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Watchdog Says Government Trying to Silence Embarrassing Afghanistan Reports
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Afghanistan Incinerators Burn Money, Not Trash
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Should SIGAR Have Suspension and Debarment Power?
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U.S. May Have Bought Fuel from Iran for Afghanistan
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SIGAR Probing Army Corps Deal with DynCorp
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SIGAR Slams Army Corps for Letting DynCorp Walk Off the Job
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SIGAR Seeks Debarment of Contractors Who Aid the Enemy
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SIGAR Saves Money and Lives
October 15, 2012
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May 10, 2013
Security Laws Must Include Transparency and Accountability
Any laws to expand the powers of the FBI in the wake of the Boston bombings should explicitly include transparency and accountability provisions, according to a new op-ed in The Atlantic by Bruce Schneier.
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Topics: Open Government
May 9, 2013
Y-12 Protestors Exposed Security Failures, Found Guilty
Three protestors responsible for breaking into the Y-12 nuclear facility face up to 30 years in prison despite shining a spotlight on several security failures.
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Topics: National Security
May 9, 2013
Watchdog Says Government Trying to Silence Embarrassing Afghanistan Reports
John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), says the government is trying to interfere with his independent investigations because his reports are embarrassing to the White House and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, acco
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Topics: Contract Oversight
May 8, 2013
Cell Phone Services Show Broken Buying System
OMB's Norman Dong provided details about a federal agency with 13 comparable phone service plans that appear to be wasting taxpayer dollars.
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May 7, 2013
By Mia Steinle
VA Medical Construction Over Budget, Behind Schedule
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ largest construction projects are, on average, $366 million over budget and almost three years behind schedule, the Government Accountability Office told Congress.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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