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December 16, 2014
Oversight of Foreign Lobbying Suffers From Neglect, Indifference and Lack of Transparency
A federal law meant to track U.S. political activity by foreign interests suffers from lax enforcement, shoddy record keeping, glaring loopholes and in many cases outright disregard by the firms hired to lobby on behalf of foreign entities, according to a report published today by POGO.
Topics: National Security
December 15, 2014
Navy Tries to Cover Up New Carrier’s Exploding Cost
The Navy is trying to cover up the total cost of its new aircraft carrier, which is $2.4 billion over budget and climbing.
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Topics: National Security
November 20, 2014
CMRR-NF Cancelled, but Questions Linger
The Department of Energy cancelled plans to construct the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement – Nuclear Facility (CMRR-NF). DOE plans to update existing facilities and to construct modular facilities, but questions still linger.
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Topics: National Security
November 19, 2014
Pentagon Still Plans to Blow Through Its Allowance
An independent budget watchdog has analyzed the Pentagon's budget plans, and found that it is underestimating its long-term costs.
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Topics: National Security
November 17, 2014
The Fight Over the A-10 May Just Be Beginning
Despite strong provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act, Bloomberg is reporting that the Congressional leaders are very seriously considering an Air Force proposal to contravene the language, and money, of both bills to proceed with the "divest
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Topics: National Security
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This Land is Our Land
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) raises this important issue in our latest podcast. POGO investigator Mia Steinle talks about the woefully outdated royalty programs for the mining and drilling of natural resources on public lands.
