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Contractor Accountability
To ensure that taxpayer dollars are being spent responsibly the government must regularly monitor and audit contracts. Contract administration should not end after the contract is awarded -- taxpayers deserve more.
Related Resources (government documents and letters)
POGO Files
Proposed Contractor Compensation Data Collection Tool Will Enhance Accountability and Transparency
October 11, 2011
POGO Urges Public Disclosure of Contractor Past Performance Data
September 29, 2011
Testimony of POGO's Scott Amey on the Intelligence Community Contractors: Are We Striking the Right Balance?
September 20, 2011
Podcast: Discussing the Bad Business Report
September 15, 2011
Bad Business: Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Wasted on Hiring Contractors Service contract award dollars have dramatically increased in recent
years based on the assumption that shifting work to the private sector
saves taxpayer dollars. POGO’s report compares total annual compensation
for federal and private sector employees with federal contractor
billing rates in order to determine whether the current costs of federal
service contracting serves the public interest. Previous analyses have
only focused on employee salaries and compensation and not federal
contractor billing rates. POGO’s study shows that the federal government
approves service contract billing rates that, on average, pay
contractors 1.83 times more than the government pays federal employees
in total compensation, and more than 2 times the full compensation paid
in the private sector for comparable services. Given that one-quarter of
all discretionary spending now goes to service contractors, a
reassessment of the total federal work force, with a focus on contractor
billing rates, could save taxpayers billions of dollars annually.
September 13, 2011
POGO Study: Private Service Contracts Cost Government Almost Double Expense of In-House Staff
September 13, 2011
POGO Argues Public Deserves to Know Whether Contractor Misconduct Reporting Rule Has Been Effective
August 25, 2011
Podcast: Too Big to Debar? Contractors and the Government's Enforcement of Anti-Bribery Laws Is the government too reluctant to crack down on contractors that bribe foreign officials? A recent law review article by Professor Drury Stevenson and Nicholas Wagoner, both of the South Texas College of Law, suggests that when it comes to enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the biggest government contractors might just be too big to debar.
July 6, 2011
As we noted in our April coverage of the law review article, government enforcement agencies "have yet to impose a company-wide suspension or debarment on a contractor that violates the FCPA. Instead, the government continues to award them (or reward them?) billions of dollars in contracts, thus nullifying the deterrent effect of the FCPA."
For this POGO podcast, POGO staffers got on the horn with the article's authors to find out how this light approach to enforcement ultimately harms taxpayer interests.
POGO Calls on Congress to Amend Defense Budget to Protect the Public’s Right to Know, Cut Wasteful Spending
May 25, 2011
POGO Provides Post-hearing Supplemental Materials to the Commission on Wartime Contracting
March 7, 2011
Podcast: How Bad Performance Can Be Good for Business in Government Contracting POGO's Scott Amey dishes out a post-mortem on a recent Commission on Wartime Contracting hearing--at which he testified--on contractor accountability.
March 7, 2011
Testimony of POGO's Scott Amey on Deficient Contractor Accountability Leaves Agencies and Taxpayers at Risk
February 28, 2011
U.S.Government Rarely Suspends or Debars Those Responsible for Billions in Tax Dollars Lost to Fraud, Waste, Abuse in War Zones
February 28, 2011
Should Debarred Contractors Be Allowed to Build Military Aircraft?
February 11, 2011
Commercial Item Exceptions Must be Eliminated From New Suspension and Debarment Rule
February 11, 2011
Federal Government Needs Strong, Independent Auditor to Oversee Billions in Contract Spending, POGO Tells Senate Panel
February 1, 2011
Podcast: Now It's "Personal": The Case of Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T Inc. POGO staffers Keith Rutter, Scott Amey, and Bryan Rahija sit down to discuss a Supreme Court case that could expand the definition of corporate "personhood."
