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February 14, 2014
USAID Ditches Plan to Buy Pretty Photos of Afghanistan
Less than a week after posting a contract proposal online for “timely, attractive visual images” of development efforts in Afghanistan, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) canceled the request.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
February 14, 2014
Navy Looking For Some F-35 Relief
The Navy has requested a three-year pause in acquisition of the F-35C—the carrier-launched variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. Unfortunately, the Office of the Secretary of Defense has reportedly blocked the Navy’s proposed break in procurement.
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Topics: National Security
February 7, 2014
Head of SEC Given Waiver to Oversee Past Client
Mary Jo White, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will be allowed to oversee her former client, Credit Suisse, according to a new ethics waiver the U.S. Office of Government Ethics posted to its website this week.
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Topics: Financial Sector
February 6, 2014
Pentagon Slush Fund Must Be Drawn Down
Today, the Project On Government Oversight joined a broad coalition of groups – from the fiscally conservative to socially progressive – in drawing attention to “the continued use of a ‘slush fund’ to circumvent the very spending caps that Congress itself put in place.”
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Topics: National Security
February 5, 2014
Senator Questions Retirement Perks for Generals and Admirals
Senator Ayotte has raised an important issue: whether a special pension enhancement for generals should be revoked following Congress’s decision to cut cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees.
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Topics: National Security
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