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Counterfeit Electronic Parts Regulation Bogged Down
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More Fantasy Budgeting From the Pentagon
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Here’s What 60 Minutes Didn’t Tell You About the F-35
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Navy Looking For Some F-35 Relief
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Pentagon Slush Fund Must Be Drawn Down
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Rep. Issa Opens Investigation into Navy Fraud
February 5, 2014
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December 11, 2013
DoD Analysis Reveals Cost Jump at New Nuke Facility
A new analysis from the Department of Defense reveals cost increases and schedule delays continue to plague the Uranium Processing Facility construction project at the Y-12 nuclear weapons complex.
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Topics: National Security
December 11, 2013
$500 Million Worth of Planes Collecting Dust
A collection of 16 airplanes paid for by the U.S. Air Force is collecting dust at the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan after being deemed nonfunctional due to consistent maintenance issues.
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Topics: National Security
December 6, 2013
Court to Consider Secret Regulation of Wall Street
The public has a right to know how the government polices the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an industry-funded self-regulatory group, according to an amicus brief filed this week by POGO and its allies.
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Topics: Financial Sector
December 5, 2013
Contractors Receive Huge Raise on Same Day Income Inequality Discussed
The White House raised the contractor compensation cap to nearly $1 million. That amount doesn't signify how much contractor can be paid; it only signifies how much will come from U.S. taxpayers. POGO supports efforts to significantly reduce the taxpayers'
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Topics: Contract Oversight
December 4, 2013
POGO Testifies on Rights of National Security Employees
POGO's Angela Canterbury testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee about a devastating court decision that stripped federal employees in national security sensitive positions of their right to appeal an adverse per
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
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