January 27, 2011
Obama Administration Plan to Open Contractor Database to Public Fails to Provide Full Access to Responsibility Histories
January 24, 2011
DoD Needs to Expand Proposed Award Fee Rule
January 11, 2011
POGO Comments on DoD Prohibition of Contractor Interrogators
December 21, 2010
Enhanced safeguards needed for personal services contracts
November 8, 2010
Podcast: Private Security Contracting in Afghanistan POGO staffers discuss a recent report issued by the State Department Office of the Inspector General, which evaluated the performance of the private security contractor responsible for guarding the U. S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The report confirmed many of the findings of POGO's 2009 investigation into "Lord of the Flies" environment that had taken hold of the embassy's private security guard force.
November 4, 2010
Risky Business: Bailout Watchdog Criticizes Treasury's Extensive Use of Outside Contractors
October 21, 2010
POGO Testifies on Treasury's Use of Private Contractors in Bailout Programs
September 23, 2010
Testimony of POGO's Scott Amey before the Congressional Oversight Hearing on Treasury’s Use of Emergency Contracting Authority
September 22, 2010
POGO Submits Brief Raising Concerns About GSA Contracts
September 2, 2010
POGO Advocates for Additional Protections When Considering Work Performed by Government or Contractor Employees
June 1, 2010
Contract Spending: Escaping the Dark Ages
May 20, 2010
Senate Considers Improvements to FAPIIS
May 12, 2010
Lockheed Still Tops Misconduct Charts, But No Misconduct Pattern for Over a Third of Top Gov't Contractors
April 23, 2010
POGO Letter Urging GSA to Improve Contractor Listings
April 22, 2010
DCAA auditors need independence
April 4, 2010
Administration Takes Careful Look at Work Performed by Government and Private Sector Employees
March 31, 2010
POGO Letter to Senate Committees Regarding DCAA Reforms
March 2, 2010
POGO Supports Intent of "High Road" Contracting Policies
February 26, 2010
POGO joins letter to President Obama urging needed contractor reforms
February 26, 2010
Obama to Federal Contractors: Tax Cheats Beware
January 20, 2010
Contractor conflict of interest rule needs improvement
January 12, 2010
Removing DCAA Director Won't Fix the Agency's Problems
October 26, 2009
Majority of Top Contractors Could be Defunded by House Legislation A survey of data from POGO's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database shows that 62 federal contractors have been involved in instances that might prohibit them from receiving future federal funds if the "Defund ACORN Act" becomes law.
September 29, 2009
List of Contractors That Could be Defunded as a Result of Anti-ACORN Bill
September 29, 2009
The Defense Contract Auditing Agency As the Whipping Boy
September 24, 2009
POGO Supports Whistleblower Review
September 17, 2009
Testimony of Danielle Brian before the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan
September 14, 2009
POGO Statement on ArmorGroup Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed Today: State Department Accountability Remains Key Management Issue
September 10, 2009
POGO Statement on Kabul Embassy Guard Firings
September 4, 2009
Retaliation: Whistleblower Allegedly Forced Out After Helping To Expose Guard Scandal At U.S. Embassy Kabul
September 3, 2009
Failed Oversight and Management of Security Contract at U.S Embassy in Afghanistan
September 1, 2009
Federal Contractors Beware
August 21, 2009
Obama Outlines Contracting Reforms
March 4, 2009
POGO's Scott Amey Testifies on Hill about Suspension and Debarment System Failures
February 26, 2009
POGO Calls for Ban on Risky Contractors in Hill Testimony
February 26, 2009
POGO Releases Previously Unavailable Government Report Detailing Recommendations to Reduce Procurement Fraud
January 12, 2009
Protest of Latest Deepwater Contract Confirms Need for Contractor Responsibility Database
October 10, 2008
POGO Salutes Good Government Legislation
September 30, 2008
POGO Reacts to Senate Hearing on Defense Oversight Agency
September 11, 2008
Secretary Rumsfeld’s Decision Undermined by DCMA to Benefit Lockheed
September 8, 2008
DCAA Responds to GAO Report on Auditing Controversy
August 12, 2008
House Dems Introduce Corporate Monitor Oversight Bill
July 16, 2008
New Wartime Contracting Commission Members Named
June 20, 2008
POGO Proposes Additional Improvements To Ensure That Contractors Have A Satisfactory Performance Record
