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New Book Examines Camp Lejeune Water Poisoning
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Congress Slams Nuclear Agency for Recent Failures
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Judge in Blackwater Prosecution Seeks Probe of State Dept.
April 11, 2014 -
Long-Time Inspector General Stepping Down
April 11, 2014 -
The 25th Anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act
April 10, 2014 -
Retiring SEC Lawyer: Revolving Door Causes Weak Enforcement
April 10, 2014 -
Counterfeit Electronic Parts Regulation Bogged Down
April 9, 2014 -
SIGAR and USAID Clash over Access to Afghan Assessments
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Growing Concerns Over Deregulation of Arms Export Controls
April 7, 2014
The (POGO) Blog
April 3, 2014
The Most Transparent Administration in History? Not So Much…
The White House set a new record on the number of Freedom of
Information Act requests it denied or censored.
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 31, 2014
Cancer Study on Camp Lejeune Mired in Controversy
The release of a mortality study showing higher death rates for victims of water contamination at Camp Lejeune sparked controversy over cancer incidence within the affected population. Meanwhile, the CDC agency director responsible for the studies resigned
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 31, 2014
Help Us Investigate Prosecutorial Misconduct
POGO is continuing to examine how the Justice Department handles allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. If you can shed light on the subject, please email us at investigations@pogo.org, and please put “OPR” in the subject line.
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 14, 2014
Obama Promises to Declassify CIA Torture Report
President Obama has pledged to declassify the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s (SSCI) headline-making report about the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) interrogation techniques.
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Topics: Open Government
March 14, 2014
Looking Forward to When FOIA is No Longer Needed
Open government activists, journalists and interested citizens gathered today at Washington, D.C.’s Newseum to celebrate the 16th annual National Freedom of Information Day, part of this year’s Sunshine Week.
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Topics: Open Government
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