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DOE Contracting Woes Continue
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Watchdog Says Government Trying to Silence Embarrassing Afghanistan Reports
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Cell Phone Services Show Broken Buying System
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If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try Again…and Again…and Again
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VA Medical Construction Over Budget, Behind Schedule
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Afghanistan Incinerators Burn Money, Not Trash
April 26, 2013
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April 5, 2013
When Over-Classification Starts Wars
A new series of blog posts over on Defusing the Nuclear Threat is highlighting how over-classification of documents can not only be wasteful, but dangerous.
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Topics: Open Government
April 4, 2013
By Neil Gordon
Fluor Pays $1.1M to Settle Hanford False Claims Case
Department of Energy contractor Fluor paid $1.1 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the company of violating the False Claims Act by improperly using federal funds for lobbying.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
April 4, 2013
DOD Inspector General Finds $900 Million Spare Part Stockpile
The Army bought nearly $900 million worth of spare parts for the Stryker armored fighting vehicle even as the parts became obsolete or unnecessary, according to a report by the Defense Department Office of Inspector General.
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Topics: National Security
April 3, 2013
Friend of the Court: POGO Joins Fight for Sunshine
POGO recently joined in a “friend of the court” brief supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation in its attempt to compel the government to release an Office of Legal Counsel memorandum and to stem the growth of a vast body of secret law.
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Topics: Open Government
April 3, 2013
Energy IG Pushes to Consolidate Nuclear Labs, Again
Department of Energy Inspector General once again recommends establishing a commission to assess and consolidate nuclear labs around the country.
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Topics: National Security
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