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Pentagon Pork Is Too Easy to Push Through Congress
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May 29, 2012
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October 30, 2013
A Personal Remembrance: Black Jack Shanahan, VADM (USN Ret.)
Jack Shanahan died on 10 September 2013 at the age of 90 after a long and well-lived life. He and I became friends while I was working in the Pentagon in the 1990s. By then, he was long-retired from the Navy, and he was Director of the Center for Defense I
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October 30, 2013
Navy's LCS Experiences Maintenance Problems, Again
Stars and Stripes reports this morning that the USS Freedom, a first-in-class littoral combat ship (LCS), is docked for repairs for the second time in three months.
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Topics: National Security
October 29, 2013
Head of Marine Corps Accused of Unfair Retaliation Against Whistleblower
A group of retired military officials is urging Congress to investigate a Marine Corps Commandant and his senior advisors who may have acted unlawfully following the release of a video showing troops urinating on corpses of Afghan insurgents.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
October 28, 2013
Afghanistan Withdrawal Means No Oversight of U.S.-Funded Projects
The Washington Post discovered at least 15 taxpayer-funded reconstruction projects, worth over $1 billion combined, expected to continue past Obama’s projected Afghanistan withdrawal date.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
October 25, 2013
DoD OIG Expands into “Buy American” Compliance
POGO urged the Defense Department Inspector General to expand its audit into domestic preference laws. The IG recently announced that is would expand the audit, and now it will investigate DoD compliance with the Berry Amendment and the Buy American Act.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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