June 2, 2008
Parsons Corp. Goes Back to School in the Big Easy
May 23, 2008
A Taxing Time on the Hill for Contractors
May 21, 2008
An "A" for Contracting Accountability
April 21, 2008
Feds Reverse Course: Some Crime Not OK
April 3, 2008
GAO: Bad Problems Worsen with Pentagon Programs
March 31, 2008
Conflicts of Interest Rules Causing Conflicts
March 28, 2008
DOJ Issues Guidelines on Corporate Monitors
March 11, 2008
Contractors are more than a shadow government
March 11, 2008
Testimony of POGO's Scott Amey on the Status of Contracting Reform
February 27, 2008
POGO letter to Senators Webb and McCaskill supporting "The Commission on Wartime Contracting Act" (S.1825)
September 17, 2007
Testimony before Defense Acquisition Review Panel should not be limited to defense contractors
September 2, 2005
POGO provides additional information to the panel reviewing the government's buying system
August 30, 2005
Acquisition Panel cuts off testimony about problems with the government’s buying system
August 19, 2005
POGO opposes industry-driven effort to further remove contract oversight and provisions that protect taxpayers
May 10, 2005
Contracting Advisory Panel Deck Stacked; Panel Violates Federal Advisory Committee Act
January 31, 2005
Economic Impacts of the National Security Build-up: Government Procurement Practices
November 8, 2002
Defense Waste & Fraud Camouflaged As Reinventing Government
September 1, 1999
POGO letter to President Clinton regarding cost over runs of Superconducting Super Collider
June 7, 1993
The Superconducting Super Collider's Super Excesses
January 1, 1993
Related Resources
Contractor Performance and Suspensions in Iraq and Afghanistan, Panel 1
C-Span, Video Library
February 28, 2011
High Risk Series: An Update
Report GAO-11-278, Goverment Accountability Office (GAO)
February 1, 2011
Inquiry Into The Role And Oversight Of Private Security Contractors In Afghanistan
Committee On Armed Services, United States Senate
October 7, 2010
GAO vs. DCAA - And the Winner is?... Contractors!
By Richard C. Loeb, Government Contractor Cost Pricing & Accounting Report, Volume 5, Issue 2, published by West Publishing, a Thompson Reuters Company
March 1, 2010
Senators McCaskill, Collins, and Bennett's letter to Department of State regarding the allegations of whistleblower retaliation
, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Senator Susan Collins, Senator Robert Bennett
September 16, 2009
McCaskill Questions Chairman of the Joint Chiefs on Contracting in Afghanistan
, Press Office of Senator Claire McCaskill
September 15, 2009
Testimony of Terry Pearson
, Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan
September 14, 2009
C-Span Video: Commission on Wartime Contracting Hearing on State Dept. Hiring Practices
, C-Span (follow the video links to watch the 3 sessions of witnesses)
September 14, 2009
McCaskill Statement On Wartime Contracting Commission Hearing On Kabul Embassy Contract
, Press Office of Senator Claire McCaskill
September 14, 2009
U.S. Department of State Response to POGO's September 1, 2009 letter regarding the U.S. Embassy in Kabul
, U.S. Department of State
September 8, 2009
Wartime Contracting to probe State Department oversight and contractor-employee conduct
, Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan
September 4, 2009
U.S. Embassy Statement on Local Guard Force
, United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan
September 4, 2009
State Department Daily Press Briefing Transcript
, State Department Press Secretary Ian Kelly
September 2, 2009
State Department Daily Press Briefing Video
, State Department Press Secretary Ian Kelly
September 2, 2009
State Department Daily Press Briefing Transcript
, State Department with Ian Kelly, Department Spokesman
September 1, 2009
State Department Daily Press Briefing Video
, State Department with Ian Kelly, Department Spokesman
September 1, 2009
Senator Claire McCaskill's letter to Dept. of State, Under Secretary for Management, Patrick Kennedy regarding the contractor employees performing guard security at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
September 1, 2009
DHS Compilation of Contractor Performance Databases
Elaine C. Duke, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security
August 7, 2007
DoD recommends awarding fees only when desired outcomes acheived
, Internal DoD Memo
April 4, 2006
What Has 35 Years of Acquisition Reform Accomplished?
