Congress and the Executive Branch far too many times: the Intelligence Community (IC) contractor would have had almost no protections had he come forward through proper channels.
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