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November 16, 2012
ABC News: Paula Broadwell's Gun Commercial Raises Ethical Concerns
Paula Broadwell, General David Petraeus' mistress, may have used her closeness to Petraeus to promote a new lightweight machine gun for a defense contractor.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
November 15, 2012
Coburn: Cut Wasteful Spending at the “Department of Everything”
With the fiscal cliff and sequestration looming, Senator Coburn recommends cutting Pentagon waste to reduce deficits without impacting our national security.
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Topics: National Security
October 26, 2012
POGO’s Top Picks for Defense Budget Bill
The Project On Government Oversight sent a letter to Congress with our picks for the most important provisions that should be included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.
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Topics: National Security
October 18, 2012
Pentagon Intensifies Efforts to Plug Leaks, Catch Leakers
Defense Secretary outlines plan to detect leaks of classified information and pursue leakers.
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Topics: Open Government
October 11, 2012
The Affordability of Defense Contractor CEOs
The CEO of Northrop Grumman recently sent an email about affordability and potential job losses from sequestration, even though he makes more in a single working day than the average defense employee makes in a year.
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Topics: National Security
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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.
