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July 26, 2016
By Neil Gordon
$43 Million Gas Station a “Can of Worms” Says Sen. Grassley
Senator Chuck Grassley gave Defense Secretary Ashton Carter one month to explain how and why the Pentagon repudiated its own cost estimate of a gas station construction project in Afghanistan.
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Topics: National Security, Contract Oversight
July 22, 2016
By Neil Gordon
Breaking: Sen. McCaskill Demands Briefing Based on POGO Report
Senator Claire McCaskill requested a briefing with the Pentagon's procurement office Friday after a POGO report found that the office had improperly helped out KGL Logistics, a contractor accused of having illegal business ties with Iran.
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Topics: Government Accountability
July 22, 2016
By Neil Gordon
DynCorp Facing New Charges of Fraud on Iraq Contract
The Justice Department claims DynCorp International fraudulently overbilled the State Department on a contract to train the Iraqi police. Five years ago, DynCorp paid millions of dollars to resolve similar allegations involving the same contract.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
July 22, 2016
By Lexi Curnin
Global Witness Briefing Sheds Light on Cloaked Contractors
Companies whose owners remain anonymous pose a threat to American taxpayer dollars and national security.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
June 20, 2016
By Mia Steinle
Oil, Gas, and Coal Law is Long Overdue Victory for Taxpayers
For the first time in decades, the federal government has majorly overhauled the way it determines how much money taxpayers receive from oil, gas, and coal extracted from federal lands.
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
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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 POGO investigator Mia Steinle talks about the woefully outdated royalty programs for the mining and drilling of natural resources on public lands.
