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February 12, 2013
State Department Still Without Internal Watchdog
Effective oversight requires a strong inspector general, and the State Department leads a group of eight agencies that are without a permanent IG.
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Topics: Government Accountability
January 31, 2013
Take Action to Get a Permanent State Dept. Watchdog
Please take action and urge President Obama to nominate a strong and independent permanent State Department Inspector General today.
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Topics: Government Accountability
January 24, 2013
Oversight Committee Makes Bipartisan Call for Appointment of State Department IG
As the Senate began confirmation hearings of John Kerry to become the next Secretary of State today, senior members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform made a bipartisan call to the President to nominate a State Department Inspector G
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Topics: Government Accountability
January 23, 2013
By Joe Newman
McCaskill: Make Sure We Don't Have Another Benghazi
Sen. Claire McCaskill told reporters she plans to talk to Kerry about embassy security.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
January 23, 2013
By Adam Zagorin
Lawsuit: Kabul Embassy Guards Told to Lie About Long Hours
Guards responsible for protecting the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, have often worked 14 to 18 hours per day for six or seven days per week and have been directed to file false time records to avoid revealing that they have exceeded the standard 72-h
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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The Congressional Management Foundation offers the Gold Mouse Awards annually to members of Congress who make the most of the opportunity the digital world offers them. POGO spoke with members of Rep. Mike Honda's communications team about their award.
