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July 19, 2013
By Jana Persky
Time to Cut Iraq and Afghanistan Spending
As the House's version of the defense appropriations bill is cobbled together, Congress should vote in favor of an amendment to eliminate approximately $3.5 billion of funding that the Pentagon neither wants, needs nor requested.
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Topics: National Security
July 8, 2013
IG Report That Scrubbed Panetta Disclosure Gets Award
The inspector general team that wrote a report on the Pentagon’s cooperation with the makers of the film Zero Dark Thirty received a “Team of the Year” award despite the final report being scrubbed of some top secret disclosures.
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Topics: National Security
July 8, 2013
Secret Court Decisions Expand Surveillance Powers
The classified rulings of a secretive court are creating a new body of law that greatly expands the surveillance powers of the National Security Agency, according to an article in The New York Times.
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Topics: National Security
July 2, 2013
By Andrew Wyner
U.S. Airman Denied American-Made Boots
Master Sgt. Steven Adachi's quest for American-made boots instead of Chinese ones has led to a reprimand, retaliation, and a bipartisan congressional inquiry.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
June 25, 2013
Answer to Armed Services Chairmen Turned Industry Lobbyists
POGO responds to demands by two former chairmen of the powerful congressional armed services committees, Ike Skelton and John Warner, who now sit on the boards of and work for lobbying firms representing defense contractors.
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Topics: National Security
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