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October 28, 2014
FBI Proposes Changes to Whistleblower Protections
The DOJ recently released a comprehensive—albeit imperfect—list of recommendations for improved whistleblower protections in the FBI.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
October 28, 2014
No News on the Uranium Processing Facility May Be Good News
The Government Accountability Office released its fourth report on the proposed Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at the Y-12 nuclear complex, and indicates that alternatives to this multi-billion-dollar boondoggle are finally being explored.
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Topics: National Security
October 27, 2014
New Report of IG Concealment: Déjà Vu All Over Again?
The Inspector General at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is in the hot seat over allegations of hiding negative findings. Recently, there have been a slew of recent reports about inspectors general who allegedly hid or edited negative
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Topics: Government Accountability
October 24, 2014
Rick Piltz, a Climate Science Champion and Whistleblower, Has Died
Rick Piltz died on Saturday October 18 after a fight with cancer. Piltz made history in 2005 by exposing how the Bush Administration manipulated the results from climate science research.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
October 24, 2014
By Neil Gordon
Dead Air: TV Trucks Purchased for Afghanistan Never Used
Taxpayers paid $3.6 million for television production vehicles donated
to Afghanistan that have never been used.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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The Congressional Management Foundation offers the Gold Mouse Awards annually to members of Congress who make the most of the opportunity the digital world offers them. POGO spoke with members of Rep. Mike Honda's communications team about their award.
