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Counterfeit Electronic Parts Regulation Bogged Down
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Intelligence Official Cited for “Unauthorized Disclosure” to Congress: Oversight on the Rocks
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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
February 19, 2014 -
Navy Looking For Some F-35 Relief
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Pentagon Slush Fund Must Be Drawn Down
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Senator Questions Retirement Perks for Generals and Admirals
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Rep. Issa Opens Investigation into Navy Fraud
February 5, 2014
The (POGO) Blog
December 17, 2013
Budget Deal Takes Pressure Off Pentagon to Cut Waste
The bipartisan budget agreement will take the pressure off the Pentagon when they were finally beginning to make difficult but necessary choices to rein in the out-of-control defense budget, according to an op-ed by Ethan Rosenkranz.
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Topics: National Security
December 17, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Ebenezer Scrooge Should Not Be a Federal Contractor
New reports by a watchdog group and Congress show why Scrooge-like companies should not be doing business with the federal government.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
December 16, 2013
DoD’s Workforce Cost Formula Stirs Debate
The Defense Department’s methodology for comparing workforce costs has created a stir. Advocates for government workers and advocates for the contractors are fighting about necessary improvements, but facts and data should prevail, not myths.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
December 16, 2013
‘Hedge Hogs’ Gives Inside Look at Wall Street’s Outrageous Behavior
In Hedge Hogs: The Cowboy Traders Behind Wall Street’s Largest Hedge Fund Disaster, Barbara Dreyfuss uses her investigative and analytic skills to give readers an insider look at the high-stakes, high-ego culture of Wall Street.
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Topics: Financial Sector
December 13, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Has Political Spending Defanged Intel Watchdogs in Congress?
Congressional overseers of U.S. intelligence programs received $3.7
million in campaign contributions from the largest intelligence
contractors, according to a nonprofit research organization.
Continue Reading Has Political Spending Defanged Intel Watchdogs in Congress?
Topics: Contract Oversight
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