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Transparency in Contracting
Related Resources (government documents and letters)
POGO Files
Testimony of POGO's Scott Amey on “Acquisition Deficiencies at the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs”
December 16, 2009
POGO Urges President Obama to Provide Public Access to Contracting and Ethics Databases
January 29, 2009
Statement of Scott H. Amey, General Counsel Supporting Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S. 2590)
September 6, 2006
POGO signs Letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist to improve public access to federal spending information
September 6, 2006
An Open Letter to the United States Senate: Support a Full Accounting of Federal Grants!
June 6, 2006
Investigations into Katrina Waste and Fraud Detailed
January 12, 2006
Related Resources
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Case Studies Show Fraud and Abuse Allowed Ineligible Firms to Obtain Millions of Dollars in Contracts
Statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report #GAO-10-306T
December 16, 2009
Veterans Health Administration: Inadequate Controls over Miscellaneous Obligations Increase Risk over Procurement Transactions
Statement of Kay L. Daly, Director Financial Management and Assurance, Government Accountability Office, Report #GAO-10-307T
December 16, 2009
POGO in the News
Air Force Base overspent by nearly $1M, By John Nolan, Dayton Daily News, November 13, 2009
Contractor integrity, performance to face higher level of scrutiny, By Jason Miller, Federal News Radio, September 4, 2009
Blackwater tapped foreigners on secret CIA program, By Adam Goldman and Pamela Hess, Associated Press; ABC News, August 31, 2009
U.S. Still Using Security Firm It Broke With, By Mark Landler and Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, August 21, 2009
New contracting rules could have big impact on DOE, By Alexander Duncan, Inside Energy (By subscription only), August 3, 2009
House contracting caucus tackles acquisition workforce issues, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive Magazine, May 18, 2009
Senate Makes Major Concession in Stripping Internet Posting Provision From Stimulus, By Daphne Eviator, Washington Independent (Online), March 11, 2009
Obama Supports Acquisition Reform Bill, By John M. Doyle, Aviation Week, March 5, 2009
President Orders Review of Federal Contracting System More Competition, Accountability for Procurement Sought, By Scott Wiilson and Robert O'Harrow, Jr., The Washington Post, March 5, 2009
Payton Mandates More Openness with Industry as KC-X Award Nears, , Inside the Air Force, December 21, 2007
Fee for briefing raises hackles, by David Hubler, Federal Computer Week, October 30, 2006
Watchdog barks about admission charge to FAR conference, by Michael Hardy, Federal Computer Week, October 20, 2006
10 organizations worth watching, by Christopher J. Dorobek, Federal Computer Week, September 4, 2006
Coburn-Obama Effort To Curb Wasteful Federal Spending, by Stephen M. Lilienthal, Free Congress Foundation, August 17, 2006
Groups urge support for bill creating new database for OMB, by Jim Snyder, The Hill, June 13, 2006
Private Company to Oversee Database on Public Contracts, , Los Angeles Times, January 1, 2004
