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Pantex manager earns promotion as consolidation talks continue, Bobby Cervantes, Amarillo Globe-News (amarillo.com), January 27, 2012
Watchdog group says security at nuclear site has ‘egregious’ gaps, Mark Rockwell, GSN: Government Security News, January 26, 2012
New Lejeune water report raises watchdog hackles, Hope Hodge, JDNews.com, January 21, 2012
Los Alamos Bracing For Big Cut To CMRR-NF In FY2013 Budget Request, Todd Jacobson, Los Alamos Study Group & Monitor, January 20, 2012
Deepwater acquisition sinks, but not without lessons, Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, January 15, 2012
Group seeks re-vote on birth control clot risk, Anna Yukhananov, Reuters, January 12, 2012
Whistleblower bill draws lobbying, Andrew Joseph with The National Journal, Government Executive (govexec.com), January 10, 2012
The Yaz Men: Members of FDA panel reviewing the risks of popular Bayer contraceptive had industry ties, Jeanne Lenzer and Keith Epstein, Ten Miles Square; The Washington Monthly (blog), January 9, 2012
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
Pentagon moves against conversion of in-house work to contractors, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive (govexec.com), December 7, 2011
Air Force mentor's ties illustrate conflict of interest, Tom Vanden Brook and Ray Locker, USA Today, November 29, 2011
Nuclear Money Pit; America’s atomic arsenal is stuck in the Cold War era., Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, The American Conservative, November 29, 2011
Obama Fights Senate Attempt to Limit Contractors Doing Government Work, Noel Brinkerhoff, AllGov.com, November 29, 2011
Local firms lose out on $82M contract, Josh Sweigart, Dayton Daily News, November 28, 2011
Supreme Group Probed Over No-Bid Contracts to Feed Troops in Afghanistan, Aram Roston, The Daily Beast, November 27, 2011
Justice rethinks planned changes to FOIA policy, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive (govexec.com), November 7, 2011
A Hidden Toll as States Shift to Contract Workers, By Motoko Rich, The New York Times , November 7, 2011
Are Government Contractors Exploiting Workers Overseas?, David Isenberg, The Huffington Post, November 7, 2011
Pentagon use of retired generals as 'mentors' plummets, Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, November 7, 2011
Building a Nuclear Power Plant on a Fault Still Not a Great Idea, Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, November 3, 2011
House committee approves bill to cut 10% of workforce by 2015, Stephen Losey, Federal Times, November 3, 2011
Agencies blasted for ignoring contractor role in human trafficking, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive (govexec.com), November 3, 2011
Really Want to Influence Politicians? Stop Donating to Campaigns, Bruce Watson, Daily Finance, November 3, 2011
Whistleblower protection bill clears House oversight panel, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive (govexec.com), November 3, 2011
House panel hearing explores U.S. government contractors’ exploitation of workers overseas, Joe Davidson, The Washington Post; The Federal Diary, November 2, 2011
A-G's office went to Texas to kick tires on troubled F-35 fighter program, Lee Berthiaume, The Vancouver Sun, November 1, 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 contractor tax withholding is sign of economic times, With POGO's Scott Amey, FederalNewsRadio.com, October 28, 2011
Five places where the rich got richer, Daniel Denvir and John Paul DeWitt, Salon, October 27, 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
Opinion: FINRA Is an Ineffective Regulator, Andrew J. Haigney, Registered Rep, October 6, 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
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
Companies that cheat government are rarely disbarred, Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun, September 17, 2011
The Navy Is Poised To Have More Admirals Than Ships, Robert Johnson, Business Insider, September 16, 2011
Washcall: Brass creep - Fewer going postal - No free lunch, Lisa Hoffman, The Republic; Scripps Howard News Service, September 16, 2011
Leaders Outline Projected Senior Officer Cuts, Karen Parrish, U.S. Department of Defense; American Forces Press Service, September 15, 2011
Study: Privatizing government doesn’t actually save money, Brad Plumer, The Washington Post; Ezra Klein's Wonkblog, September 15, 2011
Watchdogs wants more lobbying info from supercommittee members, Dave Levinthal, POLITICO, 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: 'Did we spend the money wisely — or did we just spend money?', Mike Sherry, St. Louis Beacon, September 9, 2011
Homeland security: accounting and accountability, Zoe Sullivan and MIchael Harris Jr., American Observer, September 6, 2011
In the Dark? Probing the SEC's Probes, With Marc Fisher sitting in for Kojo, The Kojo Nnamdi Show; WAMU , August 30, 2011
National Institutes of Health Drops Conflict-of-Interest Disclosures for Universities, David Wallechinsky, AllGov.com, August 8, 2011
Senator pushes transparency in federal health research, Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, August 5, 2011
Shoot the Moon: Missile Defense Costs as Much as Apollo Program, Adam Rawnsley, Wired; Danger Room, August 4, 2011
Lawmakers question CERP funds in Afghanistan, Michelle Stein - Medill News Service, Army Times, August 4, 2011
Former Office of Special Counsel chief can withdraw guilty plea, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive, August 4, 2011
Madoff probe figure gets cash reward, Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, August 3, 2011
The winners and losers in the debt ceiling deal, Amy Goodman, Guardian.co.uk, August 3, 2011
Senate Passes Faster Foia Bill Again Amid Growing Criticism, Channing Turner, Main Justice; Politics, Policy & the Law, August 2, 2011
IG: Iraq logistics contractor marked up prices as much as 12,000 percent, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive.com, August 2, 2011
Defense takes big cuts in debt deal, Amber Corrin, Alice Lipowicz, Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week, August 2, 2011
Watchdog group hits FDA on drug experts, Dave Levinthal, POLITICO, August 2, 2011
Revolving Door at S.E.C. Is Hurdle to Crisis Cleanup, Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times, August 1, 2011
Group Critical of Delay in NIH Disclosure Rule, Emily P. Walker, MedPage Today, July 30, 2011
Medicare Decides It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief, Reuben Guttman, Accounting Today, July 29, 2011
Crowd sourcing can supplement whistleblowing, experts say, Joseph Marks, Nextgov.com, July 29, 2011
Grassley Questions Education Agency’s Ties to Hedge Funds, Ben Protess, The New York Times; DealBook, July 28, 2011
Transparency Groups Assail House GOP Maneuver to Send Debt Bill to Senate, , FoxNews.com, July 27, 2011
Anti-Freeze in Pilots' Blood Baffles Air Force, Adam Clark Estes, The Atlantic, July 27, 2011
Recusal policy reveals oil industry-gov't ties, Dina Cappiello, Associated Press, CNBC, July 26, 2011
Sources: Toxins in cockpit grounded F-22s, Dave Majumdar, Air Force Times, July 25, 2011
Vice Chief Nominee Hints At Program Cuts Ahead, Jen DiMascio, Aviation Week, July 23, 2011
Small Banks Pay Back Treasury Loans with Money from New Treasury Loans, Daniel Gross, Allgov.com, July 23, 2011
Balloon Goes Up In Budget Battle, Mark Thompson, Time, July 22, 2011
Watchdog groups call for cuts to Defense health benefits, contract spending, Emily Long, Government Executive (GovExec.com), July 21, 2011
William Welch: Obama Administration’s Point Man to Stop Leaks, Shane Harris, Washingtonian, July 20, 2011
How Foreign Money Can Find Its Way Into Political Campaigns, Dan Froomkin , The Huffington Post, July 18, 2011
Heart Warning Added to Label on Popular Antipsychotic Drug, Duff Wilson, The New York Times, July 18, 2011
Bell Helicopter's sale of program is U.S. taxpayers' loss, Bob Cox, Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 15, 2011
CityTime scandal firm wins feds' big bucks, Josh Margolin, New York Post, July 15, 2011
Families sue after soldiers' deaths, Richard Lardner, Associated Press, The Miami Herald, July 15, 2011
Alleged research misconduct at University of Pennsylvania, Jared Yee, BioEdge, July 14, 2011
Leaked email shows Defense audit agency sought subpoena power, contractor pay caps, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive (govexec.com), July 14, 2011
Paxil study under fire, Meredith Wadman, Nature News, July 13, 2011
Taxpayers on the hook to pay for Boeing tanker overruns, George Talbot , Alabama Live (al.com), July 13, 2011
Penn psychiatrist alleges misconduct by colleagues, Stacey Burling, The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 2011
New COI Rules at Risk?, Jef Akst, The Scientist, July 12, 2011
U. of Pennsylvania Professor Accuses Colleagues of Slanted Research, Paul Basken, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 12, 2011
Obama Should Remove Top Advisor on Bioethics, , Pharmalive.com, July 12, 2011
SEC Lawyer Leaves To Help Whistleblowers, Samuel Rubenfeld, The Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2011
Contractor accused of negligence in soldier deaths, Richard Lardner, Associated Press, Business Week, July 12, 2011
Locked and Loaded: Pentagon Contractor Helped Write Its Own Armored-Truck Deal, Spencer Ackerman, WIRED; Danger Room, July 11, 2011
U.S. security group forced to pay $7.5million fine for partying in Afghanistan, , Mail Online, July 8, 2011
Investors May Lose as Congress Saves Money on Adviser Oversight, Alexis Leondis and Zeke Faux, Bloomberg, June 28, 2011
Fire continues to threaten nuclear lab, With Lisa Myers, MSNBC.com, June 28, 2011
Boeing found to have overcharged Army for helicopter parts, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive.com, June 28, 2011
Audit: Boeing overcharged U.S. Army $13M for helicopter parts, Martha Kang, KOMONews.com, June 28, 2011
Drilling Down: Behind Veneer, Doubt upon Future of Natural Gas, Robbie Brown, Recent Business News, June 27, 2011
Secret government report vindicates NSA whistleblower FBI Targeted Individual Continue reading on Examiner.com Secret government report vindicates NSA whistleblower FBI Targeted Individual, Deborah Dupre, Examiner.com, June 25, 2011
Carter Blasts F136 Provisions In House Bill, Jen DiMascio, Aviation Week, June 24, 2011
Rivals In Kazakh Power Struggle Take Their Feud To Washington, Muhammad Tahir, Radio Free Europe, June 23, 2011
Classified Pentagon report upholds Thomas Drake’s complaints about NSA, R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post, June 22, 2011
Wall Street watchdog flunks review, Shirley Gao; Center for Public Integrity, Tucscon Sentinel.com, June 19, 2011
Higher oil royalty charges expected from Obama, Evan Bush; Center for Public Integrity, Tucscon Sentinel.com, June 18, 2011
SEC and FINRA “Accountability Is Impossible Without Transparency”, Larry Doyle, Sense on Cents, June 17, 2011
Small-Town Mayor Claims Funding For Firehouse Held Up By Opposition To Mining , Marcus Baram, The Huffington Post, June 15, 2011
Education Department Officials Accused Of Leaking Info To Short-Sellers , Marcus Baram, The Huffington Post, June 13, 2011
Watching the watchdog: Cummings grows into oversight role, John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun, June 11, 2011
How to help DOD with couples therapy, Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week, June 9, 2011
Kazakhstan: Lots of Muck to Go Around, Joshua Kucera, EurasiaNet.org, June 8, 2011
Group Seeks Inquiry into Claim of Kazakh Donations, Eric Lipton, The New York Times; The Caucus (The Politics and Government Blog of the NYT), June 7, 2011
Grassley gives failing marks to Pentagon inspector general, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive.com, June 7, 2011
Blame Grover Norquist for Dismantling Financial Services Reform, Democracy, Jane White, The Huffington Post, June 7, 2011
Hill analysis: Agencies' FOIA responses seem to have no guide, Cristina Marcos, The Hill, June 3, 2011
Revolving door ensures that some people have a job, Timothy Lange aka Meteor Blades, Daily Kos, June 3, 2011
David Obey heading to K Street, Chris Frates, POLITICO, June 3, 2011
HIPA Hawaii Military Spending Study Tied to Fundraiser with Military Contractor?, Op-Ed By POGO's Mandy Smithberger, Hawai'i Free Press, June 2, 2011
7 Ex-Politicians Who Are Now On Wall Street, Samuel Ro, The Fiscal Times, Business Insider, June 2, 2011
Incest: The SEC and Wall Street, Don Bauder, San Diego Reader, June 1, 2011
Efforts to bring jobs in-house may be losing momentum, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive, May 31, 2011
Judd Gregg, Goldman’s New International Man Of Mystery, Chris Frates, POLITICO, May 31, 2011
‘Guest Worker’ Trafficking: Can the Feds Really Deal With the Problem?, Mike Elk, In These Times, May 27, 2011
Emails show drug company used third-party medical groups to influence regulators, undercut rivals, Marian Wang , ProPublica, May 25, 2011
Delinquent government contractors, Nancy Marshall Genzer, American Public Media; Marketplace, May 24, 2011
The Secret Sharer Is Thomas Drake an enemy of the state?, By Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, May 23, 2011
Get to the bottom of SEC mess, Opinion Piece, Daily World, May 22, 2011
Rules for Employees, Including Its Own, Put S.E.C. on Hot Seat, Peter J. Henning, New York Times; Dealbook, May 17, 2011
GE’s ‘green’ engine offers new chance with military, Theo Emery, The Boston Globe, May 16, 2011
Earl Industries' $75M Navy contract: What went wrong?, Robert McCabe, The Virginian-Pilot, May 16, 2011
A no-bid contract worth $123 million cloaked in secrecy, Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, May 14, 2011
New Study Casts Light On SEC 'Revolving Door' Claims, Jessica Holzer, Dow Jones Newswires, NASDAQ, May 13, 2011
UPDATE 1-FBI probing ex-SEC official on Stanford matter, Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters, May 13, 2011
Former S.E.C. Official Said to Be Subject of Criminal Inquiry, Edward Wyatt, The New York Times, May 13, 2011
Congress takes action on Pentagon mentors, Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, May 13, 2011
SEC's revolving door to Wall Street gets fresh scrutiny, Tim Reid, Reuters, May 13, 2011
Banks Push Consumer Bureau to Keep U.S. Complaint Line Private, Carter Dougherty, Bloomberg, May 13, 2011
Critics slam SEC's ‘revolving door', Mark Schoeff Jr., Investment News, May 13, 2011
Ex-SEC employees enjoy 'revolving door,' study says, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive, May 13, 2011
Citing Revolving Door, Watchdog Report Questions SEC's Independence , Brian Baxter, The AM LAW Daily, May 13, 2011
House members clash over contractor disclosure order, Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, May 12, 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
When did sunlight become the infectant?, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), The Hill, May 12, 2011
Nuclear Agency Is Criticized as Too Close to Its Industry, Tom Zeller Jr., The New York Times, May 7, 2011
The F Word: Is BP Too Big To Fail?, By Laura Flanders, The Nation, May 3, 2011
Sunshine advocates criticize government contractor database, By Joseph Marks, NextGov, May 3, 2011
Federal Contractors May Be Told to Disclose Donations, By Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com, April 27, 2011
BP Still Being Awarded Lucrative Government Contracts, By Jason Leopold, Truthout; The Public Record, April 21, 2011
IG’s oversight and clout shrink under Obama, By Neil Munro, The Daily Caller, April 20, 2011
GovCon Recon: Apr. 19: Gates Looks at More Cuts; DOD Weapons Program Report; NASA Provides Funding, , GovWin; A Deltek Network, April 19, 2011
Congressman Heck collects $224,000 in first quarter, Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal; Stephens Washington Bureau, April 18, 2011
Big Break For Big Oil, Larger Burden For Taxpayers, By Aaron Mehta, The Huffington Post; iWatch News, April 15, 2011
Contractor database goes public - with limits, By Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, April 15, 2011
Budget could close the door on open government, By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post; Federal Eye: Keeping Tabs On The Government, April 14, 2011
U.S. says "not happy" with F-35 engine cost overruns, By Jim Wolf, Reuters, April 13, 2011
Did Navy's Brain Injury Subjects Receive Substandard Care?, By Sharon Weinberger, AOL News, April 4, 2011
The Pentagon retreats on insourcing as spending slows, By Marjorie Censer, The Washington Post, April 3, 2011
Federal defense agency granted contracts to company with ties to director, By Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times, April 3, 2011
Report criticizes defense agency’s auditing, By Robert O'Harrow Jr, The Washington Post, March 20, 2011
Administration falling short on FOIA compliance, critics say, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, March 17, 2011
Obama receiving transparency award (at a later date) despite criticism, By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post; Keeping Tabs on the Government, March 16, 2011
Procurement oversight: A case of friendly fire?, By John Klossner, Federal Computer Week, March 15, 2011
O'Keefe vs. NPR: Round One Goes to the Kid, By Brian Palmer, The Huffington Post, March 14, 2011
What’s Really Going On At The SEC?, By Larry Doyle, Business Insider, March 10, 2011
Cozy relationship between Casper BLM manager, contractor deserves more scrutiny, By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile, March 10, 2011
Watchdog: SEC ignores misconduct, By Chris Frates, POLITICO, March 9, 2011
Group says discipline relaxed at SEC, , Polijam.com, March 9, 2011
David M. Becker declines to testify, not subpoenaed to House Committee hearing related to SEC, By Wayne Coffey and Nathaniel Vinton, NY Daily News, March 8, 2011
BLM pressed on alleged ethics violations by former Wyoming manager, By Scott Streater, Environment & Energy Daily reporter, WyoFile, March 8, 2011
Darpa Gave $400,000 to Chief’s Family Firm, By Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman, WIRED; Danger Room, March 7, 2011
Report: Favors to Wyo. BLM official in land deal, Associated Press, KULR-8 New, March 6, 2011
Government agency under fire for contract to director’s ex-firm, By John T. Bennett, The Hill, March 6, 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
Report: Wyo. BLM field office manager took favors from public-private land deal beneficiary, By Mead Gruver, Associated Press, The Republic, March 4, 2011
Dept. of Interior Ignoring Ethical Violations at BLM, Secret Dealings with Energy Industry, By Rachel Cernansky, Treehugger, March 3, 2011
2009 investigation report from the Interior Department's Office of the Inspector General, By Jeremy Fugleberg, Casper Star-Tribune, March 3, 2011
OFPP's Gordon shy about opening meeting results, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week (fcw.com), March 2, 2011
SEC’s FCPA Chief Leaves For Simpson Thacher, Samuel Rubenfeld, The Wall Street Journal, March 1, 2011
Into the Limelight, By Charles S. Clark, Government Executive, March 1, 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
Why Should Firms That Spied on Unions Keep Government Contracts?, By Mike Elk, In These Times, February 24, 2011
Contractors nervous about public access to database of past problems, By Marjorie Censer, The Washington Post, February 21, 2011
DoD's contract auditors overwhelmed, By Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, February 20, 2011
Vodka Butt-Shot Contractor STILL Guarding the Kabul Embassy, By Daniel Schulman, Mother Jones, February 17, 2011
Fix the Pentagon Part I: Create an Independent Audit Agency, By Charles M. Smith, Truthout.org, February 16, 2011
Interior's Management Of Oil And Gas Is 'High-Risk' Program: GAO, By Marcus Baram, The Huffington Post; The Watchdog, February 16, 2011
Pentagon contracts: No bid required, By John Donnelly, Congress.org; CQ-Roll Call Group, February 16, 2011
Pricey Pentagon Programs and the "Kill Fee", By Laura Strickler, CBS News, February 15, 2011
Report dings Congress on workplace safety, By Erika Lovley, Politico, February 14, 2011
Watchdog group faults Obama decision to withdraw transparency proposal, By Matthew Weigelt, Washington Technology, February 11, 2011
HUD managers: PLEASE don’t toss those questionnaires!, By Sean Reilly, Federal Times, February 11, 2011
In the Dark: Crimes, Capital Crimes, And GE Capital Crimes, By Richard (RJ) Eskow , The Huffington Post, February 10, 2011
Publishing contracts online? Not so fast, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, February 10, 2011
Senate committee considers contract auditing reform, By Scott Carr, Federal News Radio, February 8, 2011
BP royalty payments in gulf spill face scrutiny, By Ralph Vartabedian, The Los Angeles Times, February 3, 2011
Senate Committee Mulls Future of DCAA, By Jack Moore, Executive Gov, February 2, 2011
Establish transparency standards for military contractors; Reforms, yes; transparency standards, not yet, By Abby Brownback, PolitiFact.com, February 2, 2011
Civilian agencies lag behind Defense on contract audits, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, February 2, 2011
WikiLeaks furor causes defeat of rights bill with Las Vegas ties, By Alan Maimon, The Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 31, 2011
Earmarks wane but lobbying doesn't, By Chris Frates, Politico, January 28, 2011
Did PR Beat Out Science in the Obama Oil Spill Report?, By Noel Brinkerhoff, AllGov.com, January 28, 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
