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Outsmarting the MOX
March 7, 2014 -
More Fantasy Budgeting From the Pentagon
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Pentagon Looking to Cut F-35 Buy
February 21, 2014 -
Y-12 Protestors “Destroyed the Mystique” of Nuclear Security
February 19, 2014 -
Here’s What 60 Minutes Didn’t Tell You About the F-35
February 19, 2014 -
Navy Looking For Some F-35 Relief
February 14, 2014 -
Pentagon Slush Fund Must Be Drawn Down
February 6, 2014 -
Senator Questions Retirement Perks for Generals and Admirals
February 5, 2014 -
New Video: The Jet that Ate the Pentagon
February 4, 2014
The (POGO) Blog
January 28, 2014
Six House Members Seek to Oust Intelligence Director
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper should be removed because of untruthful statements he made before Congress concerning the intelligence community’s use of bulk data collection programs, six members of Congress said this week in a letter sent
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Topics: National Security
January 28, 2014
By Neil Gordon
KBR Accused of Kickbacks, Gouging, Unsafe Practices in Iraq
The Justice Department filed another False Claims Act lawsuit against contractor KBR. This time, KBR is alleged to have engaged in a massive corruption scheme in Iraq that included shipping food in trucks that had previously contained human remains.
Continue Reading KBR Accused of Kickbacks, Gouging, Unsafe Practices in Iraq
Topics: Contract Oversight
January 27, 2014
Peace Activists Deserve Leniency; Their Actions Exposed Dangerous Security Flaws
If justice is served Tuesday, a federal judge will exercise leniency when he sentences Sister Megan Rice, Greg Boertje-Obed, and Michael Walli for their non-violent protest at the Y-12 nuclear facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn., in July 2012.
Continue Reading Peace Activists Deserve Leniency; Their Actions Exposed Dangerous Security Flaws
Topics: National Security
January 24, 2014
By Neil Gordon
DOJ Sues Firm That Screened Edward Snowden and Navy Yard Shooter
The Justice Department alleges contractor U.S. Investigations Services submitted more than 600,000 falsified security clearance background investigations over four and a half years and defrauded
taxpayers of millions of dollars.
Continue Reading DOJ Sues Firm That Screened Edward Snowden and Navy Yard Shooter
Topics: Contract Oversight
January 23, 2014
What Does the New Spending Law Mean For the Pentagon?
Let’s take a quick look at the winners and losers in the recently
enacted omnibus appropriations package, which provided funding for the Pentagon for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2014.
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Topics: National Security
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