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POGO Asks Air Force to Hold Officials Accountable for Security Breach
September 4, 2008
In a letter sent yesterday to General C. Robert Kehler at U.S. Strategic Command, POGO asked the Air Force to accept responsibility for misleading the public about a serious security breach at Minot Air Force Base in
As reported last week by CNN and the Washington Post, two Air Force officers at
POGO received a tip about this security breach a few months ago. But when reporters called the Air Force for more information based on POGO’s tip, Air Force public affairs officials copped to a different, less serious incident in which officers were caught sleeping at a missile alert facility.
Even when the Air Force finally admitted to the truth, they waited until the Thursday before Labor Day to break the news--a time-honored
Due to ongoing concerns about this serious security breach and the secretive manner in which it was handled, POGO is calling on General Kehler to hold the appropriate Air Force officials accountable.
Founded in 1981, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a nonpartisan independent watchdog that champions good government reforms. POGO's investigations into corruption, misconduct, and conflicts of interest achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government.
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