Watchdog: Admin Ignored Scientists' Spill Report Recommendations, By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, January 26, 2011
White House is accused of politicizing oil spill estimates, By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune, January 25, 2011
Fed contractors' history could be open to public in April, By Matthew Weigelt and Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, January 24, 2011
US Rep. Issa Calls For Dismissals Of Problem Employees At SEC, By Jessica Holzer, The Wall Street Journal; Dow Jones Newswires, January 21, 2011
ANALYSIS-U.S. grapples to keep Afghan rebuilding on track, By Missy Ryan, Reuters, January 21, 2011
SEC transparency faulted by watchdog group, By Charles S. Clark, Government Executive, January 21, 2011
FDA Whistleblower Allegations Shouldn't Be Swept Under the Carpet, By POGO's Joe Newman, The Huffington Post, January 20, 2011
Military 'mentors' quit over disclosure rules, By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, January 20, 2011
Congressional Budget Cuts: A Dog and Pony Show -- and Damaging to Oversight, By POGO's Paul D. Thacker, Politics Daily, January 20, 2011
Defense industry says Sen. Lieberman will be ‘hard to replace’, By John T. Bennett, The Hill, January 20, 2011
Issa Said to Consider Focusing First Hearing on TARP Inspector's Report, By Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg, January 19, 2011
Budget office keeps comments on lobbyist policy under wraps, By Kevin Bogardus, The Hill, January 16, 2011
Tomgram: William Hartung, Lockheed Martin's Shadow Government, By Tom Engelhardt, OEN: opednews.com, January 11, 2011
Afghanistan reconstruction auditor resigns, By Michelle Nichols, Reuters, January 11, 2011
Time to follow Fields' example and quit Afghanistan, By Pratap Chatterjee, The Guardian, January 11, 2011
Senators hail resignation of Afghanistan inspector general, By John T. Bennett, The Hill, January 10, 2011
Pentagon Issues Ethics Memo Before Gutting Conflict-of-Interest Rules, By Spencer Ackerman, Wired; Danger Room, January 4, 2011
Pentagon Issues Ethics Memo Before Gutting Conflict-of-Interest Rules, By Spencer Ackerman, Wired; Danger Room, January 4, 2011
Issa targets 'broken bureaucracy', By Gregory Korte, USA Today, January 3, 2011
Pentagon issues conflict of interest rule for contractors, By Marjorie Censer, The Washington Post, January 3, 2011
From the Pentagon to the private sector, By Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe, December 26, 2010
Pequot Insider Trading Case Drags On, By Azam Ahmed and Ben Protess, The New York Times, December 23, 2010
Public interest groups demand renewed probe of CIA’s destroyed torture records, By Stephen C. Webster, The Raw Story, December 23, 2010
The Illness Profit System and National Security, Part Two , By Stephan A. Schwartz, Senior Fellow, Samueli Institute, The Huffington Post, December 23, 2010
Hey, DynCorp. Two Words About Your Dancing Afghan Boy Problem: Damage. Control., By Nell Minow , BNET.com, December 23, 2010
Groups face off over proposed whistle-blower rules, By Dan Jamieson, Investment News, December 21, 2010
GOP Objections Threaten Whistle-Blower Rights Bill, Associated Press, National Public Radio (NPR), December 21, 2010
Some Government Contractors are Too Big to be Banned, By Noel Brinkerhoff and David Wallechinsky, AllGov.com, December 20, 2010
Senators Drop Tax Item Affecting Foreign Companies, By Richard Rubin and Sophia Yan, Bloomberg, December 20, 2010
Whither the Gatekeeper? Navigating New Rules and Roles in the Age of Radical Transparency, With POGO's Danielle Brian, Washington Post's Walter Pincus and Maggie Mulvihill, New England Center for Investigative Reporting, Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, December 16, 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
Group urges NIH to require public disclosure of medical researchers' industry connections, By Ethan A. Huff, NaturalNews.com, December 15, 2010
Obama To Nominate A Defender For Whistle-Blowers, By Ari Shapiro, National Public Radio (NPR), December 15, 2010
Subcontractor, subgrantee data now available to the public, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive.com, December 7, 2010
POGO: DoD Whistleblower System Far From Perfect, By Siddhartha Mahanta, Mother Jones, December 7, 2010
From danger to dollars: What the US should do with its highly enriched uranium, By POGO's Peter Stockton and Ingrid Drake, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists November/December 2010 66: 43-55, December 1, 2010
Justice inspector general announces retirement, By Charles S. Clark, Government Executive, November 30, 2010
Drug Maker Wrote Book Under 2 Doctors’ Names, Documents Say, By Duff Wilson, The New York Times, November 29, 2010
Watchdog group raises concerns about State IG, By Laura Rozen, Politico, November 18, 2010
Watchdog calls for removal of State Department's interim IG, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, November 18, 2010
Pentagon stops shielding senior mentors from disclosure, By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, November 17, 2010
U.S. hires firms with questionable pasts for Afghan jobs, By Marisa Taylor, McClatchy Newspapers, November 14, 2010
Drug firm hired athletes, luring doctors to play ball, By Chuck Neubauer, The Washington Times, November 11, 2010
Feds dismiss misconduct claims at FDA device unit, By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press, The Washington Post, November 9, 2010
Maneuver Over Copters is Opposed, By Christopher Drew, The New York Times, November 7, 2010
News Digest: Watchdog calls on SEC to put reports online, , Federal Times, November 7, 2010
Agencies use new label for safeguarded docs, By Jolie Lee, Federal News Radio, November 5, 2010
POGO: The Case of the Missing Inspector General Reports, By POGO's Michael Smallberg, Nieman Watchdog, November 4, 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
Oversight woes hound private job agencies, By Jason Clayworth, Des Moines Register, October 30, 2010
At Least They're Not Doing Vodka Butt Shots Anymore, David Isenberg, The Huffington Post, October 29, 2010
Feds want investigation of NMOGA’s Steve Henke reopened, By Bryant Furlow, The New Mexico Independent, October 29, 2010
DOD auditors raise the limit on what they'll examine, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, October 29, 2010
BLM director wants to reopen inquiry, By Chuck Slothower, The Farmington Daily Times, October 25, 2010
BLM took no action against manager who took oil company gifts, By Bryant Furlow, The New Mexico Independent, October 18, 2010
Ex-regulator's new job queried; 'Revolving door' charge rebuffed, By Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, October 17, 2010
Financial disclosure ordered for military mentors, By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, October 14, 2010
Report: Interior Dept. Took No Action After Official Accepted Oil Industry Gifts, By Andrew Restuccia, The Washington Independent, October 13, 2010
U.S. intelligence agencies 'wasted' billions; Senator faults mismanagement, By Shaun Waterman, The Washington Times, October 12, 2010
Can the Pentagon keep classified information safe?, By Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post, October 5, 2010
Federal Contractors Under Scrutiny, By Heide B. Malhotra, The Epoch Times, October 5, 2010
Security Clearance Agency Hampered by Lack of Resources, Employees Say, By Jenna Greene, The BLT: Blog of Legal Times, October 5, 2010
US Reviews FDA Scientists' Complaints, By Alicia Mundy, Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2010
Feds reopen probe into medical scanner approvals, By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press, WTOP.com, September 28, 2010
Lawmakers urge Obama to oust Afghan reconstruction IG, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, September 24, 2010
More Contracts Flood KBR (KBR) with Cash Despite a Questionable Reputation, By Leo Sun, Investorguide.com, September 23, 2010
Repeal of FOIA exemption for SEC passes both houses of Congress, BusinessJournalism.org Staff, Reynolds Center, September 23, 2010
Congress repeals SEC exemption from FOIA, By Silla Brush, The Hill, September 23, 2010
The Senate Repeals a Piece Of Financial-Overhaul Law, By Jessica Holzer, Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2010
Treasury declines to allow law firm to testify before oversight panel, By Ryan Holeywell, BailoutSleuth.com, September 22, 2010
House Republican’s oversight plan: Investigate bailouts, stimulus, healthcare, By Molly K. Hooper, The Hill, September 21, 2010
U.S. stockpiling uranium, POGO warns, UPI.com, United Press International, September 14, 2010
Watchdog says U.S. holds enriched-uranium surplus, denverpost.com, The Denver Post, September 14, 2010
Pentagon cost-cutting drive faces uphill battle, By Andrea Shalal-Esa (Reuters), FoxBuisness.com, September 14, 2010
U.S. Energy Department holding 324 metric tons of bomb-grade uranium, report says, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, September 13, 2010
Obama selects veteran investigator as CIA watchdog, By Adam Goldman (Associated Press), CBS News, August 6, 2010
Contractor performance data to become public, By Tom Spoth, Federal Times.com, August 6, 2010
Industry group fears publicizing contractor database could backfire, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, August 6, 2010
New law puts contractor performance in the public spotlight, By Matthew Weigelt, Washington Technology, August 5, 2010
A Win for Whistleblowers, By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, August 5, 2010
New law requires OMB to post information on contractors, By Aliya Sternstein, Nextgov; Technology And The Business Of Government, August 4, 2010
Defense Panel: Go For Broke, By Mandy Smithberger, Defence Professionals, August 4, 2010
‘Revolving door’ is still spinning for lawmakers, lobbyists, By Diana Marrero, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 30, 2010
Despite Anger Over BP Spill, Washington Might Not Act, By Shashank Bengali and William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers, The Miami Herald, July 30, 2010
Proposed conflict of interest rule is a lightning rod for criticism, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive (govexec.com), July 27, 2010
Three of every four oil and gas lobbyists worked for federal government, By Dan Eggen and Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post, July 22, 2010
Groups seek investigation over oil industry hire, By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press, Salon, July 21, 2010
Reforming the way Washington works (Sen. Gillibrand), By Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), The Hill's Congress Blog, July 20, 2010
Tough questions for SEC's Mary Schapiro, By Zach Goldfarb, The Washington Post, Market Cop, July 20, 2010
Intell chief denies charges of too many contractors, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week (FCW.com), July 20, 2010
Obama Adm. Defends Hiring Of Ex-Health Insurance Exec To Oversee Reform, By Sam Stein, The Huffington Post, July 16, 2010
U.S. Nuclear Agency Unveils New Information Security, Facility Protection Rules, By Elaine M. Grossman, Global Security Newswire, July 9, 2010
Despite Obama's Lofty Words, Scientific Integrity Rules Are Lagging, By Dan Froomkin, The Huffington Post, July 9, 2010
Inherent or Non-Inherent: That is the Question, By David Isenberg, The Huffington Post, July 6, 2010
When National Politics and Home-State Economics Collide, By Rob Silverblatt, U.S. News and World Report, June 24, 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
Minerals Management Serice and Offshore Drilling Regulation, Testimony By POGO's Danielle Brian, House Committee Natural Resources | Energy and Mineral Resources, June 17, 2010
Job door revolves despite fed rule; Career official walks thin line, By Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, June 16, 2010
Agencies must satisfy taxpayers' hunger for information, By POGO's Angela Canterbury and Bryan Rahija, Federal Times, June 13, 2010
Dick Cheney's Last Laugh, By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, June 10, 2010
CIA goes 14 months without internal watchdog, By Adam Goldman, AP, The Examiner.com, June 8, 2010
Before Deepwater Horizon Disaster – Wyomingites Had Key Roles in MMS, By Rone Tempest, Wyofile.com, June 2, 2010
Obama Administration Official Resigns in Wake of BP Spill, By Yunji de Nies, ABC News, May 27, 2010
INFLUENCE GAME: Drilling regulators move from government to industry through revolving door, Associated Press, Fox News, May 26, 2010
Former FEMA director's firm to help consult on flood, By Getahn Ward, The Tennessean.com, May 25, 2010
Oil inspectors took company gifts, watchdog group finds, By Dugald McConnell and Carol Cratty, CNN, May 25, 2010
Report Details Ethics Violations Of Offshore Agency, With Brian Naylor, National Public Radio (NPR), May 25, 2010
Oil Regulation or ‘Sex, Drugs, and Football’, By Larry Doyle, Wall Street Pit; Global Market Insight, May 25, 2010
USAspending.gov makeover leaves room for improvement, By Emily Long, NextGov: Technology and the Business of Government, May 24, 2010
Feds neglect to collect billions from big oil, By Scott Hiaasen and Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald, May 22, 2010
Why Is BP Calling the Shots in the Gulf?, With Matt Gutman, ABC News with Diane Sawyer, May 21, 2010
NIH proposes new funding rules to prevent conflicts of interest, By Rob Stein, The Washington Post, May 21, 2010
Libertarian Paul defends oil and gas company, With Chris Hayes, The Rachel Maddow Show, May 21, 2010
Conflict of Interest Worries Raised in Spill Tests, By Ian Urbina, The New York Times, May 20, 2010
U.S. Sen. Grassley: Works for stronger oversight of government regulators, Senator Charles Grassley's (R-IA) Press Office, IowaPolitics.com, May 19, 2010
Senate Votes for IG Independence, By Tom Shoop, Government Executive.com; Fedblog, May 18, 2010
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the history and regulatory changes concerning offshore drilling, With Kathleen Dunn, Wisconsin Public Radio, May 18, 2010
Contract Overload: Multiple award procurements costing millions, With Jason Miller, Executive Editor, Federal News Radio, May 17, 2010
Can MMS restructuring save regulation?, With Rachel Maddow, MSNBC: The Rachel Maddow Show, May 14, 2010
Federal acquisition councils anticipate mandate to increase transparency, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, GovExec.com, May 13, 2010
Regulatory Failure Marks Gulf Oil Spill Disaster, By David Dayen, Blog: Firedoglake, May 12, 2010
Minerals Management Service duties to be divided in wake of Gulf of Mexico oil leak, By Jonathan Tilove, NOLA.com, May 11, 2010
A plan to split offshore oil agency, With Brett Neely, Marketplace, May 11, 2010
Rules, Revolving Doors and the Oil Industry, By The Editors, The New York Times; Room For Debate: A Running Commentary On The News, May 6, 2010
Institutional anemia cripples congressional oversight, By Dan Froomkin, Nieman Watchdog Blog, May 5, 2010
There Will Be Blood, By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, May 5, 2010
Govt Agency: Offshore Drilling Regulator Understated Risks of Oil Spills in Plans to Expand Drilling, By Marian Wang, Propublica, May 5, 2010
Inspecting For Trust: The Role Of Inspectors General, By Brian Naylor, National Public Radio (NPR), May 4, 2010
Group gives most open government plans mediocre marks, By Aliya Sternstein, NextGov.com, May 3, 2010
Even the 'worst' open government plans include open source, By Amy Vernon, Network World, May 3, 2010
Gulf Oil Spill Puts Spotlight on Regulator With Mixed Record, By Marian Wang, The ProPublica Blog, April 29, 2010
House transparency caucus vows to regain public's trust in government, By Aliya Sternstein, NextGov.com, April 29, 2010
Contractor Misconduct Database updated, With Suzanne Kubota, Federal News Radio 1500 AM, April 27, 2010
Barofsky Says Criminal Charges Possible in Alleged AIG Coverup, By Bloomberg News, Editors: Michael Serrill, Beth Williams, San Francisco Chronicle, 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
Nuclear Follies, By John Feffer, Co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus, The Huffington Post, April 21, 2010
GAO again faults Interior royalty collection efforts, By Ben Geman, The Hill's E2 Wire: Energy & Environment Blog, April 15, 2010
GAO Report: Interior Fails to Accurately Track Oil and Gas Production on Federal Leases, By Noelle Straub of Greenwire, New York Times, April 14, 2010
GAO Report: Interior Fails to Accurately Track Oil and Gas Production on Federal Leases, By Noelle Straub, Greenwire, April 14, 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
Will U.S. Inaction on its own Nuclear Security Issues Compromise Summit Success?, By POGO's Peter Stockton and Ingrid Drake, Across the Aisle: Partnership For A Secure America's Bipartisan Foreign Policy and National Security Blog, April 7, 2010
More jobs shift to feds under proposed guidance, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, April 4, 2010
DCAA auditors need independence, By POGO's Danielle Brian and Mandy Smithberger, Federal Times, April 4, 2010
NIH researchers are up-front about their support from drug companies, right? Wrong!, By S. L. Baker, Natural News.com, April 1, 2010
N.Y. Times still pays Obama's nominee to Army post; Lawyer would probe news leaks, By Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, April 1, 2010
Administration puts its stamp on 'inherently governmental', By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, March 31, 2010
Reverse FOIA with a twist explained, With Tom Temin, Jane Norris and POGO's Mandy Smithberger, Federal News Radio, March 29, 2010
Surprise! Another War-Zone Embassy Poorly Guarded by Contractors, By Spencer Ackerman, The Washington Independent, March 26, 2010
Military Restructures Afghanistan Police Contract; Blackwater-Linked Army Office Stripped of Control, By Spencer Ackerman, The Washignton Independent, March 25, 2010
After yearlong study, House acquisition reform report called "symbolic" , By Kevin Baron, Stars and Stripes, March 25, 2010
Whistleblower Protection Legislation Will Help Some, but Not All, By Yana Kunichoff, Truthout.org, March 25, 2010
Chertoff Joins BAE, Defense Contractor Recently Embroiled In Bribery Scandal, By Dan Froomkin, The Huffington Post, March 25, 2010
A missed opportunity for accountablity from the Obama administration, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week, March 24, 2010
How some retired military officers became well-paid consultants; Top military brass to hear review of 'mentors' program, By Tom Vanden Brook and Ken Dilanian, USA Today, March 24, 2010
NIH Transparency: Research Over Bureaucracy, By Thomas Sullivan, Policy and Medicine, March 24, 2010
Acquisition councils create database to track contractor misdeeds, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, March 23, 2010
U.S. must get its nuclear house in order before April Security Summit, By POGO's Peter Stockton and Ingrid Drake, The Hill, March 23, 2010
Safety oversight trimmed at US energy labs, By Eric Hand , Nature.com, March 22, 2010
Senate confirms three nuclear power regulators, By Ben Geman, The Hill, March 19, 2010
New Legislation Would Require Government Data to Be Available Online, By Allen McDuffee, Truthout.org, March 18, 2010
USPS official directs sole-source $4.5M contract to former colleague, By Stephen Losey, Federal Times, March 18, 2010
NIH Should Disclose Financial Conflicts: Watchdog, By Ed Silverman, Pharmalot.com, March 16, 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
Should NIH-Funded Researchers Be Required to Publicly Reveal Conflicts?, By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science.com, March 16, 2010
Nominee's ties to TSA contractors raise ethics concerns, By Chris Strohm, GovernmentExecutive.com, March 16, 2010
Whistle-blowers' rights get second look, By Peter Eisler, USA Today, March 15, 2010
Finra, First Heal Thyself , By Jim McTague, Barrons.com, March 8, 2010
The Nation: The Contractor Scofflaws, By William Greider, National Public Radio (NPR), March 8, 2010
Pentagon panel has contractor contacts, By Ray Locker and Ken Dilanian, USA Today, March 1, 2010
Flawed Nuke Detection Program Dialed-Back by DHS, By Tom Burghardt, Pacific Free Press, February 28, 2010
Should better paying contractors have a competitive advantage?, By Matthew Weigelt, Washington Technology, February 26, 2010
Watchdog slams Finra's ‘abysmal' record, By Dan Jamieson, Investment News.com, February 24, 2010
Chronology-US Air Force tanker saga continues, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters, February 24, 2010
Defense official example of revolving door between governing, lobbying, By Drew Griffin, CNN Special Investigations Correspondent, CNN, February 23, 2010
Watchdog Blasts Private Financial Regulators, By Andy Kroll, Mother Jones, February 23, 2010
Watchdog Group Warns Congress About Wall Street Oversight, By Shahien Nasiripour, Huffington Post, February 23, 2010
Defense official example of revolving door between governing, lobbying, From Drew Griffin and Scott Bronstein, CNN Special Investigations Unit, CNN, February 23, 2010
Government Watchdog Warns Against Oversight Agency Expansion, By Megan Carpentier, The Washington Independent, February 23, 2010
Taiwan’s $1 billion missile buy from Raytheon under review by watchdog group, By Michael Richardson, The Examiner, February 9, 2010
Obama nuke commission choice tells Senate he’s independent, By Ben Geman, The Hill, February 9, 2010
Watchdog wants all Pentagon official's contacts with Raytheon, By Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe; Boston.com, February 8, 2010
Fresher data would improve Data.gov, watchdog groups say, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, February 5, 2010
