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December 4, 2012
By Neil Gordon
Government Makes Opinion Heard in Contract Fraud Case
The government last week filed a complaint in a whistleblower lawsuit accusing The Gallup Organization of overbilling the federal government by millions of dollars and violating federal ethics laws.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 22, 2012
7 Types of Government Information that Would Benefit from Springtime Sunshine
Here in the District, spring is in the air! Rock Creek Park is abloom, the tourists are out on the Mall, there are mile-long lines to the food trucks, and the sun is shining. At POGO, when we see sunshine, we can't help but consider one of our favorite iss
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Topics: Contract Oversight, Energy and Natural Resources, National Security
January 5, 2012
By Neil Gordon
Two Former Watchdogs Ring in the New Year on the Other Side of the Revolving Door
Welcome to another episode of "As the Washington Revolving Door Turns." The two latest ex-government officials to land jobs with private companies formerly served as very high-profile watchdogs of those companies.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 10, 2010
IG Warned Congress About Failures of MMS, Interior
In 2006 then-Interior Department Inspector General Earl Devaney gave Congress numerous explicit signs when he described the culture at the Department of the Interior as one that "sustains managerial irresponsibility and a lack of accountability.
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
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