by Thomas Christie, Proceedings
February 1, 2006
Contracting Officer Representatives: Managing the Government's Technical Experts to Achieve Positive Contract Outcomes
, Merit Systems Protection Board
December 1, 2005
DOD Has Paid Billions in Award and Incentive Fees Regardless of Acquisition Outcomes
, Government Accountability Office
December 1, 2005
DCAA Hearing Transcript - 1992
, Defense Contract Audit Agency; Printed record of the hearing before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives
May 6, 1992
DCAA Hearing Transcript - 1967
Hearing Transcript, Defense Contract Audit Agency, Printed Record of the Hearing before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives
July 28, 1967
POGO in the News
Former gov’t watchdogs land in private sector, Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, January 6, 2012
The Record: Letters, Dec. 20, 2011, Paula Rogovin, NorthJersey.com, December 20, 2011
Siemens Pivots To Thrive In US After Bribery Settlement, Samuel Rubenfeld, The Wall Street Journal, December 15, 2011
Lawmakers likely to expand cap on contractor pay, Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, December 14, 2011
Supreme Group Probed Over No-Bid Contracts to Feed Troops in Afghanistan, Aram Roston, The Daily Beast, November 27, 2011
A Hidden Toll as States Shift to Contract Workers, By Motoko Rich, The New York Times , November 7, 2011
Repeal of contractor tax withholding is sign of economic times, With POGO's Scott Amey, FederalNewsRadio.com, October 28, 2011
Windfalls of War: Taxpayers Get Hammered by Pentagon’s Attempts to “One-stop Shop”, Sharon Weinberger writes for iWatch News, a project of the Center for Public Integrity, The Cutting Edge, October 28, 2011
Repeal of 3 percent contractor tax withholding gathers steam, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive (govexec.com), October 24, 2011
Lawmakers push Defense fraud, waste report to influence supercommittee cuts, John T. Bennett, The Hill, October 23, 2011
Contractors challenge prohibition against campaign contributions, Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, October 20, 2011
Letter to the Editor: Cost comparisons, Paul Chassy, Investigator, Project On Government Oversight, Federal Times, October 17, 2011
One nation, underemployed, Sally Kohn, Reuters, October 7, 2011
Army Corps bribery arrests praised by lawmakers, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive (govexec.com), October 5, 2011
Taxpayers Have Been Getting Robbed On Fuel Deliveries To U.S. Troops, Robert Johnson , Business Insider, September 26, 2011
NASA Leverages In-House IT Talent, Brittany Ballenstedt, Next Gov, September 21, 2011
Defining intelligence contractors’ jobs, and pay, is a fuzzy job, Joe Davidson, The Washington Post; The Federal Diary, September 20, 2011
Contract labor: Pay, benefits often double that of feds, Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, September 19, 2011
Study: Privatizing government doesn’t actually save money, Brad Plumer, The Washington Post; Ezra Klein's Wonkblog, September 15, 2011
Government Pays More in Contracts, Study Finds, Ron Nixon, The New York Times, September 12, 2011
OMB announces final guidance on inherently governmental functions, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive, September 9, 2011
Homeland security: accounting and accountability, Zoe Sullivan and MIchael Harris Jr., American Observer, September 6, 2011
Families sue after soldiers' deaths, Richard Lardner, Associated Press, The Miami Herald, July 15, 2011
CityTime scandal firm wins feds' big bucks, Josh Margolin, New York Post, July 15, 2011
Contractor accused of negligence in soldier deaths, Richard Lardner, Associated Press, Business Week, July 12, 2011
Audit: Boeing overcharged U.S. Army $13M for helicopter parts, Martha Kang, KOMONews.com, June 28, 2011
Boeing found to have overcharged Army for helicopter parts, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive.com, June 28, 2011
Small-Town Mayor Claims Funding For Firehouse Held Up By Opposition To Mining , Marcus Baram, The Huffington Post, June 15, 2011
‘Guest Worker’ Trafficking: Can the Feds Really Deal With the Problem?, Mike Elk, In These Times, May 27, 2011
