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July 18, 2016
Improper Payments: $1 Trillion of Simple Mistakes
The federal government’s improper payments have cost taxpayers over $1 trillion since 2003.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Open Government
July 14, 2016
Security Clearances Drop but Intelligence Problems Remain
The number of intelligence personnel eligible for security clearances decreased from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2015, which demonstrates a positive step in consolidating and coordinating the intelligence community’s national security efforts. However, there are s
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Topics: National Security, Contract Oversight
July 13, 2016
FDA Says Faulty Devices Had "Minimal" Impact on Trial Led by New Boss
The FDA said faulty INRatio blood testing devices had “minimal” impact on a clinical trial of blood thinner Xarelto that FDA head Robert Califf co-chaired.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Public Health and Science
July 13, 2016
Faulty Blood Testing Devices to Be Withdrawn from Market
Alere, maker of INRatio blood testing devices whose potentially fatal flaws POGO spotlighted, said it is taking the machines off the market.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Public Health and Science
July 11, 2016
Purchase Cards Cut Red Tape but Not Spending
A new GAO report finds room for improvement in how federal agencies analyze purchases made on government purchase cards. When agencies don’t fully review their receipts, they miss opportunities to leverage their buying power and find discounts.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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This Land is Our Land
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 POGO investigator Mia Steinle talks about the woefully outdated royalty programs for the mining and drilling of natural resources on public lands.