UPDATE: Auditor Warns Agency Budget Cut US Security Threat, By Ian Talley, Dow Jones Newswires, Fox News, Fox Business, February 5, 2010
Breaking Down Stimulus Spending, , FoxNews.com, February 4, 2010
DoD’s Proposed Budget for FY 2011; Podcast with Robert Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, , DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable, February 2, 2010
Federal Diary: Federalizing security contractors might make our country safer, By Joe Davidson, Washington Post, January 29, 2010
Obama's Pick for Commerce Post Raises Ethical Question, , FoxNews.com, January 28, 2010
Long Island Congressional Candidate Cited for Giving Up JP Morgan Whistleblower, By Michael Smallberg & Adam Zagorin, Politics Daily, January 28, 2010
Obama's exports pick tied to arms makers, By Jim McElhatton, Washington Times, January 28, 2010
Critics pan release of government information, By Ed O’Keefe, Washington Post; The Federal Eye, January 27, 2010
POGO: Contracting executive order a positive step, With Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, Federal News Radio, January 21, 2010
Thinking about telling on your boss? Whistle blowers face many retaliatory perils, By Kimberly Dvorak, Diego County Political Buzz Examiner, January 19, 2010
Contract cons can exploit Transportation delay, By Jim McElhatton, Washington Times, January 13, 2010
Why Is the Government Paying Companies Fined for Pollution and Accused of Fraud?, By Will Evans, California Watch/AlterNet, January 11, 2010
A Promise Broken on a vow to end no-bid contracts, By Wes Allison, PolitiFact.com; The St. Petersburg Times, January 6, 2010
Whistleblower Web Site Goes Dark, Seeks Funding, By Joshua Rhett Miller, FoxNews.com, January 6, 2010
Obama Promise #30, By Wes Allison, St. Petersburg Times; PolitiFact.com, January 6, 2010
Metldown, USA: Nuclear Drive Trumps Safety Risks & High Costs, By Art Levine, Truthout.org, January 6, 2010
GAO's Former Top Lawyer Grabs the Ax as Contract Chief, By Jenna Greene, The National Law Journal; Law.com, January 5, 2010
Tracking The Money Obama Gives To Local Law, By Ari Shapiro, National Public Radio (NPR), January 2, 2010
What To Do About CSAR, By Lee Benson, Rotor & Wing eMagazine, January 1, 2010
Executive Order Reduces Total Of Classified Papers, By Ari Shapiro, National Public Radio, December 30, 2009
Gun Blasts Bunker At LANL; Shock Physics Experiment Yields Surprise Results, By Phil Parker, Albuquerque Journal Northern Bureau, December 24, 2009
Nuclear Lab Accidentally Blows Up Building, By Rachel Morris, Mother Jones, December 23, 2009
Group Alleges Slack SEC Response To Internal Watchdog, By Fawn Johnson, Nasdaq; Dow Jones Newswires, December 17, 2009
SEC, Battered By Madoff, Yet To Implement Many Recommendations For Improvement, By Zachary Roth, TPMuckraker.com, December 17, 2009
Group: SEC ices staff probes, By Eamon Javers, Politico, December 17, 2009
Daschle Had Public and Private Role in Push for Digital Health Records, By Fred Schulte & Emma Schwartz, The Huffington Post, December 15, 2009
OMB directs agencies to post more data online, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, December 13, 2009
U.S. System for Tracking Traffic Flow Is Faulted, By Eric Lipton, The New York Times, December 13, 2009
Air marshal lawsuits sealed, By Jim Hannah, Cincinnati Inquirer, December 12, 2009
Former Blackwater Officials in NY Times: We Did Offbook Jobs for CIA, , , WKZO AM Radio, December 12, 2009
Going Naked in Kabul, By Gail Collins, Opinion Piece, New York Times, December 11, 2009
Watching the Finance Lobby at Work, By Kevin Drum, Mother Jones, December 10, 2009
Contractors Watching Contractors, By Jeremy Scahill, The Nation, December 10, 2009
Army defends hiring of two former Bragg commanders, By Henry Cunningham, Fayetteville Observer (NC), December 10, 2009
Race to the Bottom , By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive Magazine, December 9, 2009
Inouye's earmarks go to his donors, By Herbert Sample, Associated Press, December 9, 2009
Lawmakers slam office overseeing Afghan rebuilding, By Richard Lardner, Associated Press; GovExec.com, December 9, 2009
The Pentagon’s Latest Body Armor Debacle, By Corbin Hiar, , December 9, 2009
Ethics law skipped in Army mentoring hires, , United Press International, December 9, 2009
ArmorGroup Loses Kabul Embassy Contract, By Daniel Schulman, Mother Jones, December 8, 2009
The Problem With Derivatives, By Nick Baumann, Mother Jones, December 8, 2009
POGO: ArmorGroup loses Kabul embassy contract, By Laura Rozen, Politico, December 8, 2009
U.S. Seeks New Guards in Kabul, By August Cole, Wall Street Journal On-line, December 8, 2009
Company losing security contract for Kabul embassy, By Richard Lardner, Associated Press; ABC News, December 8, 2009
State fires embattled security contractor, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, December 8, 2009
State Department drops contractor involved in Embassy Kabul scandal, By Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy: The Cable, December 8, 2009
Controversial security firm loses Kabul contract, By Ed O’Keefe, The Washington Post; Federal Eye, December 8, 2009
Army mentoring deals bypass ethics law, By Ken Dilanian, Tom Vanden Brook and Ray Locker, USA Today, December 7, 2009
Non-Profit Says It Sees Loophole In US House Ag Swaps Bill, By Sarah N. Lynch, Dow Jones Newswires, December 7, 2009
New rules chafe defense industry, By Jen DiMascio, Politico, December 3, 2009
A Big Derivatives Loophole?, By Nick Baumann, Mother Jones, December 3, 2009
2009: Turmoil Erupts at CDRH, By James G. Dickinson, Medical Device Link.Com, December 1, 2009
Feds target misuse of stimulus cash, By Matt Kelley, USA Today, November 24, 2009
Rule could slow Pentagon's revolving door, By Robert Brodsky, GovExec.com, November 20, 2009
How Retired Military Officers Make Bank As Pentagon 'Mentors', By Arthur Delaney , The Huffington Post, November 18, 2009
Congresswoman Maxine Waters faces ethics probe, By Kitty Felde, 89.3 KPCV Southern California Public Radio, November 18, 2009
Report hits Geithner over AIG bailout, By Eamon Javers, Politico, November 17, 2009
Air Force Base overspent by nearly $1M, By John Nolan, Dayton Daily News, November 13, 2009
Concerns Raised Over Terrorism Threat to Nuclear Plants, , Global Security Newswire By The Journal Group, November 12, 2009
The threat of nuclear meltdown, By Steve Hargreaves, CNNMoney.com, November 12, 2009
Earmarks’ cash flow lifts firms, lobbyists, lawmakers, By Brian Bender, Boston Globe, November 12, 2009
The Federal Drive, With Tom Temin & Jane Norris, Tuesday Morning Federal Newscast (WFED), November 10, 2009
Defense nominee won't reveal potential conflicts, By Jim Elhatton, Washington Times, November 10, 2009
Two stimulus contractors suspended from government work, By Marcus Green, Louisville Courier-Journal, November 9, 2009
New contractor database draws fire, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, November 9, 2009
Analysts: Ethics probe won't imperil Defense earmarks, By Megan Scully, Congress Daily, November 3, 2009
Firms that donate to Inouye receive his earmarks, By Herbert Sample, Associated Press, The Buffalo News, November 2, 2009
Coziness between regulators and business laid bare, By Timothy Carney, The Washington Examiner, October 30, 2009
Bush Nuclear Regulator Contacted Potential Employers With Business Before Agency, By Zachary Roth, Talking Points Memo, October 29, 2009
Stimulus dollars going to accused contractors, By Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post, October 29, 2009
Nuclear regulator broke rules, says inspector general, By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, October 29, 2009
'Don't wait until the bombs have fallen', By Jen DiMascio , Politico Click, October 29, 2009
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Pork!, By Ben Elgin & Keith Epstein, Businessweek, October 29, 2009
Study finds quake risk at Los Alamos, By Ralph Vartabedian, The Los Angeles Times, October 28, 2009
Seismic activity at the nuclear lab could result in deadly amounts of airborne plutonium, federal experts say, By Ralph Vartabedian, The Los Angeles Times, October 28, 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
Suspect contractors got stimulus contracts, , UPI.com, October 26, 2009
Stimulus Contracts Go to Companies Under Criminal Investigation, By Michael Grabell, ProPublica, October 25, 2009
Defense firms in probe received $30M in stimulus money, By Michael Grabell, ProPublica, USA Today, October 25, 2009
Swine Flu Frustrations: Too Little Vaccine, Too Many Scare Tactics, By Deborah Kotz, US News & World Report, October 23, 2009
FSAPV-E and X Don't Meet Expectations, By Christian Love, Defense Tech, October 21, 2009
Boos as Obama taps Yucca supporter, By Stephanie Tavares, Las Vegas Sun, October 21, 2009
Obama's Radioactive Regulator: Why did the White House pick a cheerleader for nuclear energy to oversee the industry?, By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, October 20, 2009
Did Hank Paulson Break the Law?, By Nick Baumann, Mother Jones, October 20, 2009
Eye Opener: What to watch with the stimulus, By Ed O’Keefe, Washington Post, Federal Eye/Online, October 20, 2009
Contracting System Needs a Tune-Up, With Jim Williams and featuring POGO's Scott Amey, Federal News Radio 1500 AM, October 19, 2009
Senators Raid Troop Funding for Pet Projects, Watchdog Groups Say, By Judson Berger, FoxNews.com, October 16, 2009
The Acorn Standard, By Jeremy Scahill, The Nation, October 14, 2009
Insurers seek securities re-evaluation, , The Deal (online); Dealscape, October 8, 2009
Price Soars on President's Helicopter Marine One, With Wolfe Blitzer, CNN - The Situation Room, October 7, 2009
POGO Teams Up With McCain to Get Special Forces in Afghanistan More Helicopters, Spencer Ackerman, The Washington Independent, October 5, 2009
Its Not Just ACORN, Says Congressman Grayson, By Katherine Wells, The Huffington Post, October 2, 2009
Pentagon Fraud and the ACORN Standard, , Los Angeles Chronicle, October 2, 2009
Daniel Schultz Resigns Amid CDRH Controversies, By James G. Dickinson, Medical Device Link.com, October 1, 2009
Bills to Defund ACORN Face Legal Hurdles, Experts Say, , FoxNews.com, October 1, 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
In bipartisan vote, Senate protects funding for Boeing C-17 cargo planes, By Richard Simon, The Los Angeles Times, October 1, 2009
Congress Cracks Down on Defense Fraud: But it was just by accident, By Ken Silverstein, Harper’s’ Magazine, September 30, 2009
Defunding ACORN faces surprise hurdles, By Stephan Dinan, The Washington Times, September 30, 2009
Were ArmorGroup Allegations Quashed? State Department Inspector Gen.'s Office "Lost" Complaint against Troubled Security Co., By Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News, September 29, 2009
Firm Aggressively Campaigned for Device, By Dan Eggen and Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post, September 26, 2009
TVA whistle-blowers contacted by feds, By Anne Paine, The Tennessean, September 26, 2009
OOPS! The ACORN Ban Could Snag Lockheed & Catholic Charities, By Laura Flanders, The Nation Magazine; Blog: The Notion, September 25, 2009
Fast-Tracked Medical Device Review Will Take Two Years, By Jane Akre, InjuryBoard.com, September 25, 2009
Can Liberal Democrats Reform the Patriot Act?, By Theo Emery, TIME Magazine, September 25, 2009
Interior launches ethics program, By Katherine McIntire Peters, Government Executive Magazine, September 24, 2009
U.S. FDA seeks outside review of device approvals, By Susan Heavey, Reuters, September 23, 2009
Editorial: If you thought ACORN was bad ..., , Dallas Morning News, September 23, 2009
"Good Government" Groups Praise Obama's Higher Threshold for State Secrets Rule, With White House Correspondent Jake Tapper, ABC News Online, Political Punch, September 23, 2009
Podcast: POGO's Danielle Brian, , Private Military Herald podcast; PMH Radio, September 20, 2009
No More Sex and Drugs in the Interior Department, By Lydia DePillis, The New Republic, September 18, 2009
Whistle-Blower Protections for All Federal Workers, By Danielle Brian, Special to Roll Call, September 17, 2009
The business of war and profit: Aren’t we proud?, By Kelley Vlahos, The American Conservative Magazine, September 17, 2009
Interior to Eliminate Royalty-In-Kind Program, By Noelle Straub and Ben Geman, The New York Times, September 16, 2009
Salazar buries the RIK program, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, September 16, 2009
A House Financial Services Oversight committee holds a hearing to assess the government’s online tools for tracking how the bail out--or TARP--money is being spent, Danielle Karson, National Public Radio (NPR) News, September 16, 2009
State Department contracting scandal: Kennedy on the hotseat, By Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy, September 14, 2009
Embassy Scandal: A New Abu Ghraib?, By Dan Schulman, Mother Jones, September 14, 2009
POGO Blasts State Department Over ArmorGroup Oversight Before Wartime Contracting Commission, By Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent, September 14, 2009
Official Says Contractor in Kabul May Be Ousted, By Ginger Thompson, The New York Times, September 14, 2009
State urged to cancel Kabul embassy security contract, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive Magazine, September 14, 2009
Not Just Whistling Dixie with Guest Terry Pearson, former U.S. contractor, With Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, September 14, 2009
Official: Kabul Embassy Hazing Covered Up, By Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News Online, September 14, 2009
State Department's Oversight of Security Contractors Is Scrutinized, By Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post, September 13, 2009
Company Kept Kabul Security Contract Despite Record, By Ginger Thompson and Mark Landler, The New York Times, September 12, 2009
Afghan Embassy Scandal's Link to Cost-Cutting Security, By Ken Stier, TIME Magazine, September 11, 2009
Ex-Manager: More Excesses By U.S. Embassy Guards, By Michele Keleman, National Public Radio, September 11, 2009
Whistleblower sues Afghanistan security contractor, By Charley Keyes, CNN, September 11, 2009
Ex-managers: security firm cut corners at embassy, By RIichard Lardner, The Examiner; Associated Press, September 10, 2009
Embassy contractor faces new charges, By Jen DiMascio, Politico, September 10, 2009
2 Say They Reported Abuses at Embassy , By Ginger Thompson with Mark Landler, The New York Times, September 10, 2009
POGO Reacts to ArmorGroup Whistleblower Lawsuit, By Spencer Ackerman, The Washington Independent Online, September 10, 2009
Ten administration officials granted exceptions to ethics rule, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, September 9, 2009
Contractor integrity, performance to face higher level of scrutiny, By Jason Miller, Federal News Radio, September 4, 2009
Naked Pool Parties, Alleged Sex Acts at Kabul U.S. Embassy Force Out 10 Guards, By Megan Chuchmach and Nick Schifrin, ABC News The Blotter With Brian Ross, September 4, 2009
Systemic Problems Found With State Department Contract With Kabul Embassy Security, By Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent Online, September 4, 2009
Concerned Foreign Service Officers: Photos Are An 'Ugly Manifestation' of State Department Contractor Culture, By Spencer Ackerman, The Washington Independent, September 3, 2009
'Deviant hazing' alleged at U.S. Embassy in Kabul, , CNN.com/Asia, September 2, 2009
Afghan U.S. Embassy patrol in 'deviant' parties with booze, hookers - report, By Richard Sisk , New York Daily News, September 2, 2009
First Person: 'Lewd Behavior' At U.S. Embassy, , Associated Press via YouTube, September 2, 2009
Contractors in Kabul accused of 'lewd and deviant behavior', By Gordon Lubold , Christian Science Monitor, September 2, 2009
Life During Wartime: U.S. Embassy contractors gone wild?, , The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC, September 2, 2009
Contractor to Continue Work in Iraq Temporarily, By Mark Landler, New York Times, September 2, 2009
Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops In Afghanistan, by Kevin Whitelaw, NPR - National Public Radio, September 2, 2009
'Lord of the Flies' in Kabul, By Jen Dimascio, Politico, September 1, 2009
Group: US Embassy Guards in Kabul Are Mistreated , , Associated Press; The New York Times, September 1, 2009
Watchdog questions security at U.S. Embassy in Kabul, By David Alexander, Reuters, September 1, 2009
Animal House in Afghanistan, By Daniel Schulman, Mother Jones, September 1, 2009
Oversight Group Reports Security Flaws at U.S. Embassy in Kabul, , FoxNews Blog, September 1, 2009
Clinton told of security failings in Afghanistan, By Richard Lardner, Associated Press; Houston Chronicle, September 1, 2009
Guards Gone Wild in Kabul, With Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News, September 1, 2009
U.S. Embassy Guards Accused of Misconduct in Afghanistan, By Ann Scott Tyson, The Washington Post, September 1, 2009
Allegations of misconduct by the private security company guarding the U.S. Embassy compound in Kabul, With Margaret Warner, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer (audio) Video is available here http://video.pbs.org/video/1236177496 (scroll until there's 27:57 left) , September 1, 2009
Watchdog Group: US Embassy Security in Kabul RiskySecurity Guards Overworked, Sleep-Deprived and Subject To Humiliating Hazing, Including Being Urinated On, Watchdog Says, , CBSNews, Online, September 1, 2009
POGO investigates abuses at U.S. Embassy in Kabul, By Frank Munger, Knoxnews.com, September 1, 2009
Kabul Embassy Report, With Jill Dougherty, CNN, September 1, 2009
Watchdog group alleges misbehavior by State Dept. security contractors, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, September 1, 2009
Preparing For A Flu Pandemic, By Brian Thompson, KPR (National Public Radio), August 31, 2009
Blackwater tapped foreigners on secret CIA program, By Adam Goldman and Pamela Hess, Associated Press; ABC News, August 31, 2009
You can't hurry a flu vaccine, By Richard Van Noorden, Nature.com, August 27, 2009
UC Whistleblower Protection Bill Sent to Governor, California Political Desk , California Chronicle, August 27, 2009
Flu vaccine details demanded from feds, By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post Dispatch, On-line, August 26, 2009
A new standard for stimulus transparency, , St. Augustine Historic City News, Editorial, August 23, 2009
U.S. Still Using Security Firm It Broke With, By Mark Landler and Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, August 21, 2009
Live Transparent or Die! New Hampshire Sets New Bar by Publishing Stim Contracts, By Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica, August 20, 2009
Administration says it is committed to posting contracts online, By Robert Brodsky, GovExec.com, August 20, 2009
FBI whistleblower shields likely to stay: White House shifts FBI plan, By Tom LoBianaco, The Washington Times, August 20, 2009
FDA changes afoot?, By Shawn Rhea, Modern Healthcare (by subscription only), August 17, 2009
Behind Push for Stimulus Transparency, a Question Remains: Who Ensures the Numbers Are Right?, By Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica, August 17, 2009
Vendors Flock to Border Expo, By Lynn Brezosky, San Antonion Express-News, August 15, 2009
Who Defines Derivatives?, By Lawrence Delvingne, The Business Insider: The Money Game , August 14, 2009
New book seeks to train Hill oversight watchdogs, By Max Cacas, Federal News Radio, August 12, 2009
U.S. FDA device chief leaves, changes seen, By Susan Heavey, Reuters, August 11, 2009
Documents show Amtrak wanted to fire IG , By USA TODAY's Congress Team, USA Today, August 6, 2009
New contracting rules could have big impact on DOE, By Alexander Duncan, Inside Energy (By subscription only), August 3, 2009
House Reverses Itself, Votes To Kill F-22 Buy, By Wlliam Matthews, Defense News, July 31, 2009
Whistleblower Bill Advances in the Senate, By Justin Grant and Yuliya Talanova, ABC News with Brian Ross , July 30, 2009
Good News for the Whistleblowers, By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post, July 30, 2009
Government watchdogs fear bill undermines them, By Silla Brush and Kevin Bogardus, The Hill, July 29, 2009
Committee okays expanded whistleblower protections, By Richard Lardner, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle, July 29, 2009
Alaska Native Corporation: IGs and Issues, , Defense Industry Daily, July 28, 2009
The F-22 Vote and the Future of Pentagon Spending, By William Hartung , Talking Points Memo, July 28, 2009
For Nevada, a late start on managing jump-start; State is behind the curve on planning, monitoring spending, By Timothy Pratt, Las Vegas Sun, July 28, 2009
Try, Try Again; BENS report on acquisition reform adds a new twist to a very old debate, By Michael Bruno Joseph C. Anselmo, Aviation Week & Space (By Subscription Only), July 27, 2009
How to Do Congressional Oversight, By Nick Baumann, Mother Jones, July 27, 2009
The Progress Report: A Victory For Sensible Defense, By Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Matt Corley, Benjamin Armbruster, Ian Millhiser and Nate Carlile, The Huffington Post; The Progress Report is the daily policy newsletter of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, July 22, 2009
F-22 Gets Through House Committee, May Face Obstacle On Floor, By William Matthews , DefenseNews.com , July 22, 2009
President wins on defense spending; With prodding, Senate halts order for F-22 jets, By Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe, July 22, 2009
