The (POGO) Blog
March 10, 2017
By Ari Goldberg
POGO Powers Up for Sunshine Week
POGO goes big on Sunshine Week with a series of events drawing attention to the importance of making government information accessible to the public.
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Topics: Open Government
March 9, 2017
By Neil Gordon
Congress Passes Rollback of Contractor Accountability Measure
Congress passed a resolution blocking new contractor fair pay and workplace safety measures. This is disappointing in light of reports by Senator Warren and others, which have highlighted labor violations by federal contractors.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
March 7, 2017
Govt Watchdog Finds Flaws in Implementation of Contractor Whistleblower Law
Whistleblower protections for federal contractors have been inconsistently implemented, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
March 6, 2017
Military Industrial Circus: What I’ve learned covering the military for 40 years
In his inaugural column, Mark Thompson, national security analyst for the CDI Straus Military Reform Project, talks about covering the military. "Scant public interest yields ceaseless wars to nowhere."
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Topics: National Security
March 3, 2017
By Neil Gordon
Contractor Fair Pay and Workplace Safety Rules in Peril
This week, Congress moved one step closer to overturning new rules designed to improve workplace safety and contractor accountability.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
