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POGO on Local News to Stop F-35s in Vermont
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A Radioactive Poster Child for Government Waste
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90 Seconds on Waste at the Dept. of Energy
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What the Pentagon Looks Like Under Sequestration Cuts
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Video: The Fight Over the Pentagon's Newest Jet
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April 17, 2013
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January 13, 2014
By Neil Gordon
2013: The Year in Federal Fraud Recoveries
The federal False Claims Act -- still a potent anti-fraud weapon after 150 years.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
January 10, 2014
Effort to Discredit Snowden Short on Evidence; Ignores Need for NSA Reform
Last June, we learned that the U.S. government was spying on Americans. Since then, we have learned much more, such as that the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ communications by Americans has not been essential to preventing terrorist attacks and that the system of oversight for intelligence activities is broken.
Continue Reading Effort to Discredit Snowden Short on Evidence; Ignores Need for NSA Reform
Topics: Whistleblower Protections
January 9, 2014
Loophole in Law May Allow Pentagon Savings to Escape
A loophole in the Budget Control Act gives congressional appropriators wiggle room to avoid required Pentagon savings as they put the final touches on a new defense spending bill.
Continue Reading Loophole in Law May Allow Pentagon Savings to Escape
Topics: National Security
January 9, 2014
Groups Call On Congress to Enact Sensible Pentagon Savings
Groups with diverse interests and ideologies come together to call for smart defense spending on the upcoming omnibus appropriations in Congress.
Continue Reading Groups Call On Congress to Enact Sensible Pentagon Savings
Topics: National Security
January 9, 2014
By Mia Steinle
Once Plagued by Scandal, Interior Dept. Promotes Good Ethics
The Interior Department's plain English guide to ethics is an encouraging improvement from a government agency once plagued by scandals.
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
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