F-22 funding cut to hurt North Berwick firm; Loss of fighter jet program endangers hundreds of local jobs, By Jason Claffey , Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover,NH, July 22, 2009
Key Vote Proves White House & Gates Serious About Reform, By James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly/On-line, July 22, 2009
F-22 Soars on Twitter After Senate Vote, By Noah Shachtman, Wired.com Danger Room, July 21, 2009
How Federal Contracts Waste Taxpayers' Money, , Parade Magazine, July 19, 2009
Firm tied to Iraq scandal profited, By Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, July 19, 2009
$10M deal with GSA raises ire, By Alan Brody, Gazette.net, July 17, 2009
No-bid contracts mean higher costs under stimulus law, By Brett J. Blackledge, Associated Press, July 17, 2009
Report details 'systemic' mistakes, large and small, By Matthew D LaPlante, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 17, 2009
Legal Experts Debate Congressional Authority Over Executive Power, By Learned Foote , Talk Radio News Service, July 16, 2009
Defense Contractors Lobby for More F-22s; Obama Threatens Veto, By Sabil Kapur, Huffington Post, July 16, 2009
Former GOP Congressmen Accuse Republicans Of Putting Party Above Constitution, By Sam Stein, Huffington Post, July 16, 2009
F-22 Vote Temporarily Set Aside As Obama Keeps Two Jet Issues On Veto List, By Emelie Rutherford, Defense Daily, (By subscription only), July 16, 2009
F-22 Bill Stalls In Senate; Gates Aids Jet's Foes, By William Matthews, Defense News.com, July 15, 2009
Firm's contract kerfuffle highlights stimulus doubts; Local company gets nod for federal Web site revamping, By Alan Brody, Southern Maryland Newspapers Online, July 15, 2009
POGO Points To NRC Ethics Probe Into Ex-Commissioner, By George Lobenz, Energy Daily, July 14, 2009
Senate F-22 Foes Outnumbered But Still Fighting, By William Matthews, Defense News, July 14, 2009
Obama's veto threat over F-22 divides Dems, By Roxana Tiron , The Hill.com, July 14, 2009
Despite Obama, Senate Momentum Builds for Stealth Jets, By Noah Shachtman, Wired/Danger Room, July 13, 2009
A dog fight Obama seems bound to lose, By Bryan Bender, Boston Globe, July 12, 2009
Did Fired OC Air Marshal Endanger Flying Public Or Protect It?, , Congressional Record, July 10, 2009
SAIC faces challenge in False Claims defense, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, July 8, 2009
Purge' of Inspectors General Raises Concerns About Political Interference, By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, FOXnews.com, July 8, 2009
Billions in Aid Go to Areas That Backed Obama, By Brad Heath, USA Today, July 8, 2009
Safety concerns over life sustaining medical devices, , WQAD.com, July 8, 2009
Fighter jet program fuels tension between GOP Senators, By Roxanne Trion, The Hill, July 6, 2009
Financial Agency IGs Say Bill Threatens Independence, By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post, July 6, 2009
Federal Employees Rack Up Big Bills, By J. Scott Orr, Parade Magazine, July 6, 2009
Napolitano must define inherently government work, find people to do it, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, July 2, 2009
MSPB upholds firing of TSA whistleblower, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, June 29, 2009
Committee Approves Bill to Protect UC Whistleblowers, , The California Chronicle, June 25, 2009
Authority Over Bailout Office Is Questioned, By Amit R. Paley and Ed O’Keefe, The Washington Post, June 19, 2009
The Great Audit, By Alyssa Rosenberg & Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive Magazine, June 19, 2009
FDA Head to Look at Medical Device Safety, , NEWSInferno.com, June 17, 2009
Stimulus serves up Obama pork, By Eamon Javers, Politico, June 16, 2009
Acquisition reform recommendations run the gamut, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, June 16, 2009
How Limbaugh Wags the Dog on IG and Obama, By Norah Mallaney and Jonathan Eyler-Werve, TPM Muckraker, June 15, 2009
Obama Fires Bush-Appointed IG Overseeing AmeriCorps, By Carrie Dann, CongressDaily, June 12, 2009
States Failing At Stimulus Accountability, By Laura Dean, The Huffington Post, June 12, 2009
Obama Ex-Lobbyist Pick in New Flap, By Justin Rood, Rood From Washington; ABC News/Online, June 11, 2009
DHS scrutiny of services contracts draws flak, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, June 10, 2009
Watchdog Group Wants Probe in Syringe Case, By Christina Jewett, ProPublica & Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune, June 8, 2009
Report: FDA Dropped Early Medical Device Lab Inspections, , Medical Report Outsourcing (Blog), June 8, 2009
DHS review of service contract draws fire, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, June 5, 2009
Y-12: fogbank produced in Spring 2008, By Frank Munger, Knoxville Sentinel/Knoxnews.com, June 3, 2009
Deepwater milestone signals a step forward, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer News, June 3, 2009
Treasury Toxic Asset Program Rife with Conflicts of Interest, By Ryan Grim, Huffington Post, June 2, 2009
The case to overhaul contractor evaluations, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, June 1, 2009
Scientists Forget How to Build Nuclear Bomb, By Noel Brinkerhoff, AllGov, May 31, 2009
A Covertly Drops Inspection of Medical Device Labs, By David Gutierrez, Natural News, May 30, 2009
Program to refurbish aging nuclear warheads faces setbacks, By Ralph Vartabedian , The Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2009
Inside the Beltway; Eye For An Eye?, By John McCaslin , The Washington Times, May 29, 2009
Report paints agencies as deadbeat travel card holders, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive Magazine, May 28, 2009
Report chronicles abuse of federal travel cards, By Jim Abrams, The Washington Post, May 28, 2009
GAO: Despite efforts, gaps remain in data on contractors, By Elizabeth Newell , Government Executive, May 27, 2009
Deepwater in trouble, watchdog says, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, May 22, 2009
Pennsylvania has no way to report abuse of federal stimulus funds, By Debra Erdley, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 21, 2009
Waste, Fraud in "Stimulus" Can't Be Reported , Rep. John Boehner (OH-R), Rep. John Boehner's Blog, May 21, 2009
Health First-Dangerous Devices, By Leslie Toldo, Health and Medical News from ABC12.com, May 20, 2009
HealthFirst-Dangerous Devices, By Leslie Toldo, ABC12.com, May 20, 2009
Panel lays out roadmap to rebuild acquisition workforce, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, May 20, 2009
Several Bush officials work in areas related to former jobs, By Fredreka Schouten, USA Today, May 20, 2009
Watchdog Calls for Oversight of Private Fund Managers Advising Government, By Daphne Eviator, Washington Independent, May 19, 2009
Wall St. Firm Draws Scrutiny as U.S. Adviser, By Eric Lipton and Michael J. de la Merced, The New York Times, May 19, 2009
House contracting caucus tackles acquisition workforce issues, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive Magazine, May 18, 2009
POGO Questions Kudos On NIF, By Todd Jacobson, Nuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor, May 18, 2009
Colorado lags on whistle-blower details under stimulus law, By Miles Moffett, The Denver Post, May 17, 2009
States adjust to handle stimulus pressures, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, May 15, 2009
A heavy price for speaking out, By Teri Sforza, The Orange County Register, May 15, 2009
Obama backs whistle-blowers but not in intell, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, May 14, 2009
Congressman Tierney Calls for Full Transparency of ARRA Funds, , , May 12, 2009
Treasury nominee to keep corporate pay, By Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, May 12, 2009
Pulling Back the TARP, By Shawn Zeller, Congressional Quarterly, May 10, 2009
Senate Nears Approval Of Changes To Acquisition System, By Megan Scully, National Journal, May 7, 2009
Senate acts on Pentagon's weapons buying practices, By Jim Anrams, Associated Press, May 7, 2009
Senate Prepares to Pass Acquisitions Overhaul as House Starts Markup, By Josh Rogin and Matthew M. Johnson, Congressional Quarterly, May 6, 2009
Chu Warned On Plutonium Stored At Los Alamos, By George Lobsenz, Defense Daily, May 6, 2009
War zone contracting termed huge 'failure', By Robin Acton, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 4, 2009
FEMA Chief of Staff’s Conflict of Interest, By Jason McNamara, AllGov, May 2, 2009
Outrageous: We're Done with Greed, By Michael Crowley, Readers Digest, May 1, 2009
Concerns over lab’s plutonium project in memo, By Roger Snodgrass, Los Alamos Monitor, May 1, 2009
Responders without a clue, By Charlie Peters, Washington Monthly/Tilting at Windmills, May 1, 2009
Did Pentagon lose billions, pennies at a time?, By Benjamin Shors, MSNBC, May 1, 2009
100 days: half-truths and contradictions, By Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2009
Initial Aid Is Puzzle to Track, By Michele McNeil , Education Week, April 24, 2009
Lockheed lands atop ranking in defense dollars, misconduct cases, By Richard Burnett, The Orlando Sentinel, April 23, 2009
Firms run by Abbas's sons won $2 million in U.S. contracts, By Adam Entous, Reuters, April 22, 2009
Missouri senator tackles government fraud, By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Washington Bureau, April 22, 2009
Exclusive-Firms run by President Abbas's sons get US contracts, By Adam Entous, Reuters-UK, April 22, 2009
POGO Updates Contractor Misconduct Database, , Defense Industry Daily/Online, April 22, 2009
Did the Pentagon Warn of Stealth Jet Security Breach?, By Noah Shactman, WIRED/DangerRoom, Online, April 21, 2009
Group updates federal contractor misconduct database, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, April 21, 2009
Keep the price reduction clause, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, April 17, 2009
An Era Begins Closing On F-22, By Bob O’Harrow, The Washington Post - Government Inc., April 14, 2009
Speaking Scientifically Without Fear or Favor, By Shawn Zeller, Congressional Quarterly; CQ Today Online News, April 13, 2009
Nonprofit Lobbyists Want To Work For Obama, , National Journal's Under the Influence, April 9, 2009
Nonprofit Lobbyists Want To Work For Obama, By Bara Vaida , The National Journal Online, April 9, 2009
Want to Downsize the Nuke Stockpile? Here's One Idea, By Nathan Hodge, WIRED/Danger Room/Online, April 8, 2009
Arms plan has pain, some gain for N.E., By Bryan Bender and Todd Wallack , The Boston Globe, April 7, 2009
Where's the Money?, With Lisa Sylvester reporting, CNN, Lou Dobbs Tonight, April 7, 2009
NASA inspector general resigns, , United Press International, April 6, 2009
Obama Finds That Washington’s Habits of Secrecy Die Hard, By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, April 4, 2009
FEMA Chief of Staff to Recuse Himself from Contracts with Former Employer, By Daniel Fowler, CQ Homeland Security, April 3, 2009
FEMA's revolving door?, By Jen DiMascio , Politico, April 2, 2009
Groups criticize whistleblower policies, , United Press International, April 1, 2009
Obama Urged To Back New Whistleblower Act, By Ed O’Keefe, The Federal Eye, Washington Post, April 1, 2009
Groups Challenge Obama on whistleblower policy, By Betsy King, The Hill, April 1, 2009
Groups Urge Obama to Strengthen Whistleblower Rights, By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post, Federal Diary, April 1, 2009
POGO: Penalized contractors kept winning contracts, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technoligy, March 29, 2009
Barton criticizes NNSA, Los Alamos lab about stolen and missing computers, By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press, March 27, 2009
Los Alamos' security flaws exposed, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2009
Watchdogs Won't Be Chained, By By Eliza Newlin Carney, National Journal, March 25, 2009
TARP Watchdog Finally Gets Expanded Authority, , The Huffington Post, March 25, 2009
Why The Heat Is On Robert Gates Over The Pentagon's Big-Ticket Weapons, By Anna Mulrine, U.S. News & World Report (USNews.com), March 25, 2009
Transparency, two-months and counting, By Max Cacas, Federal News Radio, March 23, 2009
Federal Inspectors Often Difficult to Reach, Group Says, By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post, March 23, 2009
Bureaucracy rules, oversight suffers, By Jennifer Haberkorn, The Washington Times, March 20, 2009
Report: IG's Disregard for Whistleblowers 'Shameless', By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post; Keeping Tabs on the Government, March 20, 2009
Report encourages better performance measures for IGs, By Alyssa Rosenberg, Government Executive.com, March 20, 2009
Beefy Résumé for a Giant Job: Policing Stimulus Spending, By Phil Rucker, The Washington Post, March 20, 2009
Obama gets mixed reviews on government ‘openness’, By Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor, March 19, 2009
Report encourages better performance measures for IGs, By Alyssa Rosenberg, Government Executive, March 19, 2009
New deal for Blackwater bucks Baghdad decision, By Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, March 17, 2009
U.S. Returns Some Funds to Iraq, By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post, March 17, 2009
AIG Reveals Creditors, Plans Bonuses, By Nick Baumann, Mother Jones, March 16, 2009
Watchdog to Fed, Treasury: Where's AIG's Money Going?, By Nick Baumann , Mother Jones, March 13, 2009
Analysts 'Not Confident' Procurement System Headed in Right Direction, By Matthew M. Johnson, CQ Homeland Security (subscription only), March 13, 2009
Senate Makes Major Concession in Stripping Internet Posting Provision From Stimulus, By Daphne Eviator, Washington Independent (Online), March 11, 2009
A Zealous Watchman to Follow the Money, By Scott Shane, New York Times, March 9, 2009
Defense Contractors Gird for Fight, By Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent, March 5, 2009
Lawmakers looking to prevent stimulus waste, By Drew Fitzgerald, Bangor Daily News, 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
Obama Supports Acquisition Reform Bill, By John M. Doyle, Aviation Week, March 5, 2009
Obama seeks to end abuses in federal contracting, By Richard Wolf, USA Today, March 4, 2009
Energy scrutinizes Los Alamos bookkeeping problems, By Katherine McIntire Peter, Government Executive, March 3, 2009
When suspending contractors, size - not action - matters, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, March 2, 2009
FY-Eye: Federal Budget-Saving Tips, By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post, Federal Eye, Keeping Tabs on the Government, March 2, 2009
Minding The Store; Oversight of contractors is lagging as their numbers increase, By Paul McLeary, Defense Technologly International, March 1, 2009
Amid Obama's change, there's also more of the same, By Nancy Benac, The Associated Press, USA Today, March 1, 2009
Is more regulation the answer?, By Rob Waters, Raleigh News Observer, March 1, 2009
Outrageous: Baghdad Boondoggle, By Michael Crowley, Reader's Digest, March 1, 2009
Recovery.gov linked to other stimulus tracking sites, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, February 27, 2009
As the federal stimulus billions begin to flow, oversight essential, , Stockton Record, On-line, February 27, 2009
Memo questions Los Alamos lab's control of plutonium, By Katherine McIntre Peters, Government Executive, February 27, 2009
New Security Lapse at Los Alamos Triggers Angry Response From Energy Department, By Greg Webb, Global Security Newswire, February 27, 2009
Watchdog Group Targets Spending, By Jim Otte, WHIO-TV (Dayton, OH), February 27, 2009
Military Contractors Await Details of Obama’s Budget, By Christopher Drew, New York Times/Business, February 27, 2009
LANL reports 'material control' errors, By Sue Vorenberg, The New Mexican, February 26, 2009
Fighter Jet or Fighter Job? , With Chris Lawrence, CNN, February 26, 2009
Los Alamos lab reports unreconciled inventory; says nothing missing, Associated Press, The Denver Post, February 26, 2009
Raptor in dogfight for its future, By Ken Dilanian and Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, February 25, 2009
FDA ignored debris in syringes, By Sarah Avery & Sabina Vollmer, Raleigh News & Observer, February 25, 2009
Feds searching for CEO in case of tainted syringes, By Mike Baker, Associated Press, February 24, 2009
IG of Abramoff Fame to Oversee Stimulus Spending, By Christopher Weaver, ProPublica (Blog), February 24, 2009
Watchdogs applaud Obama's pick to oversee stimulus, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, February 23, 2009
Los Alamos computer thefts prompt DOE security check at nuclear lab, By Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld, February 23, 2009
Stimulus Watchdogs Won't Be Chained The Trend Towards Fiscal Oversight Could Outlast The Current Bailout Spending, By Eliza Newlin Carney, National Journal On-line, February 23, 2009
Lack of GLP Inspections Leads to Hasty Device Approvals, By Renee Frojo, Device & Diagnostic Letter, February 23, 2009
F-22 Raptor plagued by stealth maintenance woes, , Congress Daily On-line, February 20, 2009
Critics say DoD spending more, getting less, By Antonie Boessenkool, Air Force News, February 20, 2009
Critics say DoD spending more, getting less, By Antonie Boessenkool, Army Times, February 20, 2009
FDA All But Stopped Inspecting Labs That Test Medical Devices, , FDA Week, February 20, 2009
Stimulus Plan Ensures Boom Sector: Oversight, By David M. Herzsenhorn, New York Times, February 19, 2009
Report: FDA scaled back enforcement at labs, By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press; ABC News , February 18, 2009
Activists decry paucity of US FDA device checks, By Susan Heavey, Reuters, February 18, 2009
Watchdog: FDA decision under Bush put patients in danger, By Greg Gordon, McClatchy Newspapers, February 18, 2009
Watchdog Says FDA Abandoned Safety Measure, By Lisa LaMotta, Forbes Online, February 18, 2009
FDA Not Enforcing Medical Device Testing Standards, By Jared Favole, DowJones Newswires, February 18, 2009
Watchdog Blasts FDA On Loose Test Compliance Policy, By Anna Edney, Congress Daily, February 18, 2009
Internal FDA Documents Reveal Agency Stopped Enforcing Standards, By Daphne Eviatar, Washington Independent, February 18, 2009
Government Hack Attacks Prompt Scrutiny, By Marisa Taylor, Wall Street Journal Online's Digits blog, February 16, 2009
Big step toward accountability in stimulus plan, By Miles Moffeit, Denver Post, February 15, 2009
Los Alamos Security Woes Worsen, Again, By Robert O’Harrow, Jr., Washington Post/Government Inc., February 12, 2009
Stimulus bill won't protect everyone, With Jeremy Hobson, Marketplace Radio, American Public Media, February 12, 2009
Report Faults LANL Bosses, By Raam Wong , Albuquerque Journal, February 12, 2009
69 computers missing at LANL, By Matthew Reichbach, New Mexico Independent, February 12, 2009
69 computers lost at weapons lab, , Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2009
Government Oversight/Economic Stimulus: Resolution Confusion, By Michael Grabell, ProPublica, February 11, 2009
Federal Whistleblowers NOT Protected in Stimulus Bill, By Daphne Eviator, The Washington Independent, February 11, 2009
Whistleblowers need more protection, Oped By Danielle Brian, Kennebec Journal, February 11, 2009
67 computers missing from nuclear weapons lab, By Joan Lowy, Associated Press, February 11, 2009
Collins Strips Stim Bill Of Whistleblower Protections, By Zachary Roth , TPMMuckraker , February 11, 2009
And the stability plan bill goes to..., By Mark Henn, Marketplace, American Public Media, February 10, 2009
Bush Faithful Rewarded With Jobs, By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, February 10, 2009
The Difficulty Of Walking The Line, By Eliza Newlin Carney, National Journal, February 9, 2009
Bomb Plants Could Shift to Control of Pentagon, By Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times, February 6, 2009
DHS turns to old model for R&D, By Ben Bain, Federal Computer Week, February 6, 2009
NRC Deadlocks On Tougher Nuke Security Standard, By Jeff Beattie, Energy Daily, February 5, 2009
Congress Learns Lessons From Katrina, Iraq -- But Not All, By Daphne Eviatar, Washington Independent, February 3, 2009
More Security Problems Turn Up At Los Alamos, By Bob O’Harrow, Washington Post, Government Inc. Blog, February 2, 2009
Whistleblowers seek protection, By Audrey Hudson, Washington Times, February 2, 2009
Collins set to testify today before war contracts panel, By Dieter Bradbury, Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, February 2, 2009
Open government advocates applaud Obama’s FOIA memo, By Brendan McGarry, Federal Times, January 30, 2009
Security, Safety Incidents Rear Up At Los Alamos, By George Lobsenz, The Energy Daily, January 30, 2009
House amendment offers more protection for whistleblowers , By Elise Castelli , Federal Times, January 30, 2009
LANL Warns Of Possible Chemical Contamination, By Sue Vorenberg, The Santa Fe New Mexican, January 29, 2009
Los Alamos lab disputes group's contention lost, stolen equipment constitutes security breach, By Sue Major Holmes, Associated Press, January 29, 2009
Ethics Groups Pounce On Gibbs' Statement, By Rob Stein, Huffington Post, January 29, 2009
LANL Probes Missing Off-Site Computers, By Raam Wong, Albuquerque Journal, January 29, 2009
In Stimulus, Can Lawmakers Spend Billions Without Wasting Billions?, By Amanda Ruggeri , U.S. News & World Report, January 28, 2009
McCain presses Obama's Pentagon nominee on conflicts, By Jim Wolf, Reuters, January 28, 2009
Watchdogs give lobbyist a pass for senior health post, By Jeffrey Young, The Hill, January 26, 2009
Lynn's appointment still not settled, By Jen Dimascio, Politico, January 23, 2009