Delinquent government contractors, Nancy Marshall Genzer, American Public Media; Marketplace, May 24, 2011
Earl Industries' $75M Navy contract: What went wrong?, Robert McCabe, The Virginian-Pilot, May 16, 2011
Gov't Paying Firm Lodged With Job Discrimination Suit, , WBALTV; 11 Investigates I-Team, May 12, 2011
Flap over FAPIIS: Site meant to disclose contractor performance ‘worst ... ever', Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, May 12, 2011
Sunshine advocates criticize government contractor database, By Joseph Marks, NextGov, May 3, 2011
The F Word: Is BP Too Big To Fail?, By Laura Flanders, The Nation, May 3, 2011
BP Still Being Awarded Lucrative Government Contracts, By Jason Leopold, Truthout; The Public Record, April 21, 2011
GovCon Recon: Apr. 19: Gates Looks at More Cuts; DOD Weapons Program Report; NASA Provides Funding, , GovWin; A Deltek Network, April 19, 2011
Contractor database goes public - with limits, By Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, April 15, 2011
Big Break For Big Oil, Larger Burden For Taxpayers, By Aaron Mehta, The Huffington Post; iWatch News, April 15, 2011
Report criticizes defense agency’s auditing, By Robert O'Harrow Jr, The Washington Post, March 20, 2011
Procurement oversight: A case of friendly fire?, By John Klossner, Federal Computer Week, March 15, 2011
Wartime panel: Get tougher on bad contractors, By Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, March 6, 2011
What POGO learned from a contracting panel, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week, March 4, 2011
OFPP's Gordon shy about opening meeting results, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week (fcw.com), March 2, 2011
Commission decries DoD's inattention to contractors' poor performance, By Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, March 1, 2011
Report: Wartime Contractors Waste, Steal Tens Of Billions -- Then Come Back For More, By Dan Froomkin, The Huffington Post, February 28, 2011
Bumpy road to Boeing tanker contract, By Steve Giegerich, St. Louis Today, February 26, 2011
DoD's contract auditors overwhelmed, By Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, February 20, 2011
Fix the Pentagon Part I: Create an Independent Audit Agency, By Charles M. Smith, Truthout.org, February 16, 2011
Pentagon contracts: No bid required, By John Donnelly, Congress.org; CQ-Roll Call Group, February 16, 2011
HUD managers: PLEASE don’t toss those questionnaires!, By Sean Reilly, Federal Times, February 11, 2011
Senate committee considers contract auditing reform, By Scott Carr, Federal News Radio, February 8, 2011
Civilian agencies lag behind Defense on contract audits, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, February 2, 2011
Establish transparency standards for military contractors; Reforms, yes; transparency standards, not yet, By Abby Brownback, PolitiFact.com, February 2, 2011
Senate Committee Mulls Future of DCAA, By Jack Moore, Executive Gov, February 2, 2011
POGO argues for release of past-performance information, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week; FCW.com, January 28, 2011
Alaska Native Firms Shift Stimulus Work to Outsiders, By Michael Grabell and Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica, January 27, 2011
Fed contractors' history could be open to public in April, By Matthew Weigelt and Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, January 24, 2011
Hey, DynCorp. Two Words About Your Dancing Afghan Boy Problem: Damage. Control., By Nell Minow , BNET.com, December 23, 2010
Senators Drop Tax Item Affecting Foreign Companies, By Richard Rubin and Sophia Yan, Bloomberg, December 20, 2010
DoD Amends Contractor Witholding Plan, By Jack Moore, Executive Gov, December 16, 2010
DoD scales back plan to restrict payments to some contractors, By Sean Reilly, Federal Times, December 15, 2010
Subcontractor, subgrantee data now available to the public, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive.com, December 7, 2010
U.S. hires firms with questionable pasts for Afghan jobs, By Marisa Taylor, McClatchy Newspapers, November 14, 2010
DCAA defends tighter scope on audits, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, November 2, 2010
