The (POGO) Blog
May 19, 2014
Petition Asks Senate Armed Services Committee to Open NDAA Mark-Up to the Public
A coalition of 56 organizations from across the political spectrum delivered a petition today to the Senate Armed Services Committee, asking that the committee open its deliberations for the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the public.
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Topics: Open Government
May 15, 2014
DoD Finalizes Counterfeit Part Rule at Last…Only to Backtrack
After getting bogged down by contractors' complaints, the DoD finally put an anti-counterfeit electronic parts rule into effect on May 6. Within three days, however, yet another public meeting was announced, giving contractors the opportunity to slow thin
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 5, 2014
Navy Should Shrink Its Carrier Fleet
As Congress and the Pentagon work toward achieving the deficit reduction targets set out in law by the Budget Control Act, they should forgo the refueling of the USS George Washington and allow the carrier fleet to shrink permanently to ten vessels.
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Topics: National Security
April 30, 2014
Snowden, Poitras Awarded Truth-Telling Prize for Exposing Illegal NSA Surveillance
Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who exposed, arguably, the biggest government overreach into Americans’ privacy in the nation’s history, and Laura Poitras, the journalist who helped bring the story to the public, were honored Wednesday with the Riden
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Topics: National Security
April 30, 2014
DoD Commits to American-Made Shoes
The Department of Defense will enforce the Buy American Act and Berry Amendment by ensuring recruits only buy 100% American-made shoes with government money.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