The President Orders Transparency, Editorial, The New York Times, January 23, 2009
Raytheon lobbyist picked for deputy Defense post, By Julian Barnes, The Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2009
Ex-Lobbyist, Defense Official Criticized for Conflicts of Interest, Record, By Justin Rood, ABC News for Brian Ross, January 22, 2009
Obama gets down to business on 1st day, By Todd Spangler, Free Press And Associated Press, January 22, 2009
Blair hearing likely smooth, By Shaun Waterman, United Press International and Washington Times, January 22, 2009
Obama’s ethics rules come with exceptions, By Elise Castelli , Federal Times, January 22, 2009
Watchdogs want ex-lobbyist out, By Jen Dimascio, Politico, January 22, 2009
Committee Needs Waiver to Act on Lynn Nomination for Defense Deputy, By Josh Rogin, CQ Online, January 22, 2009
Obama's shunning of lobbyists in his administration isn't ironclad, By Jim Drinkard & Ann Flaherty, Associated Press & The Minneapolis - St. Paul Star Tribune, January 22, 2009
POGO urges Obama to withdraw Lynn's nomination, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, January 22, 2009
Gates tries to reassure US Congress on deputy pick, By Andrew Gray; and Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters News , January 22, 2009
Obama Lobbyist Rules May Bar Deputy SecDef Nominee, By William Matthews, Defense News, January 22, 2009
Challenges await Barack Obama as he prepares to take office, By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch / Washington Bureau, January 18, 2009
SEC Pick Pledges to Ratchet Up Oversight, By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post, January 16, 2009
Stimulus bill includes battery of accountability measures, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive Magazine, January 16, 2009
Obama's SEC choice promises aggressive action, By Marcy Gordon, AP Business Writer, Denverpost.com, January 15, 2009
More Procurement Reform, By Robert O’Harrow, Washington Post Online, January 13, 2009
Paper urges tougher controls on contractors, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, January 13, 2009
Chu May Push Labs To Evolve; Panel Questions DOE Nominee, By Michael Coleman, Albuquerque Journal/ Washington Bureau, The Albuquerque Journal Online, January 13, 2009
Dennis Blair, By Mark Thompson, TIME Magazine, January 12, 2009
A firm voice on the Hill, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, January 12, 2009
Burnett Tainted by Army Billing Fiasco, By Jeremy Mullman and Ira Teinowitz, AD Age, January 12, 2009
Nonprofit raises issue with pick for intelligence, by Matthew Cella, The Washington Times, January 9, 2009
GOP Leaders Waive Subcommittee Term Limit For Rogers, By Chris Strohm, Congress Daily, January 8, 2009
Sleeping Security Guards Cost Nuclear Plant $65,000, By Angela Hill , The Blotter from Brian Ross, ABC News (Online), January 8, 2009
TVA guard falsified records, By Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times Free , January 7, 2009
Feds Fine Nuke Plant Operator $65K over Guard Naps, , The Associated Press, January 7, 2009
Energy Department Cites Gains as Obama Vows Changes, , Bloomberg News, January 5, 2009
Massive New Spending, Bush-Era Policies Top Lists of Concerns For Next Year, By Justin Rood, Megan Chuchmach & Brian Ross, ABC News, January 2, 2009
'Transparency' fixes seen in Congress' future, By John Fritze, USA Today, January 2, 2009
Outrageous: Hall of Shame - Air Farce One, By Michael Crowley, Reader’s Digest, January 1, 2009
Treasury's Bailout Promises Runneth Over; Commitments Exceed $350 Billion Congress Has Allocated So Far , By Binyamin Appelbaum, Washington Post, December 31, 2008
Investigator's legacy: Nonpartisan reports delivered with credibility, By Marcia Coyle, Broward Daily Business Review, December 26, 2008
Retired admiral tapped for top intel position , By Philip Ewing, Navy Times, December 22, 2008
With Bailout Money At Stake, It's Hip To Be A Bank, By Zachary Roth, TPM Muckracker, December 22, 2008
Issa moving to create house Republican investigative unit, By Dan Friedman, CongressDaily, December 17, 2008
Report: Unit fails nuke inspection, By Leo Shane, Stars and Stripes, Mideast Edition, December 17, 2008
What the Republic Victory Means, By Curtis Black, The Huffington Post, December 15, 2008
USAF: IG Concludes CSAR-X KPP Changes Will Not Affect Capabilities, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, December 12, 2008
Whistleblowers May Have a Friend in the Oval Office, By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post, December 11, 2008
Helping Workers Now, By Gregory Kaufmann, The Nation, December 9, 2008
Senate Confirms N.Y. Prosecutor As Inspector General for Bailout, By Paul C. Light, The Washington Post, December 9, 2008
Report: Many service contract workers are underpaid, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, December 8, 2008
Sen. Claire McCaskill, Sen. Kit Bond call for more oversight of bailout, By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Post-Disptach Washington Bureau, December 7, 2008
GAO report: Bailout program lacks oversight, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, December 5, 2008
Talking Points , By Josh Micah, TPMMuckraker.com, December 4, 2008
Bailout Leaves Weapons Programs Up in the Air, By Richard Burnett, Orlando Sentinel, December 1, 2008
Government by Contractor Is a Disgrace, By Thomas Frank, Wall Street Journal, November 26, 2008
Report: Whistleblower Office Fails to Protect Air Marshals, By Michael Grabell, ProPublica, November 25, 2008
Obama To Tackle Explosion In Federal Contracts, By Daniel Zwerdling, National Public Radio, November 24, 2008
Contractor for military committed serious violations, By Abbie Boudreau and Scott Bronstein, CNN Special Investigations Unit, November 24, 2008
Who's Really Calling The Shots on The Economic Bailout?, By Bruce Falconer, Mother Jones - MOJO Blog, November 20, 2008
Lawmakers: More Power Needed To Monitor Rescue Plan, By Dan Friedman, Congress Daily, November 18, 2008
Massachusetts Whistleblower, , Oversight Watch Massachusetts (Blog), November 13, 2008
Lieberman Fighting to Retain Control, By Jason Leopold, The Public Record, November 12, 2008
Dennis Blair leading contender for NID, By Jen Dimascio, Politico, November 11, 2008
Justice Leader's Job: Renew A Battered Agency, By Ari Shapiro, National Pubic Radio (NPR) - Morning Edition, November 10, 2008
Obama Called on to Give Federal Jobs a Makeover, Joe Davidson, The Washington Post - Federal Diary, November 7, 2008
Annals of Crony Capitalism, Nuke Detection Machines Fail, Again, By Tom Burghardt, Global Research, November 4, 2008
Contractor watchdog updates misconduct database, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, November 4, 2008
Lighting Up the Night, and a Legal Battle, By Jonathan D. Glater, New York Times, November 1, 2008
Security of F-35 Questioned, , By Youngster (Blog), November 1, 2008
Stevens and the Need for Government Oversight, By Marthena Cowart, The Hill, October 29, 2008
Defense awards more Iraq reconstruction work to contractors cited for poor performance, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, October 28, 2008
New IG council focuses on training, interagency efforts, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, October 28, 2008
'Rogue' special counsel chief ousted, By Jon Ward, Washington Times, October 24, 2008
Department of beams in the eye, By Meredith Wadman, Nature, October 23, 2008
NIH Scolded Employee For Flagging Conflicts, By Ed Silverman, Pharmalot, October 22, 2008
Defense Contractor Airtech, a Big Rohrabacher Contributor, Is Under Investigation for Fraud, By Nick Schou, OC Weekly, October 22, 2008
Workers Applaud Special Counsel's Return to Private Sector, By Joe Davidson, Washington Post, October 22, 2008
NIH Punished Scientist Who Had Called for Open Records, By Richard Monastersky, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 22, 2008
Scandal-Plagued Oil Agency Revamping Itself, By Derek Kravitz, Washington Post Investigations, October 20, 2008
Watchdog unveils government reform priorities for next administration, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, October 20, 2008
Advice for the next president, whoever he is, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, October 20, 2008
Fragmented Nature of Agencies Within Homeland Security Works Against It, By Rob Margetta, Congressional Quarterly, October 19, 2008
Dogs of War: Who watches the watchers?, By David Isenberg, United Press International, October 17, 2008
List of federal contractors and their misdeeds is just a click away, By Mark Mahoney, Glens Falls Post-Star, October 15, 2008
Critics allege State broke acquisition rules in Baghdad contract, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, October 14, 2008
Marinette protests Coast Guard award, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, October 9, 2008
DCAA director outlines new standards for audit quality, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, October 6, 2008
Treasury Seeks Wall Street's Help in Bailout, By Tanya Snyder, Free Speech Radio News, October 4, 2008
Sweeping authority for Treasury chief survives bailout negotiations, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, October 3, 2008
Congress revamps bailout deal — with 'a few sweeteners' , By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, October 3, 2008
Drilling Would Help No One But Mismanaged Oil Industry, By Steve Colby, Huffington Post, October 3, 2008
Air Force Officer Faces Hearing For Theft, By Derek Kravitz, Washington Post Investigations, September 30, 2008
Bailout bill would have given Treasury chief unfettered authority, By Robert Brodsky and Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, September 29, 2008
Bailout Outrage Races Across the Web, By Moira Herbst, BusinessWeek, September 25, 2008
Groups Seek Whistle-Blower Protection in Bailout Legislation, By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post, September 24, 2008
MMS scandal spawns call for jail time, huge fines, By Derek Sands, Inside Energy, September 22, 2008
Auditors assail improper relationship between Interior, oil industry, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, September 21, 2008
TVA whistle-blowers contacted by feds, By Anne Paine, The Tennessean, September 21, 2008
Second Interior Official Pleads Guilty in Sex, Drugs and Oil Scandal, By Sharron Coutts, ProPublica, September 18, 2008
US government oversight group calls on MMS to abandon RIK program, By Derek Sands, Platts , September 17, 2008
GAO Auditors Question Interior's Collection of Energy Royalties, By Stephen Power, Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2008
Lakewood oil scandal overlooked, By Anne C. Mulkern, The Denver Post, September 17, 2008
Congress Says DHS Oversaw $15 Billion in Failed Contracts, By Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, September 17, 2008
Plenty of Blame to Go Around for DHS Procurement Problems, By Rob Margetta, Congressional Quarterly, September 17, 2008
Criticism is part of the job, embattled special counsel says, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, September 16, 2008
Congress to investigate oil and gas royalty collections, By Katherine McIntire Peters, Government Executive, September 16, 2008
Homeland Security Department Oversaw $15 Billion in Failed Contracts, By Jason Leopold, The Public Record, September 16, 2008
Checking on contractors' work, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, September 15, 2008
Group urges probe of DCMA activity on C-130J, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, September 15, 2008
Inside the Beltway, By John McCaslin, The Washington Times, September 12, 2008
Sex, Drugs, and Offshore Drilling, By James Ridgeway, MoJo Blog, September 11, 2008
Oil-and-Sex Scandal Spawns Criticism, Hill Hearing, By Derek Kravitz, Washington Post Investigations, September 11, 2008
Sex Scandal At Federal Agency Is Not New, By Jeff Brady , NPR: All Things Considered, September 11, 2008
Interview with Jim Mitchell -- recently terminated U.S. Office of Special Counsel Chief of Staff/ Director of Communications, By Natasha Barrett, NewsChannel 8, September 10, 2008
Oil companies gave sex, drinks, gifts to federal overseers, By Greg Gordon, McClatchy Newspapers, September 10, 2008
Scandal at Interior Department involving oil companies, By Tom Costello, NBC News: Nightly News, September 10, 2008
Contracting Audit Agency Target of Investigations, By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post, September 10, 2008
Air Force's Tanker Tailspin, By Mark Thompson, Time Magazine, September 10, 2008
Sex for Oil? Reports Blast Interior Dept., By Lisa Stark, Theresa Cook, Kate Barrett, Jason Ryan and Jack Date, ABC World News with Charles Gibson, September 10, 2008
Sex, drugs and oil: corruption scandal rocks US agency, , Agence France Press, September 10, 2008
Is DCAA cutting corners? , By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, September 9, 2008
NRC broke rules in plant inquiry, report says, By Gary Lenton, The Patriot-News, September 9, 2008
DCMA assisted in lobby efforts, group charges, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, September 8, 2008
More turmoil roils OSC as top deputy is fired, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, September 4, 2008
Tennessee Valley Authority cuts contract for nuclear security, By Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times Free Press, September 3, 2008
How to Fix It: Stop Leasing Public Lands at Fire-Sale Prices, By James Ridgeway, Mother Jones, September 1, 2008
POGO praises NRC work at MOX plant, , Inside NRC, September 1, 2008
DOE Adopts New 'Graded' Terrorist Protection Policy, By George Lobsenz, Energy Daily, August 26, 2008
POGO questions new security policy at DOE nuke sites, By Frank Munger, Knoville News Sentinel, August 25, 2008
DoD asks corporate execs to review agency, , Federal Times, August 18, 2008
Lockheed CEO collects big payday, By Bob Cox, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 17, 2008
Reid wants to expand whistle-blowers' rights , By Alan Maimon, The Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 17, 2008
Advocacy group says office tried to purge mention of discrimination from report, , Detroit Free Press, August 4, 2008
Group charges religious discrimination case may have cost American lives in Iraq, , World Tribune, August 1, 2008
Waxman joins calls urging OSC chief to resign, By Dan Friedman, CongressDaily, July 29, 2008
Lawmakers Hit U.S. Air Force's VIP Capsules, By Erik Holmes and Michael Hoffman, Defense News, July 28, 2008
Analysis - US Navy ship cancellation seen good first step, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters News, July 25, 2008
Air Force Mum On How DOD IG Report Will Impact CSAR-X Award Schedule, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, July 25, 2008
GAO report sparks call for DCAA resignations, , Washington Technology, July 25, 2008
Not Again! , , Inside the Air Force, July 25, 2008
Air Force Missile Launch Crew Falls Asleep on the Job, By Justin Fishel, Fox News, July 24, 2008
I'm Comfortable. How About You?, Editorial, New York Times, July 24, 2008
Air Force says officers fell asleep with nuke code, By Barbara Starr and Larry Shaughnessy, CNN, July 24, 2008
Food and Drug Safety on the Cheap: It Can’t Be Done , By POGO's Ned Feder, Staff Scientist, The Hill , July 22, 2008
Letters: “McCain’s Oversight at Boeing” , POGO's Danielle Brian, Newsweek, July 21, 2008
Making defense cuts seen tough for McCain, Obama, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters, July 21, 2008
Pimp my glide, , St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 20, 2008
Criticism over luxury capsules, , CNN, July 19, 2008
Bush Shuns Advice To Fire Special Counsel, By Ari Shapiro, National Public Radio, July 18, 2008
A new travel style for Washington VIPs? It's SLICC, By David Morgan, Reuters, July 18, 2008
Terrorism Funds May Let Brass Fly in Style, By R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post, July 18, 2008
Air force sought anti-terror funds so generals could fly in comfort, , Agence France-Presse, July 18, 2008
Pressure builds on Special Counsel chief to resign, By Dan Friedman, CongressDaily, July 18, 2008
Air Force uses counterterror funds to pay for VIP 'comfort capsules', By Mike Carney, USA Today, July 18, 2008
Air Force defends 'luxury' travel capsules, By Courtney Kube, NBC News, July 18, 2008
Office of Special Counsel official quits in protest, By Tom Hamburger, The Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2008
Office of Special Counsel official quits in protest, By Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2008
Lieberman's oversight activities have watchdogs howling, By Dan Friedman, CongressDaily, July 15, 2008
Analysis: Bush library corruption charges, By Shaun Waterman, United Press International, July 14, 2008
White House Threatens to Veto Bill to Modernize Presidential Records Act, By Jason Leopold, The Public Record, July 10, 2008
Principi prodded VA on Chantix; Ex-secretary asked if use would continue, By Audrey Hudson and Jen Haberkorn, The Washington Times, July 9, 2008
Tanker mess exposes problems in Pentagon, By Sean Riley, Seattle Times, July 9, 2008
Those FISA IG reports, By smintheus, Daily Kos, July 8, 2008
Abu Ghraib: The Outsourcing of Torture, By Tom Burghardt, Global Research, July 6, 2008
Justice in Hot Water Over Dubious Grants, By Matthew Blake, Washington Independent, July 3, 2008
Pentagon's top watchdog leaving post July 13, By Dan Friedman , Congress Daily, July 2, 2008
Production Targets, By Grace Jean, National Defense, July 1, 2008
F-35 factory: One aircraft per day by 2016, By Grace V. Jean, National Defense, July 1, 2008
U.S. Nuclear Stockpiles: On the Road to Nowhere?, By James Murtagh, OpEdNews.com, June 26, 2008
Army alters $160B modernization program schedule, By Donna Borak, Associated Press, June 26, 2008
Vacant Government Jobs, With Lisa Sylvester, CNN: Lou Dobbs This Week, June 26, 2008
Deciphering NNSA's Complex Transformation, By Ingrid Drake and Peter Stockton, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, June 23, 2008
Panel tees off on Justice grant official's golf outings, By Dan Friedman, CongressDaily, June 20, 2008
Report: DOJ Grantees Getting by with Help from Their Friends, By Ben Protess, ProPublica, June 20, 2008
The Pentagon's Procurement Problem, By Dana Hedgpeth and Robert O'Harrow Jr., Washington Post, June 20, 2008
Investigators Look for Favoritism in Justice Department Grants, By Carrie Johnson, Washington Post, June 19, 2008
Air Force not tied to Airbus yet, By Steve Henn, Marketplace, June 19, 2008
Analysis: USAF's great tanker debacle, By Shaun Waterman, United Press International, June 19, 2008
Anthropologists At War, By Bill Stamets, In These Times, June 19, 2008
Chronology-U.S. Air Force tanker saga rumbles on, By Andrea Shalal-Esa and Bill Rigby, Reuters News, June 18, 2008
Action Tougher Than Oversight, By Matthew Blake, The Washington Independent, June 17, 2008
DoE Raps Nuke Lab Operators On Errant Classified E-Mails, By George Lobsenz, Defense Daily, June 13, 2008
Too many dollars, too few Army investigators, By Richard Lardner, Associated Press, June 12, 2008
Analyst's switch stirs tanker talk, By Sean Reilly, Press-Register, June 9, 2008
Pentagon to Fine Lockheed $10 Million for Each JSF Milestone Missed, By Marcus Weisgerber and Jason Simpson, Inside the Navy, June 9, 2008
Sibel Edmonds vs the Nuclear Terrorists, , Pakistan Daily, June 9, 2008
Outsourcing The Fight, By P.W. Singer, Forbes.com, June 6, 2008
Coalition of NGO's calls on Congress to enhance whistleblower protections, , OhMyGov!, June 6, 2008
Watchdog Group Seeks Deal on Whistleblower Protections, By Dan Friedman, Government Executive, June 6, 2008
Pressing for Stronger Protections for Whistle-Blowers, By Stephen Barr, The Washington Post, June 6, 2008
Pressing for Stronger Protections for Whistle-Blowers, By Stephen Barr, Washington Post, June 6, 2008
Watchdog Group Seeks Deal on Whistleblower Protections, By Dan Friedman, Government Executive, June 6, 2008
Wynne, Moseley Sacked in USAF Shakeup, By Amy Butler and David A. Fulghum, Aviation Week, June 5, 2008
Pricing czar pitched to rein in Pentagon, By Rowan Scarborough, The Washington Times, June 4, 2008
Senators take aim at Lockheed's F-35 program, By Richard Burnett, Orlando Sentinel, June 4, 2008
Lockheed Faulted for Failure to Control Costs, Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post, June 4, 2008
U.S. News: Levin Targets Bad Pentagon Estimates, By August Cole, The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2008
Lockheed costs under scrutiny, By Muhammed El-Hasan, LA Daily News, June 3, 2008
The Military's Internet Civil War, By David Axe, The Washington Independent, June 3, 2008
Lockheed cost controls deficient, DCMA says, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, June 3, 2008
Defense Department takes closer look at Lockheed financial operations, By Richard Burnett, Orlando Sentinal, June 3, 2008
Pentagon Report Says Lockheed Failed to Comply with Rules - Down 2%, , MidnightTrader, June 3, 2008
Pentagon report says Lockheed Martin failed to comply with cost-management guidelines, By Joelle Tessler, The Associated Press, June 3, 2008
The Daily Muck, By John Amick, TPM Muckraker, June 3, 2008
Pentagon faults Lockheed's tracking of big programs, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters, June 3, 2008
Pentagon report says Lockheed Martin failed to comply with cost-management guidelines, By Joelle Tessler, The Associated Press, June 3, 2008
Spiraling Out of Control: How Missile Defense's Acquisition Strategy is Setting a Dangerous Precedent, By POGO's Nick Schwellenbach and Center for Defense Information's Victoria Samson, Defense and Security Analysis, June 1, 2008
