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June 23, 2016
By Neil Gordon
Indicted GSA Official is a Blast from POGO’s Past
Bells went off when we saw that former GSA official Helen “Renee” Ballard was indicted for a fraud and nepotism scheme involving large federal contractor CACI. Flashback to 2006…
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Topics: Contract Oversight
June 20, 2016
By Neil Gordon
Federal Suspensions and Debarments Drop in FY 2015
The government’s use of suspension and debarment to keep federal funds out of the hands of risky recipients declined for the first time in many years. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
June 16, 2016
By Adam Zagorin
Senior VA Official Investigated for Possible Conflict with Husband’s Business
Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Investigates Senior VA Official Rosye Cloud for Possible Conflict of Interest with Her Husband's software business, as Secretary Robert McDonald Struggles to Refirm Scandal-Plagued Agency.
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Topics: Government Accountability
June 14, 2016
DoD Expands Troubling Insider Threat Program to Contractors
DoD now requires contractors to implement Insider Threat Programs aimed at stopping unauthorized disclosures of classified information, but several organizations are concerned that these programs will also be used to silence whistleblowers exposing governm
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June 13, 2016
By Ari Goldberg
POGO: Passage of FOIA Reform a Victory for Democracy
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) today applauds House passage of the bipartisan FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, which President Obama has pledged to sign.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Open Government
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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 POGO investigator Mia Steinle talks about the woefully outdated royalty programs for the mining and drilling of natural resources on public lands.
