The (POGO) Blog
March 6, 2017
Military Industrial Circus: What I’ve learned covering the military for 40 years
In his inaugural column, Mark Thompson, national security analyst for the CDI Straus Military Reform Project, talks about covering the military. "Scant public interest yields ceaseless wars to nowhere."
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Topics: National Security
March 3, 2017
By Neil Gordon
Contractor Fair Pay and Workplace Safety Rules in Peril
This week, Congress moved one step closer to overturning new rules designed to improve workplace safety and contractor accountability.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
March 3, 2017
Trump’s Dangerous Prescription for the FDA
President Donald Trump called the FDA drug approval process slow and burdensome, but the evidence he cited could point to the opposite conclusion. Slashing regulatory restraints as he proposed could pose medical and financial hazards.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Open Government, Public Health and Science
March 3, 2017
By Sean Moulton
Regulations: America’s Unsung Heroes
President Trump should focus on making regulations better or improving the regulatory process. Regulations provide enormous benefits to all of us. For example, they ensure that prescription drugs and other products are safe for the public.
February 27, 2017
Private Prisons Are Back: Here's Why That's a Terrible Idea
Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed the Justice Department’s decision last year to phase out its use of private prisons, despite new reports raising concerns about their use.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
