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FDA Surveillance Threatened Whistleblowers
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Big Victory for Military Whistleblowers and Victims of Sexual Assault
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Obama Makes Commitments to Protect Whistleblowers?
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Office of Special Counsel Releases Report Confirming Misconduct by Then-Agency Head Scott Bloch
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POGO Testifies on Rights of National Security Employees
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POGO Tells Congress: Troubling National Security Claims Overshadow Rights
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Senate Set to Strengthen Protections for Military Whistleblowers and Victims of Sexual Assault
November 20, 2013
The (POGO) Blog
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.
Continue Reading What Does the New Spending Law Mean For the Pentagon?
Topics: National Security
January 22, 2014
Congressman Otis Pike Leaves Good Government Legacy
Former Rep. Otis G. Pike, who pushed to hold intelligence agencies accountable and battled wasteful government spending during his 18 years in Congress, passed away Monday. Mr. Pike was 92.
Continue Reading Congressman Otis Pike Leaves Good Government Legacy
Topics: Government Accountability
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