The (POGO) Blog
August 4, 2016
Watchdog Launches Criminal Investigation into Gold King Mine Spill
The EPA Office of Inspector General launched a criminal investigation into the Animas River toxic spill from the Gold King Mine in Colorado. The investigation was announced nearly a year after the spill.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Energy and Natural Resources, Contract Oversight
July 28, 2016
By Neil Gordon
Watchdog Finds Uneven Assessment of Army Contractors
Billions of taxpayer dollars are at risk of waste because of the U.S. Army’s failure to consistently follow the rules for evaluating the performance of its contractors, according to a new report by the Pentagon’s inspector general.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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
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