Commentary: Pandemic flu vaccine program needs help, By POGO's Ned Feder, Federal Times, June 1, 2008
Oversight & Out, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, June 1, 2008
Pentagon Overseer Calls for Larger Staff; Inspector General Says That Shortages Leave Spending Largely Unchecked, By Walter Pincus, The Washington Post, June 1, 2008
Sticker Shock and Awe at the Pentagon , Editorial, New York Times, May 30, 2008
Think Again: The Case of the Missing Scandal, By Eric Alterman and George Zornick , Center for American Progress, May 29, 2008
Wild west? , By John McCaslin, Washington Times, May 29, 2008
Byron Dorgan's Contracting Fraud Crusade, By Brian Beutler, The Media Consortium, May 29, 2008
Military Intelligence — Skyrocketing DoD budgets overwhelm auditors, By Justin Palk, Frederick News Post, May 29, 2008
Pentagon Auditors Review Staffing --- Worker Shortfall Could Leave Agency Vulnerable to Abuse, By Yochi J. Dreazen, The Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2008
Defense IG seeks 33 percent increase in staffing, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, May 28, 2008
Pentagon Auditor: I Can't Do All This Auditing!, By Matthew Blake, The Washington Independent, May 28, 2008
Pentagon spending often unmonitored, , Chicago Tribune, May 28, 2008
Military billions called unchecked, , Los Angeles Times, May 28, 2008
Needed: More War Profiteer Police, By Andrew Tilghman, TPM Muckraker, May 28, 2008
Report finds understaffing in DOD IG's office, By Florence Olsen, Federal Computer Week, May 28, 2008
ThinkFast, , Think Progress, May 28, 2008
Pentagon auditors unable to keep pace with spending: report,, , Agence France Presse, May 27, 2008
Pentagon Watchdogs Swamped by Military Spending; $152 Billion a Year Goes Unaudited, By Noah Shachtman, Wired News, May 27, 2008
Report: Billions in defense spending unchecked, By Anne Flaherty , Associated Press, May 27, 2008
Report: Billions in defense spending unchecked, By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press, May 27, 2008
Pentagon Watchdogs Swamped by Military Spending; $152 Billion a Year Goes Unaudited, By Noah Shachtman, Wired Blog Network, May 27, 2008
United Whistleblowers Demand Resignation of Office of Special Counsel, by James Murtagh, OpEd News, May 24, 2008
U.S. probe accuses aircraft parts supplier of fraud, By JoAnne Allen, Reuters, May 22, 2008
Reports: Army investigates Calif. supplier of aircraft parts, , The Associated Press, May 22, 2008
Major Aircraft Manufacturer Accused Of Fraud, , CBS News, May 22, 2008
Access to contractor misconduct database restricted in Senate bill, By Robert Brodsky, Gov Exec, May 21, 2008
Discrimination Seen in Michigan Spy Case, By Eli Lake, New York Sun, May 21, 2008
"Red Team" Penetrates Nuke Lab's Security, Reaches "Superblock", by Tom Burghardt, Global Research, May 21, 2008
Creation of Detroit office is focus of OSC inquiry, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, May 19, 2008
Corruption in Iraq reconstruction, By Murray Light, Buffalo News, May 18, 2008
Nuclear lab fails terrorist exercise, By Bill Gertz, Washington Times, May 15, 2008
Defense executive running for Third District GOP nomination faces scrutiny, By Cynthia Burton, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13, 2008
Security Flaws Exposed at Nuke Lab, By Adam Zagorin, TIME Magazine, May 12, 2008
The Mutual Investigation Society?, By William Fisher May , Inter Press News Service, May 12, 2008
Memo Shows Frustration With Special Counsel, By Christopher Lee, Washington Post, May 11, 2008
The strange case of Scott Bloch, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, May 11, 2008
Air Force Completes CSAR-X Competitor Interim Reviews, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, May 9, 2008
Listen to: Strengthening the Unique Role of I.G.'s , With hosts are Lisa Bernstein, Jannika Cannon and guest POGO's Beverley Lumpkin, Fed Talk Radio, May 9, 2008
Watchdog, Watch Thyself, By Bonnie Goldstein, Slate, May 8, 2008
GOP's Davis Urges Bloch to Quit Special Counsel's Office, By Christopher Lee and Carrie Johnson, staff writer Stephen Barr also contributed to this report, Washington Post, May 8, 2008
Special counsel butted heads with staff over inquiries, By Lara Jakes Jordan, Associated Press, May 7, 2008
FBI scrutinizes special counsel's probe of Rice's trips, , Houston Chronicle, May 7, 2008
Special Counsel shut down probe of Siegelman case last year, By Ben Evans, Associated Press; The Anniston Star, May 7, 2008
FBI raid on watchdog seeks records on Rice investigation, , McClatchy-Tribune, Postbulletin.com, May 7, 2008
FBI search, leaked documents lead to renewed calls for ousting of Scott Bloch, By Elizabeth Newell and Dan Friedman, Government Executive, May 7, 2008
Special Counsel shut down probe of Siegelman case last year, , WZTV Fox 17 / Nashville, May 7, 2008
Case implicates free speech, Op-Ed by POGO's Nick Schwellenbach, SPI Seattle.com, May 7, 2008
Agents raid OSC chief's office, home, By Jerry Seper, Washington Times, May 7, 2008
FBI agents search special counsel's home and office, By James Vicini and Andy Sullivan, Reuters, May 6, 2008
FBI raids special counsel's office, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, May 6, 2008
Bill Could Give Inspectors General Added Independence, By Marcia Coyle, The Legal Intelligencer, #4, Volume 237; Issue 88, May 6, 2008
Pentagon IG: JSF Data Not Properly Protected, By Gayle S. Putrich, Defense News, May 5, 2008
Review shows NASA employees bought seemingly personal items, , The Associated Press, May 4, 2008
NASA employees big spenders on government credit, By Chase Davis, The Houston Chronicle, May 3, 2008
BAE technology may have been 'compromised', says Pentagon, By Danny Fortson, The Independent, May 3, 2008
Increasing reliance on private contractors in Iraq raises questions, By Lauren Gregory, Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 2, 2008
Security of F-35 Jet Secrets Questioned, By Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, May 2, 2008
Stealth Fighter Security 'May Have Been Compromised' (Updated), By Noah Shachtman, Wired News, May 1, 2008
Security Progress in Baghdad Draws Entrepreneurs, , NPR: Morning Edition, May 1, 2008
Fighter jet program may have compromised secret technology, By Joelle Tessler , Associated Press, May 1, 2008
Billions for Pentagon Failures, By Matthew Blake, The Washington Independent, May 1, 2008
The Nuclear Option, By Judith Lewis, Mother Jones - May/June 2008 Issue, May 1, 2008
Pentagon Didn't Safeguard Tech At BAE Facilities - Govt Report, , Dow Jones International News, May 1, 2008
The Nuclear Option, by Judith Lewis, Mother Jones - May/June 2008 Issue, May 1, 2008
Pentagon inspector faults U.S. oversight of BAE, By Jim Wolf, Reuters, May 1, 2008
Surge of potential acquisition bills, rulemaking spark comments, By Michael Bruno, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 29, 2008
Former D.C. Workers Say Law Doesn't Prevent Retaliation, By Yolanda Woodlee, Washington Post, April 28, 2008
Investigators: Millions in Iraq contracts never finished, , Trend News Agency (Azerbaijan), April 28, 2008
McCaskill Asks Committee Leadership to Protect IGs in Defense Authorization Bill, , Senator McCaskill Press Release, April 28, 2008
Federal Credit Cards Accountability - Feds Gone Wild, , Imperial Valley News, April 27, 2008
Investigators: Millions in Iraq contracts never finished, By Hope Yen, Associated Press, April 27, 2008
Air Force Will Not Establish CSAR-X Contract Award Date, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, April 25, 2008
Tracking the Spoils of the Private Sector, Editorial, The New York Times, April 24, 2008
What Nuclear Renaissance?, By Christian Parenti, The Nation [This article appeared in the May 12, 2008 edition of The Nation.], April 24, 2008
Today's Spotlight: A Contractor Misconduct Database, By Andrew B. Einhorn, Ohmygov.com, April 23, 2008
Maloney Federal Contractor Oversight Bill Passes House; Sen. McCaskill Introduces Companion Legislation, Meghan O’Shaughnessy (Maloney Press Officer), Congressional Documents and Publications U.S. Senate Documents, April 23, 2008
Rep. Tom Davis: The exit interview, By Christopher J. Dorobek and Jason Miller, Federal Computer Week, April 21, 2008
Gov.'s Diversity Class Riles Lab Workers, By David Roybal, Albuquerque Journal, April 20, 2008
Human Terrain's 'Catch-22,', By Sharon Weinberger, Wired Blog, April 17, 2008
Bills would slow revolving door between FAA, airlines, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, April 15, 2008
NDIA Works To Kill Contractor-Misdeed Database, By William Matthews, Defense News, April 15, 2008
IBM Bid Suspension Rattles Contractors; Influence, By Jeff Horwitz, Legal Times, April 14, 2008
IG investigations save $16B in '07, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, April 11, 2008
Ike's Warning on Military-Industrial Complex Ignored, by William Hughes, American Chronicle, April 11, 2008
Inside the Beltway: Spending Spree, By John McCaslin, Washington Times, April 10, 2008
OMB Gets Tough on Misuse of Government Credit Cards, By Stephen Barr, Washington Post, April 10, 2008
OMB Gets Tough on Misuse of Government Credit Cards, By Stephen Barr, Washington Post, April 10, 2008
EG&G deal: Contractor won HAFB missile contract despite poor record, By Matthew D. LaPlante, The Salt Lake Tribune, April 9, 2008
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter costs could hit home, by Richard Burnett, Orlando Sentinel, April 7, 2008
Ban on IBM contracting is lifted, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, April 4, 2008
Inside The Beltway, By John McCaslin, The Washington Times, April 4, 2008
FAA Inspections and a Role for Government, by Matt Madia, Reg Watch, April 3, 2008
When Public Advocates Line Up for Corporations, By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, April 3, 2008
Turn Yourselves In, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, April 1, 2008
U.S. used suspended security firm, By Jim McElhatton, Washington Times, March 31, 2008
Tanker Deal Lobbying Intensifies, By Josh Rogin, CQ, March 31, 2008
Fledgling, Non-Integrated Department Needs a Lot of Looking After, Says POGO Director, by Rob Margetta, CQ Homeland Security, March 31, 2008
USAF Changes CSAR-X KPP Tracking , by Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 28, 2008
Tough to handle, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, March 24, 2008
Into uncharted waters, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, March 24, 2008
GSA’s Alliant exemplifies common problem, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, March 23, 2008
Watchdog wants plutonium out of Livermore Lab by 2009, By Betsy Mason, Inside Bay Area, March 19, 2008
Rep Ellen Tauscher Comments On POGO Report Detailing Nuclear Clean-Up At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, , States News Service, March 19, 2008
Major cuts planned at nuclear labs; Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos among sites destined for new role as nation reduces its stockpile of nuclear weapons, By David Perlman, The San Francisco Chronicle, March 18, 2008
Group cites dangers of Livermore Lab, , Ventura County Star, March 18, 2008
Livermore Lab Got Security Waiver—POGO, By George Lobsenz, The Energy Daily, March 18, 2008
Bills Improving Federal Contracting Gain Momentum, By OMB Watch, Hawaii Reporter, March 18, 2008
Air Force keeps tanker freeze, By Sean Reily, Press-Register, March 18, 2008
Group urges 2009 removal of plutonium, By Betsy Mason, Contra Costa Times, March 18, 2008
Removal of nuclear materials sought, , Inside Energy/Extra, March 17, 2008
Taxpayer Watchdog: President Should Appoint MMS Director, , Natural Gas Intelligence, March 17, 2008
Group calls for more plutonium removal from Livermore lab, , The Associated Press, March 17, 2008
GAO - Jacqueline Harpp, Congressional Testimony, By CQ Transcriptions, Congressional Quarterly, March 13, 2008
Maloney Federal Procurement Oversight Bill Advances,, , Press Release by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), March 13, 2008
Panel Approves Bills on Federal Contractor Oversight, By Emily P. Walker and Annie Johnson, CQ Committee Coverage, March 13, 2008
DOI officials dispute calls to change royalties program, By Nick Snow, Penn Energy Oil & Gas Research, March 12, 2008
Watchdog Group: MMS Director Should be Presidential Appointee, , NGI's Daily Gas Price Index, March 11, 2008
Ethics Vote, , The Hill , March 11, 2008
McCain defends his tanker deal inquiries, By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press, March 11, 2008
Substandard Parts on Jetliners Due to Insufficient Oversight, , Air Safety Week, March 10, 2008
Defense's evaluations of contractors are useless, IG finds,, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, March 10, 2008
CSAR Operators: We Need A New, More Powerful Helicopter Fleet, By Jason Simpson and Marcus Weisgerber, Inside the Air Force, March 7, 2008
Swiss bank drops suit against Wikileaks site, By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, March 6, 2008
Former FBI Translator Makes Shocking Allegations, By Huntingtonnews.net Staff, Huntington News, March 6, 2008
FAA oversight of airplane parts criticized, By Rebecca Carr, Austin American-Statesman, March 5, 2008
Caution: Tax Increase Ahead, Regardless Of Political Rhetoric, By Stan Collender, Roll Call, March 4, 2008
Inspectors General Need More Independence, , OMB Watch, March 4, 2008
Report: IGs face budget, staffing problems, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, March 3, 2008
Previous Post on Whistleblower Protection Warrants Clarification, by Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), The Hill's Congress Blog, March 3, 2008
FAA Oversight Of Foreign-Sourced Aircraft Parts Under Scrutiny, , Aero News, March 3, 2008
Judges Injunction Dissolved, WikiLeaks.org Domain Returned, By DrewWilson, Zero Paid, March 1, 2008
FAA Criticized In Report on Airplane Parts, By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post, March 1, 2008
DOT Audit Finds 'Widespread' Problems With Aircraft Suppliers, By Martin Vaughan, Dow Jones Newswires, February 29, 2008
Report Details Limitations Faced By Federal Inspectors General, By Darryl Fears, Washington Post, February 29, 2008
WikiLeaks Wins Back Its Domain, , CMP TechWeb, February 29, 2008
In recent years, ties between Air Force, Boeing strained, By Eric Rosenburg, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 29, 2008
Sen. Daniel K. Akaka Holds A Hearing On Intelligence Community Management Reforms, , U.S. Senate, February 29, 2008
The Daily Muck, , TPM Muckraker, February 29, 2008
Judge: Wikileaks gets its domain name back, By Declan McCullagh, CNET, February 29, 2008
Transcripts Lou Dobbs Tonight, With Bill Tucker, CNN, February 29, 2008
Audit Finds Lax Aircraft Parts Oversight , By Dan Cateriniccia, The Associated Press, February 29, 2008
Props to the IG, By Max Cacas, Federal News Radio, February 29, 2008
Bank defends gag on whistle-blower website, , Sydney Morning Herald, February 29, 2008
Judge to decide whether block on Wikileaks breaches free speech, By Jonathan Richards, Times Online, February 29, 2008
Rights groups seek court OK to intervene in Wikileaks case , By Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld, February 28, 2008
Report says inspectors general lack independence, resources, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, February 28, 2008
UPDATE 1-Swiss bank Baer defends Web site shutdown, By Thomas Atkins, Reuters News, February 28, 2008
Senators seek probe on wartime equipment, by David Morgan, Reuters, February 28, 2008
EFF, ACLU Move to Intervene in Wikileaks Case, , Kansas City InfoZine , February 27, 2008
Wikileaks gets legal help after domain name deletion, By Declan McCullagh, CNET, February 27, 2008
Contractors, administration officials voice concerns about contracting bills, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, February 27, 2008
Heavy legal guns ask judge to reverse Wikileaks shutdown, By John Timmer, Ars Technica, February 27, 2008
Media Organizations Back Wikileaks in Court, By David Ardia, Idea Lab, February 27, 2008
ACLU, EFF Jump into Wikileaks Case, By Paul Kiel, TPM Muckraker, February 27, 2008
House panel weighs contracting reform legislation, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, February 26, 2008
Marines want probe into armored vehicle program delays, By Barbara Starr, CNN, February 26, 2008
Marines halt study critical of MRAP program, By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, February 26, 2008
DHS allows industry liaison to keep his business ties, By Ben Bain, Federal Computer Week, February 26, 2008
US Air Force tanker award will cap long saga, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters, February 25, 2008
Young Memo Calls Additional C-17 Buy Costly, By Jen DiMascio, Defense Daily, February 25, 2008
Whistleblower cited for courage. "COURAGE: Doing the Right Thing,", By Kathleen McGowan, Psychology Today - March/April 2008 Issue, February 25, 2008
DOD To Investigate CSAR-X Change, By Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 25, 2008
Qatar lined up to purchase C-17, program source says, By Bettina H. Chavanne Bradley Perrett, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 25, 2008
Justice Pounds a Watchdog, By Shawn Zeller, CQ Weekly, February 24, 2008
Pentagon to audit troubled helicopter program, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, guardian.co.uk, February 22, 2008
Going Down II, By Robert O'Harrow, Government Inc. at the Washington Post, February 22, 2008
DOD Inspector General to Audit CSAR-X KPP Changes, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, February 22, 2008
Julius Baer's court order springs a leak, By Elana Schor, Guardian.co.uk, February 20, 2008
Government watchdogs criticize SLAMRAAM, By Michael Bruno, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 15, 2008
Race, Poverty, and the Neoliberal Agenda in the United States: Lessons from Katrina and Rita, By Kenneth E. Bauzon, MR Zine, February 13, 2008
US Army left program's oversight to Raytheon-group, by Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters, February 12, 2008
POGO loses suit over payment to whistleblower, by Gregg Leslie, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Blog, February 12, 2008
Trouble for Drone-Killing Missile, By Noah Shachtman, Wired, February 12, 2008
Group, POGO Weigh in on Proposal To Mandate Contractor Disclosure of Crimes, By Deborah Billings, BNA (Bureau of National Affairs) Federal Contract Report, February 12, 2008
Interior Seeks Repeal of Offshore Royalty Relief in FY '09 Budget, , Natural Gas Intelligence, February 11, 2008
Watchdogs Undermined by Political Appointees: Congress to Reasses Office Created to Rein in Executive Branch, By Matthew Blake , The Washington Independent, February 11, 2008
Recovery bill keeps oversight a priority Capitol Hill heeds lessons of bailout, By Alex Daniels, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 8, 2008
Groups Press for More Interior Oil, Gas Auditors, NGI's Daily Gas Price Index, , Intelligence Press, February 8, 2008
Testify Before Congress, Meals Not Included; Did the government buy Roger Clemens a plane ticket? , By Chris Wilson, Slate, February 6, 2008
Air Force contract appeal rejected, By George Talbot, Press Register, February 5, 2008
Richard Skinner says the role of inspectors general is to investigate, but some IGs have become the target of investigators, By John Pulley, Federal Computer Week, February 4, 2008
UPDATE 3-US Air Force to review Boeing bid, comply with GAO, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters News, February 4, 2008
IG to investigate traffic data program, contract, By Mary Mosquera, Federal Computer Week, February 4, 2008
Mukasey Had Been Overseer Finalist; Attorney General Withdrew His Name After Nomination , By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post, January 30, 2008
A Sibel Edmonds Timeline: "We Can't Afford to Let Them Spill the Beans", By Gary Leupp, CounterPunch, January 29, 2008
Steward to head royalty-in-kind program at MMS; ran agency records projects, By Jean Chemnick, Inside Energy, January 21, 2008
Quality of Nuclear Devices Questioned, By H. Josef Hebert , Associated Press, January 20, 2008
Report faults NIH on conflicts, By Bob Grant, The Scientist Blog, January 18, 2008
A Mission to Rebuild Reputations: Upcoming Deals to Test Reforms at Air Force, Boeing, By Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, January 17, 2008
Wicker's Earmark Elicits Criticism: Watchdogs Decry $6 Million for Contractor, By Matthew Mosk, Washington Post, January 16, 2008
Ex-Officials Benefit From Corporate Cleanup, By Carrie Johnson, Washington Post, January 15, 2008
Bill urges independence for agency watchdogs, By Matt Kelley, USA TODAY, January 11, 2008
Executive Resigns in Storm Over Sleeping Guards, By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, January 10, 2008
Latest shipment of weapons grade plutonium arrives safely at SRS, by Josh Voorhees, AikenStandard.com, January 8, 2008
Late addition of funds boosts Special Counsel probe of White House briefings, By Dan Friedman, Congress Daily, January 7, 2008
Cape Canaveral-based contractor could land another Army contract in Iraq, By Richard Burnett, OrlandoSentinel.com, January 4, 2008
Video of Sleeping Guards Shakes Nuclear Industry, Sight of Guards Asleep Shakes Industry, By Steven Mufson, Washington Post, January 4, 2008
Ammonium nitrate regulated - sort of., by Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, December 31, 2007
Ammonium nitrate regulated - sort of., by Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, December 31, 2007
