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DOE Contracting Woes Continue
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Ten Questions That USASpending.Gov Can’t Answer
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AP Case Throws More Doubt on Obama’s Whistleblower Policies
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USASpending.gov: NOT Your One-Stop Shop for Following Taxpayer Dollars
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The Whistleblower Who Wouldn't Go Away
May 14, 2013 -
The Ugly End to the Largest Service Contract in U.S History
May 13, 2013
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March 15, 2013
FOIAonline: Measuring Performance and Looking Ahead
FOIAonline may revolutionize the way the public accesses government information, but first, more agencies need to buy into the system.
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Topics: Open Government
March 15, 2013
Public Deserves Access to Contractor Workforce Size and Cost Data
Access to federal government data on the size and cost of the contractor workforce needs improvement. Agencies still don't collect the data needed to understand the financial burden of millions of government and contractor workers.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
March 14, 2013
As Veterans Wait for Care, VA Allegedly Papers Over Delays
By altering dates logged, Department of Veterans Affairs employees minimize reported wait times for veterans' medical appointments, the GAO says.
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 14, 2013
It’s Not as Sunny as We’d Like
During Sunshine Week, POGO's Director of Public Policy testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on transparency, accountability, and unchecked secrecy in the growing national security state.
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Topics: Open Government
March 14, 2013
By Neil Gordon
POGO Celebrates Sunshine Week with Expanded Misconduct Database
POGO updates its Federal Contractor Misconduct Database with 12 new contractors and a new top 100 federal contractor ranking.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
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