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June 19, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Defense Contractor Hit with Ginormous Fraud Judgment
An Ohio federal court ordered defense contractor United Technologies Corporation to pay the government hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in an Air Force contract fraud lawsuit filed in 1999.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
June 19, 2013
Reducing Contractor Compensation Cap Will Save Hundreds of Millions Annually
Today, the GAO released a report which found savings of at least $100 million a year if the government reduces the taxpayers' burden to compensate contractor employees. A reduction is needed and Congress should get serious about cutting federal spending.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
June 19, 2013
By Jana Persky
Michael Hastings Leaves Legacy of Promoting Accountability
Renowned journalist Michael Hastings died early Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles car crash first reported by Hastings’ employer, BuzzFeed.
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Topics: Government Accountability
June 18, 2013
Shining Light on Closed Doors
Although some Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) subcommittees have slowly begun to open their NDAA markups to the public, POGO continues to wait for the day the SASC will open all its closed NDAA discussions to the public.
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Topics: Open Government
June 18, 2013
By Neil Gordon
DynCorp Accused of Being a Deadbeat
A Turkish construction company has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against DynCorp International, seeking nearly $6 million in overdue payments and damages for construction work in Afghanistan, including a project for which the government failed to hold
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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