Millions in Earmarks Purchase Little of Use, By Robert O'Harrow Jr., Washington Post, December 29, 2007
Payton Mandates More Openness with Industry as KC-X Award Nears, , Inside the Air Force, December 21, 2007
Pentagon Report: High-Flying Spy Drones Hobbled, By Noah Shachtman, Wired News: Danger Room, December 20, 2007
Investigating the Investigators: Congress responds to complaints about inspectors general, by Danielle Knight, U.S. News & World Report, December 20, 2007
Pakistan learns the US nuclear way, By Zia Mian, Asia Times, December 19, 2007
Homeland Insecurity, By Rachael King, Businessweek.com, December 17, 2007
AF Says Market Research, Bidder Confusion Led To KPP Change , by Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 17, 2007
Nuclear plants' security is fired , By Dave Carpenter, Associated Press, Tulsa World, December 15, 2007
Guards at Y-12 might become federalized, By Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel, December 15, 2007
Exelon fires Wackenhut as nuclear plant security after incidents, , The Canadian Press, December 14, 2007
Critics Say Problems At State Dept. IG's Office Will Persist , by Dan Friedman , Congress Daily, December 10, 2007
Clinton cries foul over award fees, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, December 10, 2007
The True Story: Two U.S. Nuclear Labs "Hacked", By Jason Mick, Daily Tech, December 8, 2007
Hackers Launch Major Attack on US Military Labs, By John E. Dunn, Techworld , December 7, 2007
Two months into Iraq, $20 billion Osprey closely watched, By Jeremy Gantz and Jessica Desvarieux, Medill Reports, December 6, 2007
LANL Building Project Faulted ; Oversight Group: Lab Rushed Work, By Raam Wong, Albuquerque Journal, December 5, 2007
Head of Rove Inquiry in Hot Seat Himself, By John R. Wilke, The Wall Street Journal, November 28, 2007
Procurement chief chides IGs , By Matthew Weigelt, FCW.com , November 26, 2007
CSAR-X Key Requirement Change Requested By Industry, Sources Say, by Michael Fabey, Aviation Week, November 16, 2007
'Watered Down' CSAR-X Parameter Undermines Warfighter's Needs, By Jason Simpson and John Reed, Inside the Air Force, November 16, 2007
POGO Says IG Should Probe CSAR-X Requirement Change, Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report , November 15, 2007
NRC Strengthening Whistle Blower Protections, , Power Market Today (by Intelligence Press) , November 15, 2007
Members of Congress also wait on FOIA requests, by Daniel Friedman, Congress Daily, November 13, 2007
Follow-up inspection, IG investigation of Peach Bottom security under way, by Steven Dolley and Daniel Horner, Inside NRC (by Platts), November 12, 2007
Jaczko calls for changes in process for responding to allegations, By Daniel Horner, Inside NRC (by Platts), November 12, 2007
Army claims sexual trysts tied to Iraq contracts, by Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, November 11, 2007
Watchdogs push for limits on contractor earmarks , By ELISE CASTELLI , Federaltimes.com, November 6, 2007
No-Bid Earmarks?, POGO, The Hill Congress Blog, November 6, 2007
CPSC's Ethics-Review Process For Travel Criticized by Experts, by Elizabeth Williamson, Washington Post, November 6, 2007
Watchdogs push for limits on contractor earmarks, by Elise Castelli, Federal Times, November 6, 2007
CareFlite charges on evacuees questioned, by Danny Robbins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 4, 2007
Sucking the air from the whistle, with Steve Henn, NPR Marketplace, November 2, 2007
Asleep At The Power Plant, Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News, November 2, 2007
Peach Bottom whistle-blower fired, by Matthew Santoni, The Examiner, November 1, 2007
Security Upgrades at Several Nuclear Sites Are Lagging, Auditors Find , Matthew Wald, New York Times, October 29, 2007
Nuclear facilities miss security deadline, , UPI News, October 29, 2007
Peach Bottom whistleblower says guards' napping is widespread problem, by Steven Dolley , Inside NRC, October 29, 2007
Decade-old Design Flaw Puts Fighter in Shop: Raptor's makers knew long ago of a corrosion issue that's costing millions to fix at Hill, by Matthew D. LaPlante, The Salt Lake Tribune, October 21, 2007
The Top Corrupt 50, Posted by Shirah, Unbossed.com, October 17, 2007
CIA’s Inspector General Should Remain Independent , , The Hill's Congress Blog, October 12, 2007
That Whistle's Been Blowing for Two Years, By Stephen Barr, The Washington Post, October 12, 2007
Our view on nuclear security: Asleep on the job; Guards, owners and regulators all snooze, leaving plants vulnerable., Editorial Board, USA Today, October 11, 2007
Sleeping guards at Peach Bottom prompt investigation by nuclear regulators, by Michael Santoni, Examiner.com, October 5, 2007
Congress Opens a New Front in Oversight, By Kathleen Hunter , CQPolitics.com, October 3, 2007
McCaskill measure on wartime contracting wins Senate vote, by Sam Hananel (Associated Press), The Examiner, September 28, 2007
How ferry project, pushed by Sen. Stevens, floated, by Matt Kelley, USA Today, September 27, 2007
Wackenhut nuclear security reported asleep at the switch, by Jo-Ann Mort, Online Journal, September 26, 2007
Tracking the misconduct of federal contractors, by POGO's Neil Gordon, NiemanWatchdog.org, September 26, 2007
Nuclear Utilities Redefine One Word to Bulldoze for New Plants, by Elliot Blair Smith, BloombergNews.com,, September 25, 2007
Pentagon resuming command from private contractors, by Tim Logan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 23, 2007
POGO -The Project on Government Oversight Needs More Support and Awareness-as do federal whistle-blowers, by Kevin Stoda, OpEdNews.com, September 23, 2007
Wackenhut Nuclear Security Reported Asleep At Peach Bottom Switch, , The Post Chronicle, September 21, 2007
Lockheed's Wacky Lawsuit, by David Axe, Wired Magazine’s “Danger Room” blog, September 12, 2007
Departing FAA Chief Comes Under Fire, by Alan Levin, USA Today, September 11, 2007
Bush Administration Ramps up Secrecy, by William Fisher, Atlantic Free Press.com, September 10, 2007
Weaknesses Found at LANL; Report Points To Security Problems, by Raam Wong, Albuquerque Journal, September 7, 2007
Those who blow whistle on contractor fraud in Iraq face penalties, by Deborah Hastings, Associated Press, August 23, 2007
FAA' s Blakey to head Aerospace Industries Association, By Daniel Freedman, FederalTimes.com, August 22, 2007
FAA's Blakey to head Aerospace Industries Association, by Daniel Freedman, FederalTimes.com, August 22, 2007
Northrop zeros in on tanker contract: Test of key component called flawless, By Richard Burnett, OrlandoSentinel.com, August 21, 2007
CSAR-X Decision And Wynne Email, by Bettina H. Chavanne and Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 20, 2007
Another Classified Data Incident At Los Alamos–POGO, by George Lobsenz, The Energy Daily, August 7, 2007
We' ve got our eyes on you: Watchdog group launches database of alleged misdeeds, by Michael Hardy, Washington Technology, August 6, 2007
In departure from Rumsfeld era, Pentagon aims to toughen whistleblower protections, by Roxana Tiron, The Hill, August 1, 2007
Keeping tabs on contractors, , Star-Telegram, July 19, 2007
Group: Pantex guards using improperly equipped grenade launchers, , Austin American Statesman, July 19, 2007
Members Push Bills to Boost Hill Oversight of Federal Igs, by Rob Silverblatt, Roll Call, July 18, 2007
Is the Federal Contracting System Out of Whack?, by Daniel Schulman, Mother Jones (MojoBlog), July 18, 2007
Keeping track of federal contractors, by Andrew Eder, Knoxville News Sentinel, July 18, 2007
Inconsistencies hinder sharing of contractor performance data, by Elizabeth Newell, GovExec.com, July 18, 2007
Pentagon report dings N. M. Guard's Gen. Montoya, Larry Barker Reports, KRQE, July 16, 2007
Tool of war trumped, by David DeCamp, St. Petersburg Times, July 15, 2007
Procurement Debate Goes Feline, by Robert O’Harrow, Government Inc. (a Washington Post blog), July 13, 2007
LANL faces huge fine in security breach, by Andy Lenderman, Santa Fe New Mexican, July 13, 2007
Justice IG calls for jurisdiction over attorneys, by Anika Gupta, GovExec.com, July 11, 2007
Big Dig collapse aftershocks still felt -- Safety agency will issue findings today, By Lisa Wangsness and Andrea Estes, The Boston Globe, July 10, 2007
Pentagon whistleblower still paying the price for telling the truth, by Lyndsey Layton, Charleston Daily Mail, (from Washington Post ), July 8, 2007
Whistle-Blower's Fight For Pension Drags On, by Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post, July 7, 2007
Interior Department unveils new ethics plan, by Anika Gupta, GovExec.com, July 6, 2007
Hawks and Hogs: Why no one dares attack the waste in defense spending, By David Weigel, Reason Magazine, July 1, 2007
Hawks and Hogs: Why no one dares attack the waste in defense spending, by David Weigel, ReasonOnline, July 1, 2007
A Call for Competition: As No-Bid Deals Soar, House Panel Wants More Oversight, by Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post, June 28, 2007
High Tech Weapons: A Loss of Control; The Pentagon may be ceding too much power to Boeing and other contractors , By Stanley Holmes, Business Week, June 25, 2007
Rescue Helicopter has 'Brownout' Problems, , United Press International, June 21, 2007
What's Next, LANL Plans on MySpace?, Editorial, Albuquerque Journal, June 16, 2007
Anger Over Nuclear Secrets Leak, by Adam Zagorin, Time Magazine, June 14, 2007
Watchdog: Sic Congress on acquisition program, by Kimberly Johnson, Marine Corps Times, June 12, 2007
Troubled waters: Systems integrators fall from grace, but many doubt that government can run without them, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, June 11, 2007
Waste Management Congressman Jim Cooper unearths a multimillion dollar middleman sapping taxpayer money from the U.S. Army's budget, by Alexei Smirnov, Business TN Magazine, June 1, 2007
OMB: Let's hear it on earmarks, with Hillary Wicai, Marketplace, June 1, 2007
Air Force draws fire from Sikorsky, by Richard Burnett, Orlando Sentinel, May 31, 2007
U.S. Army's 'Future Combat Systems' Program Remains Under Fire, By Richard Mullen, World Politics Review, May 30, 2007
Labor Strike at Nuclear Plant Leads to Worries, With Larry Schooler, All Things Considered, NPR, May 30, 2007
Strike at nuclear site stirs terrorism fears, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2007
The Wiretapping Tango , By Bruce Shapiro, The Nation, May 24, 2007
Watchdog agency to audit 4 reconstruction firms, By Matt Kelley , USA Today, May 22, 2007
Groups push Senate for more open government, By Matthew Weigelt , fcw.com (Federal Computer Week), May 17, 2007
Watchdog Group: Burton Exit First Step Toward Systemic Reform of MMS, , National Gas Intelligence, May 14, 2007
Special Counsel's Ties to White House Mar Probe, By William Fisher, Truthout.org, May 14, 2007
Nuclear bomb factory poorly guarded, group warns , By Michael Roston, The Raw Story, May 14, 2007
College nukes a 'disaster' next door? How the rules don't apply to the reactor in your city, By Beverly Ford, Correspondent, BostonNow.com, May 14, 2007
The Royalty Treatment, , NOW by PBS, May 11, 2007
University of California, Bechtel awarded Lawrence Livermore lab management contract , By Erica Werner, Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News, May 8, 2007
Oversight Chiefs Differ in Style and Agendas, By Martin Kady II, CQ Weekly, May 8, 2007
Controversial Head of Interior's minerals agency resigns, By Tim Kauffman, Federal Times, May 8, 2007
Not short on cache, By Frank Munger, Knoxnews.com, May 7, 2007
Some say Bloch should be careful, By Melissa Harris, Baltimore Sun, May 4, 2007
Fighting Folly, By Greg Grant, GovExec.com, May 1, 2007
Agency watching the agencies walks fine line on conflict-of-interest issues, By Elana Schor , The Hill, April 25, 2007
Office of Special Counsel's War On Whistleblowers, By Daniel Schulman , Mother Jones, April 24, 2007
A Breach in Nuclear Security, by Adam Zagorin, Time Magazine, April 19, 2007
Democrats Taking Closer Look at Agency Oversight of Oil, Gas Leases, By Jean Chemnick, Politico, April 17, 2007
New majority party compiles a mixed record in Congress, By Dale Eisman, Virginia Pilot, April 15, 2007
Combat Mission Two Decades in the Making, By Renae Merle, Washington Post, April 14, 2007
Congress girds up for return to oversight: Probes include alleged contracting abuses in Iraq and the alteration of scientific findings, By Gail Russell Chaddock, Christian Science Monitor, April 12, 2007
OMB tracking billions in pork-project earmarks, , Marketplace Radio, April 6, 2007
HHS Watchdog to Recheck Ethics Cases, By Rita Beamish, Associated Press, Forbes Magazine, March 30, 2007
HHS Watchdog to Re-Check Ethics Cases, By Rita Beamish, USA Today, Associated Press, March 29, 2007
BMD Focus: Rain downed U.S. BMD shield, By Martin Sieff, United Press International, March 29, 2007
Flooding causes missile defense delays in Alaska: Boeing's repairs to underground control rooms to cost $38M, By Shelby Spires, Huntsville Times, March 29, 2007
Rain KO'd Interceptors During Korea Missile Tests, By Noah Shachtman, Danger Room (Wired Blog), March 27, 2007
Senators Seek Way to Mend Faulty Oil and Gas Contracts, By Jean Chemnick, Politico, March 27, 2007
Rainy day for missile defense: Bob Moon's interview of POGO's Nick Schwellenbach, Interview By Bob Moon, Marketplace Radio, March 27, 2007
Nuclear security workers anonymously ask Congress for probe, by Darren Goode, GovExec.com, March 22, 2007
Nuke Lab Workers' SOS to Congress, by Noah Shachtman, Wired Blogs: Danger Room, March 21, 2007
Osprey helicopter nears overseas deployment, By Megan Scully, GovExec.com, March 20, 2007
DHS Returns to Broader 1-Year Lobby Ban, By Dan Caterinicchia, Houston Chronicle (Associated Press), March 8, 2007
Transpartisan Coalition Calls for Whistleblower Hearings: Petition with strong left-right support headed to Capitol Hill, , , March 7, 2007
White House posts details of lawmakers' pet projects, By Nicole Gaouette and Tom Hamburger (Los Angeles Times Staff Writers), Houston Chronicle , March 4, 2007
UC exempt from paying $1.1 million for LANL violations, by Andy Lenderman, Santa Fe New Mexican, February 27, 2007
Association of Bay Area Governments Helps Fund Pentagon Program, By Richard Brenneman, Berkeley Daily Planet, February 27, 2007
Accident Report Cites Lax Safety; 2 Nearly Killed On Job at LANL, by John Arnold, Albuquerque Journal, February 24, 2007
Experts fear nuclear facility is lax on safety; Conditions at the Pantex weapons plant draw federal scrutiny, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, February 21, 2007
Special Counsel Accused Of Intimidation in Probe, by Elizabeth Williamson, Washington Post, February 16, 2007
Speaking up for the whistle-blowers, By Stephen Barr, The Washington Post, February 14, 2007
Lawmakers re-introduce whistleblower, ethics measures, By Jenny Mandel, GovExec.com, February 13, 2007
Marine Corps Grounds V-22 Osprey Aircraft, By Renae Merle, Washington Post, February 10, 2007
No money specifically set for Bajagua project, by Mike Lee, San Diego Union-Tribune, February 6, 2007
BP faces new charges in corrosion, By Megan Baldino, KTUU, Alaska, February 5, 2007
Overtime bears risk, guards at TMI fear, By Garry Lenton, Patriot-News, February 5, 2007
Oversight panel ready to dig into U.S. waste, fraud, by Julia Malone, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 5, 2007
In Washington, Contractors Take On Biggest Role Ever, by Scott Shane and Ron Nixon, New York Times, February 4, 2007
Disclosure for Extramural NIH Researchers?, Letter to the Editor by POGO's Ned Feder, The Scientist , February 1, 2007
Spy chief nominee faces echoes of past, by Ted Bridis, Associated Press, USA Today, January 31, 2007
Los Alamos begins drug testing, by Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, January 31, 2007
Congress scrutinizes Los Alamos security, by Jennifer Talhelm, Associated Press, CBS News, January 30, 2007
Smell test: how politics influenced a big clean-up deal, by Scot J. Paltrow, Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2007
Fire started during Y-12 operation in December, By Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel, January 29, 2007
Anastasio to testify, by Roger Snodgrass, Los Alamos Monitor, January 27, 2007
Lubrigate: Oil Company Cheated U.S. out of Millions, By Justin Rood, TPMMuckraker.com, January 24, 2007
Oil Royalties Slip-Sliding Away, By Jeff Tyler, Marketplace, January 16, 2007
Letting oil companies say 'Trust us', By Ashley Milne-Tyte , Marketplace, January 15, 2007
Project on Government Oversight's Baker's Dozen, By Thomas D. Williams, Truthout, January 12, 2007
Pipeline closed six hours due to leak, By Angela Unruh, KTUU, Alaska, January 9, 2007
More competition sought for federal contracts, by Kent Hoover, Washington Business Journal, January 8, 2007
Atomic fallout: The Administration drops its nuclear chief, but can anyone else do better?, By Nathan Hodge and Sharon Weinberger, Slate, January 8, 2007
Bush picks new head of nuclear agency, By Josef Hebert, Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, January 5, 2007
Administrator is dismissed from nuclear security post, By Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, January 5, 2007
Watchdog group urges Congress to attack contractor misconduct, By Jenny Mandel, GovExec.com, January 5, 2007
Nuclear security chief fired in wake of breach, By Andy Lenderman, The New Mexican, January 5, 2007
Energy Secretary fires nuclear security chief, By Tom Shoop, Govexec.com, January 5, 2007
Head of U.S. nuclear agency leaving under pressure over security lapses, , International Herald Tribune, January 5, 2007
BWXT-managed plant cleared by government, By Bethany Fuller, Lynchburg News and Advance, December 29, 2006
Federal government has been paying too much for goods and services, with Lisa Sylvester, CNN: Lou Dobbs Tonight, December 29, 2006
Gov't Watchdogs Under Attack From Bosses, Larry Margasak, Washington Post, December 27, 2006
Heady days for makers of weapons, By Leslie Wayne, New York Times, December 26, 2006
Study Suggests Incentives on Oil Barely Help U.S., By Edmund L. Andrews, New York Times, December 22, 2006
Panel releases draft acquisition reform proposals, by Jenny Mandel, Government Executive, December 22, 2006
Acquisition Advisory Panel issues recommendations, by Elise Castelli, Federal Times, December 22, 2006
Pantex boss calls safety warning false, By Jeff Nesmith, Austin American-Statesman, December 22, 2006
The Story of 'O', By Lisa Hoffman, Capitol Hill Blue, December 22, 2006
How breaches in the US nuclear-weapons program endanger you, By Heather Wokusch, Atlantic Free Press, December 21, 2006
Texas Nuclear Weapon Facility Under Scrutiny, , Newsinferno.com, December 21, 2006
NRC to rely on quality assurance for BWXT , , Earthtimes.org, December 21, 2006
United Technologies Air Force parts award suspended, by Jon Steinman and Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg.com, December 21, 2006
Report: nuclear weapons plant plagued by mishaps, By Jeff Nesmith, Cox News Service, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 21, 2006
Can Costly Radar Survive in Alaska?; System Would Warn If Missile Was Launched At U.S., But Can It Cope With Alaska's Harsh Weather?, , CBS Evening News, December 20, 2006
BWXT-managed nuclear facility fined, By Bethany Fuller, Lynchburg News and Advance, December 15, 2006
Mishap in dismantling nuclear warhead, , United Press International, December 15, 2006
Group: 'Near miss' at Pantex could have set off nuke, By Jeff Nesmith, Austin American-Statesman, December 15, 2006
Letter says nuke plant unsafe, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2006
IT at the core of many GAO oversight areas, By Mary Mosquera, Government Computer News, December 11, 2006
Shaw aims to extend worldwide reach, By Ryan Huff, Contra Costa Times, December 10, 2006
A billion here, a billion there, By Edward T. Pound, U.S. News and World Report , December 10, 2006
Agency bills BP in fee dispute, By Brett Clanton, Houston Chronicle, December 8, 2006
Report: Oil Royalty Program Ineffective, By Ian Talley, Houston Chronicle, December 6, 2006
Feds Charge Alzheimer's Researcher, By Rita Beamish, Associated Press, CBS News, December 5, 2006
Y-12 manager speaks openly but cautiously , By Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel, December 4, 2006
U.S. nuclear labs working on weapons safeguards, by Ralph Vartabedian, The Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2006
Blowing the Whistle on Big Oil, By Edmund L. Andrews, The New York Times, December 3, 2006
Nuclear Lockdown, By POGO's Nick Schwellenbach and Peter D.H. Stockton, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November/December 2006, December 1, 2006
Report rips lab security, by Andy Lenderman, The Santa Fe New Mexican, November 29, 2006
Sikorsky battling major quality control problems, with Alan Cohn , News Channel 8 with WTNH in Connecticut, November 29, 2006
UTC unit target of a watchdog, by Jon Steinman, Hartford Courant, November 29, 2006
Y-12 facility nearly half complete; Cost estimate for uranium storehouse now at $500M, By Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel, November 27, 2006
Homeland, Sweet Homeland, By Patrick Yoest, CQ Weekly, November 22, 2006
President Bush, Indonesian President Hold Join Press Conference; Media Reports Say Powerful Senator Will Try To Bring Back Military Draft, , CNN American Morning, November 20, 2006
Massachusetts Dem seeks defense oversight subpanel chairmanship, By Megan Scully, GovExec.com, November 20, 2006
Fighting Mad: Tycoon Jack Grynberg says the energy industry has stolen millions from him -- and billions from the government. What if he's right?, By Alan Prendergast, Westword News, November 16, 2006