POGO: Risks in DoD scaleback of small contract oversight, DorobekINSIDER, Federal News Radio, November 2, 2010
The Defense Contract Audit Agency is setting new dollar thresholds for reviews of Pentagon procurements., With Tom Temin and Amy Morris, Federal News Radio; Federal Drive , November 2, 2010
Defense agency raises bar for reviewing contractor cost proposals, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive.com, November 1, 2010
DOD auditors raise the limit on what they'll examine, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, October 29, 2010
Federal Contractors Under Scrutiny, By Heide B. Malhotra, The Epoch Times, October 5, 2010
More Contracts Flood KBR (KBR) with Cash Despite a Questionable Reputation, By Leo Sun, Investorguide.com, September 23, 2010
Treasury declines to allow law firm to testify before oversight panel, By Ryan Holeywell, BailoutSleuth.com, September 22, 2010
Defining 'inherently governmental' and role of contractors in U.S. war fight, By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post, June 22, 2010
Guard work defies easy labels, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, June 18, 2010
USAspending.gov makeover leaves room for improvement, By Emily Long, NextGov: Technology and the Business of Government, May 24, 2010
Federal acquisition councils anticipate mandate to increase transparency, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, GovExec.com, May 13, 2010
Contractor Misconduct Database updated, With Suzanne Kubota, Federal News Radio 1500 AM, April 27, 2010
Watchdog group seeks better-quality contract data, By Tom Spoth, Federal Times.com, April 23, 2010
POGO Takes Aim At Contractor Compensation, By Elizabeth Newell & Alyssa Rosenberg, GovExec.com, April 23, 2010
Cerberus to acquire DynCorp for $1 billion, By Kyle Peterson in Chicago, Andrea Shalal-Esa in Washington, and Steve Eder and Elinor Comlay in New York. Editing by Lisa Von Ahn, Robert MacMillan and Tim Dobbyn, Reuters, April 12, 2010
DCAA auditors need independence, By POGO's Danielle Brian and Mandy Smithberger, Federal Times, April 4, 2010
Administration puts its stamp on 'inherently governmental', By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, March 31, 2010
After yearlong study, House acquisition reform report called "symbolic" , By Kevin Baron, Stars and Stripes, March 25, 2010
A missed opportunity for accountablity from the Obama administration, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week, March 24, 2010
Acquisition councils create database to track contractor misdeeds, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, March 23, 2010
USPS official directs sole-source $4.5M contract to former colleague, By Stephen Losey, Federal Times, March 18, 2010
Government Contractors' Free Ride Is Over; Serious accountability is here to stay at last., By POGO's Scott Amey and Danielle Brian, Forbes.com; Ethisphere, March 16, 2010
The Nation: The Contractor Scofflaws, By William Greider, National Public Radio (NPR), March 8, 2010
Should better paying contractors have a competitive advantage?, By Matthew Weigelt, Washington Technology, February 26, 2010
POGO: Contracting executive order a positive step, With Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, Federal News Radio, January 21, 2010
Former Blackwater Officials in NY Times: We Did Offbook Jobs for CIA, , , WKZO AM Radio, December 12, 2009
Top Pentagon auditor reassigned, By Elise Castelli, NavyTimes.com, October 27, 2009
Embattled DCAA director reassigned, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, October 26, 2009
Contracting System Needs a Tune-Up, With Jim Williams and featuring POGO's Scott Amey, Federal News Radio 1500 AM, October 19, 2009
Price Soars on President's Helicopter Marine One, With Wolfe Blitzer, CNN - The Situation Room, October 7, 2009
Pentagon Fraud and the ACORN Standard, , Los Angeles Chronicle, October 2, 2009
Its Not Just ACORN, Says Congressman Grayson, By Katherine Wells, The Huffington Post, October 2, 2009
ACORN Donations Dwindle In Wake Of Videos, by Pam Fessler, NPR, All Things Considered, October 1, 2009
ACORN to lose funding?, With Dylan Ratigan, MSNBC TV Morning Meeting, October 1, 2009
Bills to Defund ACORN Face Legal Hurdles, Experts Say, , FoxNews.com, October 1, 2009
