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DATA Act 2.0: Fewer Bells, but Brighter Future
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Camp Lejeune Finally Cleaning Up Its Act
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DOE Contracting Woes Continue
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White House Brings Back Bill to Shield Journalists
May 16, 2013
The (POGO) Blog
March 15, 2013
Public Deserves Access to Contractor Workforce Size and Cost Data
Access to federal government data on the size and cost of the contractor workforce needs improvement. Agencies still don't collect the data needed to understand the financial burden of millions of government and contractor workers.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
March 14, 2013
By Neil Gordon
POGO Celebrates Sunshine Week with Expanded Misconduct Database
POGO updates its Federal Contractor Misconduct Database with 12 new contractors and a new top 100 federal contractor ranking.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
March 8, 2013
By Neil Gordon
SIGIR Says “At Least” $8 Billion Lost in Iraq
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), which sunsets this month, said the government has no idea how billions of reconstruction dollars were spent over the past decade, and estimates that at least $8 billion has been lost to fraud, waste, and abuse.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
February 26, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Did Blackwater Graymail Lead to a Whitewash?
Last week's surprising conclusion of the firearms prosecution of the
company formerly known as Blackwater has many wondering if federal
contractors have become too powerful.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
February 15, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Issa Proposes Contractor Responsibility Reforms
Representative Issa's proposal to overhaul the suspension and debarment system generates mixed reactions.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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