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May 7, 2012
By Joe Newman
America’s Shame: The U.S. Government's Human Trafficking Dilemma
For Vinnie Tuivaga, the offer was the answer to a prayer: A job in a luxury hotel in Dubai--the so-called Las Vegas of the Persian Gulf--making five times what she was earning as a hair stylist in her native Fiji.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
November 17, 2012
Stop U.S. Involvement in Human Trafficking
Help us end U.S.-supported human trafficking so not another cent of your tax dollars go to funding modern-day slavery.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
September 19, 2012
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It's Time, Right Now, to Pass Whistleblower Protections
The House and Senate cosponsors of the bills to strengthen protections for federal whistleblowers and taxpayers have reached an agreement and will offer the strongest version of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act they think they can pass this wee
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
August 30, 2012
Conservatives Tell Rep. Issa: Federal Whistleblowers, and Taxpayers, Deserve Their Day in Court
Today, the North County Times, a paper in Representative Darrell Issa's (R-Calif.) district, published an Op-Ed by our allies at National Taxpayers Union and Liberty Coalition that makes clear they expect Rep. Issa to fulfill his promise of protections for
Topics: Whistleblower Protections
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In March 2011, AllGov reported that DARPA, the Pentagon's premier research arm, had awarded a contract to a company founded by the agency's director. Wired's Spencer Ackerman joined POGO staffers to discuss how it all went down.
