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Justice’s Seizure of AP’s Phone Records Threatens Press Freedom
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DATA Act 2.0: Fewer Bells, but Brighter Future
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DOE Contracting Woes Continue
May 20, 2013 -
Camp Lejeune Finally Cleaning Up Its Act
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White House Brings Back Bill to Shield Journalists
May 16, 2013 -
DOE Error Causes Contracting Redo
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USASpending.gov: NOT Your One-Stop Shop for Following Taxpayer Dollars
May 15, 2013 -
AP Case Throws More Doubt on Obama’s Whistleblower Policies
May 15, 2013
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February 19, 2013
New York Panelists Debate Revolving Door, POGO’s Report
A group of panelists convened at The New York City Bar Association last week to discuss "The Financial Crisis and the ‘Revolving Door" and a POGO report about the revolving door at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Topics: Financial Sector
February 12, 2013
POGO's Staff Scientist Says New Doctor Rules Promote Transparency
New disclosure rules for doctors on advisory panels for the Food and Drug Administration are meant to increase transparency without discouraging doctors from serving on the panels, according to Ned Feder, POGO's staff scientist.
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Topics: Public Health and Science
February 11, 2013
CNBC Looks at POGO's New SEC Report
CNBC reported today on our new report detailing the effects of the revolving door on regulation at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Topics: Financial Sector
February 11, 2013
SEC’s Revolving Door Blurs Line Between Regulator and Industry
A POGO study of thousands of government records found that former staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission routinely went to work for major financial firms.
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Topics: Financial Sector
February 4, 2013
CIA Nominee Got Big Check Before Joining White House
John Brennan, President Obama’s nomination for the head of the CIA, received a large check from his employer, a private intelligence contractor, just before joining the White House as a counterterrorism adviser.
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Topics: National Security
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