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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.
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Long-Time Inspector General Stepping Down
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The 25th Anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act
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Retiring SEC Lawyer: Revolving Door Causes Weak Enforcement
April 10, 2014 -
Counterfeit Electronic Parts Regulation Bogged Down
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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
October 4, 2013
Public's Right to Know Defense Contract Details Not "Essential"
The Pentagon has stopped announcing details of contract awards during the government shutdown.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
October 2, 2013
Nuclear Contractor Mismanagement at Livermore Lab
A San Francisco Chronicle article highlights the problems with Department of Energy contractor management at nuclear labs, particularly the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
September 25, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Nearly Half of Fortune 500 Gets the (Small) Business
The American Small Business League (ASBL) found that 235 of the
Fortune 500 companies received hundreds of millions of dollars in
federal small business contracts in 2012 and 2013.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
September 20, 2013
State Dept. Corrects Testimony POGO Exposed as Misleading
A week after the Project On Government Oversight exposed recent State Department testimony on embassy security as inaccurate and misleading, the Department has written a letter to members of the U.S. Senate acknowledging that its testimony was wrong and co
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Topics: Contract Oversight
September 20, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Audit Finds Serious Flaws in Navy Security Screening
A Pentagon Inspector General report released this week finds major flaws in a security system used to regulate contractor access to Navy facilities.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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