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Defense Contractor Hit with Ginormous Fraud Judgment
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Michael Hastings Leaves Legacy of Promoting Accountability
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Reducing Contractor Compensation Cap Will Save Hundreds of Millions Annually
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DynCorp Accused of Being a Deadbeat
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Shining Light on Closed Doors
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Does America Have a Security-Industrial Complex?
June 18, 2013 -
GAP Releases Statement on Snowden and the NSA
June 17, 2013 -
NSA Leak Prompts Talk of Limiting Contractor Access to Secrets
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Final Inspector General’s Report Cuts References to Panetta’s Disclosure of “TOP SECRET” Info
June 14, 2013
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March 11, 2013
Transparency Advocates Span the Political Spectrum
To kick off Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of all things open government, we’d like to point you to a great story in The Washington Examiner about how transparency advocates can be found across the political spectrum.
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 7, 2013
POGO and Partners Shine Light on Best Practices for Openness
POGO and partner organizations release report in advance of Sunshine Week entitled Highlighted Best Practices for Openness and Accountability.
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Topics: Government Accountability
February 26, 2013
Advocates Fight Oil Companies on Transparency
Major oil companies should stop fighting transparency laws that force extractive industries to disclose payments to governments, said Dominic Eagleton of Global Witness in an op-ed in The Huffington Post.
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
February 22, 2013
By Mia Steinle
Extractives Revenue Openness Initiative Holds First Meeting
Representatives from civil society, industry, and government came together last week to plan how to make the government’s collection of royalty payments from natural resources companies more transparent.
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
February 11, 2013
CNBC Looks at POGO's New SEC Report
CNBC reported today on our new report detailing the effects of the revolving door on regulation at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Topics: Financial Sector
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