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Counterfeit Electronic Parts Regulation Bogged Down
April 9, 2014 -
GAO: Noncompetitive Contracts Need Stronger Oversight
March 28, 2014 -
Intelligence Official Cited for “Unauthorized Disclosure” to Congress: Oversight on the Rocks
March 25, 2014 -
More Fantasy Budgeting From the Pentagon
March 7, 2014 -
Here’s What 60 Minutes Didn’t Tell You About the F-35
February 19, 2014 -
Navy Looking For Some F-35 Relief
February 14, 2014 -
Pentagon Slush Fund Must Be Drawn Down
February 6, 2014 -
Senator Questions Retirement Perks for Generals and Admirals
February 5, 2014 -
Rep. Issa Opens Investigation into Navy Fraud
February 5, 2014
The (POGO) Blog
March 31, 2014
Cancer Study on Camp Lejeune Mired in Controversy
The release of a mortality study showing higher death rates for victims of water contamination at Camp Lejeune sparked controversy over cancer incidence within the affected population. Meanwhile, the CDC agency director responsible for the studies resigned
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 31, 2014
Help Us Investigate Prosecutorial Misconduct
POGO is continuing to examine how the Justice Department handles allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. If you can shed light on the subject, please email us at investigations@pogo.org, and please put “OPR” in the subject line.
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 28, 2014
By Neil Gordon
GAO: Noncompetitive Contracts Need Stronger Oversight
According to a new GAO report, the government needs to improve oversight of the billions spent each year for goods and services on an urgency basis.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
March 27, 2014
By Emily Binkow
EPA Fails to Monitor Its Purchase Card Spending
A recent report by the Office of the Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency found abuse of the EPA's purchase cards and significant problems with the agency's system for ensuring that charge cards are not misused.
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 25, 2014
By Adam Zagorin
Intelligence Official Cited for “Unauthorized Disclosure” to Congress: Oversight on the Rocks
Just over a year ago, an official at the Defense Department gave congressional oversight committees a document that had the potential to embarrass the Secretary of Defense and the Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General.
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