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March 19, 2012
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May 7, 2014
Buck McKeon's A-10 Sell-Out
Supporters of the A-10 "Warthog" close air support aircraft in Washington and US combat Soldiers and Marines who have seen, and are seeing, combat in Afghanistan were stunned Monday to read about a decision of the Chairman of the House Armed Services Commi
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Topics: National Security
May 5, 2014
Navy Should Shrink Its Carrier Fleet
As Congress and the Pentagon work toward achieving the deficit reduction targets set out in law by the Budget Control Act, they should forgo the refueling of the USS George Washington and allow the carrier fleet to shrink permanently to ten vessels.
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Topics: National Security
May 1, 2014
Senate Subcommittee Slams Former Acting Homeland Security IG
A Senate Subcommittee recently released a report on their investigation into allegations of misconduct against Charles Edwards, the former Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security. The report illustrates the importance of IG independ
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Topics: Government Accountability
April 30, 2014
Snowden, Poitras Awarded Truth-Telling Prize for Exposing Illegal NSA Surveillance
Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who exposed, arguably, the biggest government overreach into Americans’ privacy in the nation’s history, and Laura Poitras, the journalist who helped bring the story to the public, were honored Wednesday with the Riden
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Topics: National Security
April 30, 2014
DoD Commits to American-Made Shoes
The Department of Defense will enforce the Buy American Act and Berry Amendment by ensuring recruits only buy 100% American-made shoes with government money.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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The Congressional Management Foundation offers the Gold Mouse Awards annually to members of Congress who make the most of the opportunity the digital world offers them. POGO spoke with members of Rep. Mike Honda's communications team about their award.
