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September 26, 2016
Intelligence Community Encouraging Speaking Truth to Power
In a new initiative to incentivize certain kinds of whistleblowing, the U.S. intelligence community announced a new awards program for reporting wrongdoing through appropriate channels. This commitment to encouraging whistleblowing is much welcomed after t
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September 21, 2016
By Ari Goldberg
Must-Read: “What Congress Is Actually Good at” (The Atlantic)
POGO Executive Director Danielle Brian tells The Atlantic there are many examples of Congress conducting good oversight investigations under the radar.
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Topics: Government Accountability
September 20, 2016
Busting the Myth of Whistleblower Protections for IC Contractors
There is one undeniable fact surrounding Snowden’s circumstances that has been misreported by Congress and the Executive Branch far too many times: the Intelligence Community (IC) contractor would have had almost no protections had he come forward through proper channels.
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September 14, 2016
By Neil Gordon
Government Watchdog Identifies Lessons from Afghanistan Reconstruction
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has some important lessons about the systemic corruption that has hindered the 15-year effort to rebuild the war-torn country.
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September 12, 2016
LISTEN: The Case against Unlimited Pentagon Spending
POGO’s Dan Grazier explains the problems with the current bloated Pentagon budget on the Steele & Ungar show following the comments of presidential candidate Donald Trump about ending the sequester on defense spending.
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