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October 17, 2014
The Pentagon Still Has Plenty of Money For War
With the United States engaged in a new war in the Middle East, some politicians and military leaders are saying that the U.S. will not be able to pay for these military campaigns and should therefore abandon fiscal discipline.
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Topics: National Security
October 15, 2014
POGO Speaks at National Government Ethics Summit
POGO investigator Michael Smallberg was a featured speaker at the National Government Ethics Summit hosted by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics last month. He spoke to more than 300 senior ethics officials about the revolving door and "regulatory captur
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Topics: Government Accountability
October 15, 2014
By Neil Gordon
Government Becomes Master of Its Data Domain
POGO was pleased to see the General Services Administration step in and buy the rights to the federal government’s two most important spending transparency databases: the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation and USASpending.gov.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
October 14, 2014
Commission on DOE Labs Looks at Interagency Work
A commission established to review the efficiency of Department of Energy laboratories met for the third time to discuss interagency work and attempt to discover any waste or redundancy in the laboratory system.
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Topics: National Security
October 9, 2014
Inspector General’s Role in Secret Service Scandal has Familiar Ring
Allegations that an inspector general probe into the Secret Service prostitution scandal was subverted and its findings suppressed to protect the Obama Administration from political fallout have a ring of déjà vu.
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Topics: Government Accountability
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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.