Panel to analyze royalties system, By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle, November 15, 2006
Dingell's impending return as chairman evokes memories of his inquiring past, By Bill Loveless, Inside Energy, November 13, 2006
A Hill full of hard looks: Iraq will top 110th agenda, By David Nather, CQ Weekly, November 11, 2006
Rep. Murphy fires aide who made accusations, By David Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, November 10, 2006
Report shows little progress reducing case backlog at OSC, by Jenny Mandel, Govexec.com, November 9, 2006
Drug raid leads to classified UC data find, by Supriya Satya, UCSD Guardian, November 9, 2006
Outsourcing secrets, with Mike Causey, Federal News Radio, November 8, 2006
Air marshal's firing prompts whistleblower suit , By Stephen Losey, Federal Times, November 7, 2006
Air marshal's firing prompts whistleblower suit, By Stephen Losey, Federal Times, November 7, 2006
How the panel 'should have done more', , Federal Times, November 6, 2006
Newscast: Twenty-two year-old Los Alamos employee breaches security, found with classified documents at her home, , CBS News: The Saturday Early Show, November 4, 2006
Lab: Classified files not "most sensitive", by Andy Lenderman, The Santa Fe New Mexican, November 4, 2006
Los Alamos nuclear documents found in home, , United Press International, November 3, 2006
Leak adds fuel to security breach fire, by Roger Snodgrass and Carol A. Clark, Los Alamos Monitor, November 3, 2006
Court litigants must provide all 10 fingerprints to view information DHS deems sensitive, By Matthew M. Johnson, CQ Homeland Security, November 3, 2006
TSA Proposes Fingerprinting, Background Checks to Get Sensitive Information for Court Cases, By Matthew M. Johnson, CQ Homeland Security, November 1, 2006
Black Gold: Offshore oil and gas drilling has the potential to boost the economy or spoil the environment, or maybe both, By Katherine McIntire Peters, GovExec, November 1, 2006
Claim: Drugs leak exposed Brit secrets, , United Press International, November 1, 2006
Air marshal files suit to appeal firing for revealing information, By Stephen Losey, Federal Times, October 30, 2006
Iraq watchdog office faces 2007 closure , by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Fox News , October 30, 2006
Ex-air marshal to sue over 'SSI' label, By Audrey Hudson, The Washington Times, October 30, 2006
Fee for briefing raises hackles, by David Hubler, Federal Computer Week, October 30, 2006
Site revealing salaries could shake up Hill management, by Sheila Vemmer, Federal Times, October 30, 2006
Lab boss confirms security breach; LANL director announces new safeguards, by Raam Wong and John Arnold, Albuquerque Journal, October 28, 2006
Meth addict says he knows nothing about classified documents found in mobile home, by Deborah Baker, Associated Press, The Washington Post, October 27, 2006
Los Alamos confirms data breach, by Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, October 26, 2006
Los Alamos secrets are found in drug factory, by Catherine Philp, The Times, October 26, 2006
Another possible data security breach at Los Alamos, by Stephen Losey, Federal Times, October 26, 2006
FBI eyes contractor in Los Alamos leak, by Jerry Seper, Washington Times, October 26, 2006
X-band radar to play integral role in controversial system, By Bryan Martin, Kodiak Daily Mirror, October 26, 2006
Energy probes another data loss, by Michael Hardy, FCW.com, October 26, 2006
US DOE probing how Los Alamos documents went missing, by Maya Jackson Randall, Dow Jones Newswires, October 25, 2006
Another breach at Los Alamos, , Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2006
Local meth case turns into counterintelligence investigation, by Jason Ryan and Pierre Thomas, ABC News, October 25, 2006
Halliburton cited for Iraq overhead; costs in oil contract called extreme , by Griff Write, The Washington Post , October 25, 2006
Drug raid yields Los Alamos documents, by Lara Jakes Jordan, Associated Press, The Washington Post, October 25, 2006
Government investigator finds unsafe uranium storage at Y-12 , By The Associated Press, The Knoxville News Sentinel, October 24, 2006
A lucrative connection, by John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader, October 22, 2006
N.M. may be new hub of nukes; candidates for center include Los Alamos, by John Fleck, Albuquerque Journal, October 20, 2006
Watchdog barks about admission charge to FAR conference, by Michael Hardy, Federal Computer Week, October 20, 2006
Congressional delegation should examine nuclear security plans and criteria, , GoUpstate.com, October 17, 2006
Report: Poor security at Y-12, ORNL, By Frank Munger, Knoxville News-Sentinel, October 16, 2006
'Not President Bush', By Dan Froomkin, Washington Post, October 16, 2006
Watchdog group says Energy Dept. waived security standards for nuclear lab, By Matthew Berger, CQ Homeland Security, October 16, 2006
Post-9/11 Security Standards Not Being Met at Uranium Facility, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2006
Group says nuclear weapons plant fails to meet security goals, By Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press, October 16, 2006
Security lax at U.S. nuke weapons plant: watchdogs , By Richard Cowan, Reuters, October 16, 2006
Oil giant tries to shirk royalty payments to Indians, By Michelle Chen, The NewStandard, October 11, 2006
Y-12 confirms fire in uranium warehouse, By Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel, October 10, 2006
Small fire in Y-12 Plant's uranium warehouse verified, By Duncan Mansfield, The Oak Ridger, October 10, 2006
Uncle Sam is happy to get paid in crude, By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle, October 7, 2006
Now, oil-rich leaders mock Bush team, By Jay Bookman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 25, 2006
Analysis: Nuke security B+ hard to qualify, By Ben Lando, United Press International, September 22, 2006
Spending bill funds 10 more Boeing C-17 aircraft, Associated Press, Bellevillenewsdemocrat.com, September 21, 2006
Future tanks could surprise critics, By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., GovExec.com, September 20, 2006
Department of Billion-dollar Bungling, By Douglas Waller, Time, September 16, 2006
LANL safety violations could cost UC $1.1M; documents detail series of lapses, by John Arnold, Albuquerque Journal, September 13, 2006
' Big Dig' may be in Boston, but its roots are on the Hill, By Dan Rasmussen, Roll Call, September 13, 2006
Security at nuke plants still debated, By Kathy Stevens, York Dispatch, September 13, 2006
A Published Dress Code Is Dressed Down in Furor: Office of Special Counsel Retreats From Sartorial Rules, By Elizabeth Williamson, The Washington Post, September 7, 2006
Enough with the 'one bad apple' defense; Policies to curb violations have served as Band-Aids when the face of government is changing, Op-ed by POGO's Scott H. Amey, Federal Computer Week, September 4, 2006
10 organizations worth watching, by Christopher J. Dorobek, Federal Computer Week, September 4, 2006
5 ethical missteps and how to avoid them, by Brian Robinson, FCW.com, September 4, 2006
Growls about the Growler, By Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, August 30, 2006
Security for Plymouth nuclear plant to be brought in house, , The Boston Globe, August 30, 2006
Charges of Security Flaws Posted on YouTube by Michael De Kort, By Michael De Kort, YouTube, August 29, 2006
On YouTube, Charges of Security Flaws: Ex-Lockheed Worker Takes Concerns Over Coast Guard Ships to the Web, By Griff Witte, The Washington Post, August 29, 2006
Katrina Begat Sorrows But Also Lots of Greedy Frauds, by Lisa Hoffman, Scripps Howard News Service, August 28, 2006
Seattle firm softened warnings about BP’s pipeline monitoring, By Steve Miletich and Hal Bernton, Seattle Times, August 26, 2006
An official secrets act might keep Congress in the dark: Legislation aimed at criminalizing the disclosure of classified information is a threat not only to whistle blowers and the press but to Congress’s exercise of its own oversight function as well, By Nick Schwellenbach, Nieman Watchdog, August 25, 2006
Report Criticizing BP's Controls Is Investigated After Alterations, By Jim Carlton, Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2006
Security shift at Pilgrim Guards' employer agrees to change, By Robert Knox, The Boston Globe, August 24, 2006
Coburn-Obama Effort To Curb Wasteful Federal Spending, by Stephen M. Lilienthal, Free Congress Foundation, August 17, 2006
Lapse allows guns into Tennessee nuke plant, By Ben Lando and Donna Borak, United Press International (UPI), August 17, 2006
BP's Alaska Woes Are No Surprise For One Gadfly, By Jim Carlton, Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2006
Pentagon Silent on Inquiry into Cunningham Contracts: It Still Isn't Known if Bribery Tainted Defense Projects, by Otto Kreisher, San Diego Union-Tribune, August 4, 2006
Big Dig Moves Closer to Reopening Tunnel Sections , by Raja Mishra, The Boston Globe, August 4, 2006
Edo director resigns amid conflict-of-interest charges, By James Bernstein, Newsday, August 2, 2006
Pentagon reviews conflict-of-interest accusation, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters, July 31, 2006
Nuclear Spending Comes Under Fire, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2006
I-Team Review: Recommendation For Big Dig Ignored - Review Asked For During Congressional Hearing, With Joe Bergantino, CBS4Bostom.com, July 28, 2006
Engineers noted bolt slippage even after passed tests, By Scott Allen and Andrea Estes, The Boston Globe, July 27, 2006
Panel aims to increase competition for services contracts, by Jenny Mandel, Government Executive, July 25, 2006
Fed. Highway Boss Once Ran Big Dig: Critics Worry About Capka Heading Tunnel Probe, Associated Press, Boston Channel – WCVBTV 5, July 23, 2006
Homeland Security Spent Your Money On What?, by John Cochran, ABC News, July 20, 2006
Big Dig tragedy Could Stain Bechtel's Name; Delays, cost overruns, leaks and now a death in Boston puts spotlight on S.F. construction giant – and some of its other mammoth projects, By David R. Baker, San Francisco Chronicle, July 19, 2006
Government Workers Abused Smart Pay, By Scott Tong, Marketplace Public Radio, July 19, 2006
Iraq’s Reconstruction a Boondoggle By Design , by Joshua Holland, AlterNet.com , July 17, 2006
Gov. Romney grabs control of Big Dig probe, By The Associated Press, USA Today, July 14, 2006
Halliburton-KBR's LOGCAP-3 Iraq Contract Not Renewed, , Defense Industry Daily , July 14, 2006
Meehan: Treat tunnel like a crime scene, Evan Lehmann, SentinelandEnterprise.com, July 14, 2006
Where’s the Bite?, By David Nather, CQ Weekly, July 14, 2006
From Big Dig officials: Info under wraps, By Dave Wedge and Casey Ross, BostonHerald.com, July 13, 2006
A Road to Tragedy: A History of Big Dig Problems, , The Boston Globe, July 13, 2006
Hank Investigates: Digging deeper, With Hank Phillippi Ryan , Boston Channel 7 News WHDH-TV, July 13, 2006
D.C. Outrage, By Evan Lehmann, Eagle Washington Bureau, BerkshireEagle.com, July 12, 2006
Native firms lay out case for receiving no-bid deals, By Dan Joling, Associated Press, Anchorage Daily News, July 8, 2006
From brass to gold: Ex-general cashes in on corporate boards, By Scott Cannon, Contra Costa Times, July 7, 2006
Boeing to Feel Heat on Missiles: US defense system faces new scrutiny, By Ameet Sachdev, Chicago Tribune, July 6, 2006
State Your Secrets, By Louis Fisher, Legal Times, June 26, 2006
Hookers for the Homeland?, , Geraldo At Large Blog, June 19, 2006
Former Antiterror Officials Find Industry Pays Better, by Eric Lipton, The New York Times, June 18, 2006
How to keep nuclear sites safe, By Ian MacLeod, The Ottawa Citizen, June 17, 2006
Can you spell A-$-A? How about incestuous?, Posted by Max Brantley , Arkansas Blog, June 17, 2006
Crude Awakening, , PBS NOW Show, June 16, 2006
Spending bill keeps Boeing C-17 aircraft line going, by Sam Hananel, Associated Press, June 15, 2006
Give judges a peek at secrets; Courts don't have to roll over for the executive branch's claims of secrecy, By Louis Fisher, The Los Angeles Times, June 14, 2006
Back in hot water; Air Force faces inquiry in contract dispute, by Dave Montgomery, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 14, 2006
Back in hot water; Air Force faces inquiry in contract dispute, By Dave Montgomery, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 14, 2006
Groups urge support for bill creating new database for OMB, by Jim Snyder, The Hill, June 13, 2006
Lawmakers Settle 2006 Supplemental, By William Matthews, Defense News, June 12, 2006
Powerful Lawmaker's Relative Linked Financially to Contractor, by Peter Pae, Tom Hamburger and Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2006
Herley's Hurly-Burly, by Will Swarts, SmartMoney, June 7, 2006
Memo from Public Campaign: Campaign Finance Scandals Major Theme in Tuesday's Elections, , U.S. Newswire, June 6, 2006
Power Trips, Part 2: Who's paying, By Steven Henn, Marketplace, June 5, 2006
Spend more on troops, less on projects, By William Matthews, Marine Corps Times, June 5, 2006
Shays admits errors on Iraq, by Peter Urban, Connecticut Post, June 4, 2006
Contractors Rake it in as They Clean it Up: Critics say FEMA overpays, fails to supervise disaster recovery firms, by Martin Wolk, MSNBC, May 31, 2006
Senate Agrees to Disclose Earmarks in Defense Bill, by Megan Scully, CongressDaily, May 29, 2006
From Public Life to Private Business: Former Pentagon Chief Cohen's Firm Serves Defense Contractors, by David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post, May 28, 2006
Reporting is not a crime: Conservatives should think twice about criminalizing journalism, By Jonathan H. Adler & Michael Berry, National Review, May 26, 2006
Bush: More nuclear power will reduce greenhouse gas, By Tabassum Zakaria , Reuters, May 24, 2006
Battle on Border Turns Deadly, with Joe Johns, CNN: Anderson Cooper 360°, May 18, 2006
Battle on Border Turns Deadly, With Joe Johns, CNN: Anderson Cooper 360°, May 18, 2006
Air Force Probe: Brian Ross Investigates, With Brian Ross, ABC News: World News Tonight, May 18, 2006
Firms Harvesting Energy From Public Land May Owe U.S.; Under the False Claims Act, Groups Sue for More Fees , By T. R. Reid, Washington Post, May 7, 2006
Alaska Native Firms Capitalize on No-Bid Deals, By Griff Witte, The Washington Post, April 12, 2006
Alaska Native Firms Capitalize on No-Bid Deals, by Griff Witte, Washington Post, April 12, 2006
Weapons Are Far Over Budget: 25 Programs Overrun Estimates by More Than 50%, By Charles R. Babcock, Washington Post, April 8, 2006
Lab's plutonium to move by 2014, By Betsy Mason, San Jose Mercury News, April 6, 2006
U.S. Rolls Out Nuclear Plan, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2006
Fight Focuses on Copter Records: Defense Contractor Files Suit to Deny Access, , Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 5, 2006
Responsibility for Defending Nuclear Plants Is Debated, By Matthew L. Wald , The New York Times, April 5, 2006
Accountability Office Finds Itself Accused , By William Broad, The New York Times, April 2, 2006
Group examines Cheney's role in Bajagua pact , By Caitlin Rother, San Diego Union-Tribune, March 31, 2006
TRANSCRIPT: Katrina Waste and Fraud, with Joe Johns, CNN: Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees, March 22, 2006
Companies Avoid Paying Fines, , CNN, March 21, 2006
Ex-attorney general turns into a lobbyist; Ashcroft begins selling his know-how, By Leslie Wayne, The New York Times, March 17, 2006
Storm-Wracked Parish Considers Hired Guns: Contractors in Louisiana Would Make Arrests, Carry Weapons, By Renae Merle, The Washington Post, March 14, 2006
FEMA Faulted for Big Hotel Bills, By Kevin McCoy, USA Today, March 8, 2006
Official at nuclear power station alleges retaliation, By Bryan Bender, Boston Globe, March 1, 2006
Nuclear Waste, By Zachary Roth, Washington Monthly, March 1, 2006
Report Profiles Nuclear-Plant Attackers, , Newsmax.com Wires, February 23, 2006
Cunningham's 'bribe menu,' causes little stir in D.C., By Toby Eckert, Copley News Service, February 22, 2006
Senator Lautenberg Introduces Sweeping Whistleblower Legislation, , , February 14, 2006
Hill mulls new whistleblower protections, By Pamela Hess, United Press International, February 14, 2006
Council withdraws controversial share-in-saving contracting plan, By Chris Gosier, Federal Times, February 8, 2006
Livermore Lab unveils big gun to scare off terrorists, By Ian Hoffman, Inside Bay Area, February 3, 2006
Boeing, Military Caught in C-17 Numbers Game: Thousands to Lose Jobs If Air Force Kills Plane, By Ameet Sachdev, Chicago Tribune, February 2, 2006
Plans change for ORNL nuclear material, By Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel, February 2, 2006
Groundhog Day, By Molly Ivins, CNN, January 31, 2006
Study sees no need to replace Air Force tankers, By Megan Scully, GovExec.com, January 27, 2006
RAND study for DoD states that new tankers are not needed, By Megan Scully, GovExec.com, January 27, 2006
NSA Whistleblowers Were Allegedly Isolated, Intimidated, By Sherrie Gossett, CNSNews.com, January 26, 2006
National security vs. whistle-blowing: Protections erode for those who allege governmental wrongdoing - especially if going public risks state secrets, By Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor, January 24, 2006
Oil and Gas Companies Shortchanging Taxpayers by Hundreds of Millions of Dollars - Where is Congress?, , Press Release from Members of Congress, January 23, 2006
As Profits Soar, Companies Pay U.S. Less for Gas Rights , By Edmund L. Andrews, New York Times, January 23, 2006
Lou Dobbs Tonight Transcript: Lobbying Scandal and Loopholes, With Christine Romans, CNN, January 18, 2006
Scandals have congressional trips under additional scrutiny , , The Hill, January 17, 2006
Lou Dobbs Tonight, With Christine Romans, CNN, January 13, 2006
Report sheds light on hurricane fraud investigations , By Daniel Pulliam, GovExec.com, January 12, 2006
Security for Sale, By Sarah Posner, The American Prospect, January 5, 2006
GAO Probes Katrina Credit Card Bills , By Hope Yen, Washington Post & Associated Press, December 27, 2005
Los Alamos lab chief leaves no doubt who's in charge, By Keay Davidson, Chronicle Science Writer, San Francisco Chronicle, December 23, 2005
Los Alamos Management Named; University of California Keeps Contract at N.M. Nuclear Lab, By Rick Weiss, The Washington Post, December 22, 2005
Looting Homeland Security, Eric Klinenberg and Thomas Frank, Rolling Stone Magazine, December 19, 2005
Executive Order: Improving Agency Disclosure of Information , , The White House, December 14, 2005
Prison-Worker Transfer Sought After Threats, By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post, December 12, 2005
Goode's ties with MZM put cloud over Martinsville deal , By Laurence Hammack, Roanoke Times, December 11, 2005
In federal job: Blow whistle, get boot; workers say broken system doesn't protect them from retaliation, By Rebecca Carr, Austin American Statesman and Cox News Service, December 11, 2005
Governor's Relative Is Big Contract Winner , By Eric Lipton, The New York Times, December 7, 2005
Governor's Relative Is Big Contract Winner, by Eric Lipton, New York Times, December 7, 2005
CORRUPTION ERUPTION; Covering their cash, Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times, December 3, 2005
Schmooze Or Lose, by Kimberly Palmer, Government Executive, December 1, 2005
What's Lincoln Group? , , Govexec.com, December 1, 2005
Letter to the Editor: The EMP(ty) threat , By POGO's Nick Schwellenbach, Washington Times, November 27, 2005
Cannon staffer had questionable lobby link, By Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, November 23, 2005
Assessing Acquisition, by Jason Vest, Government Executive, November 23, 2005
Congress reduces its oversight role; Since Clinton, a change in focus, By Susan Milligan, Boston Globe, November 20, 2005
Northrop Grumman Seeks $2 Billion to Repair Hurricane Damage, by Leslie Wayne, New York Times, November 17, 2005
Response to FOIA requests varies significantly , by Kipp Lanham, The Hill, November 17, 2005
Hands -- And Arms -- Across The Sea, , Businessweek, November 14, 2005
Smelling Money in Sewage: Area firm hopes to sign no-bid deal with U.S. agency to treat Tijuana region's polluted water, then recycle it, By Mike Lee and Terry Rodgers, San Diego Union-Tribune, November 13, 2005
Senate backs Air Force deal to keep Boeing C-17 going, By Sam Hananel, Associated Press, The Seattle Times, November 11, 2005
Company Under Fire Won Katrina Contracts, By Kevin McCoy, USA Today, November 8, 2005
New snags arise for the Osprey , By Suzette Parmley , Philadelphia Inquirer, November 5, 2005
We need to pull back curtain on war, more , Editorial, Albuquerque Journal, November 3, 2005
FEMA's money trail 'transparent as mud': Process of awarding contracts is unclear , by Sean Reilly, New Orleans Times-Picayune, October 31, 2005
Activists Target Lobbyists, By Tory Newmyer, Roll Call, October 27, 2005
On Government Back Lot, Act 2 Of a Merit System Drama Opens, by Christopher Lee, Washington Post, October 27, 2005
Transcript: CNN Lou Dobbs Tonight, Christine Romans reports, CNN Lou Dobbs Tonight, October 27, 2005
Idaho base could host new jet, By Christopher Smith, Associated Press, October 23, 2005
In Power And Under Siege, By Bill Marsh, The New York Times, October 23, 2005
OPM investigator launches probe of Office of Special Counsel chief, by Daniel Pulliam, Govexec.com, October 19, 2005
Gulf Coast businesses left out of Katrina-relief spending, By Thomas Hargrove, Scripps Howard News Service, October 19, 2005
Critics call bill to loosen contracting rules 'scary': Proposal applies to emergencies, , by Chris Gosier, Federal Times, October 19, 2005
No Bid Contracts & Shaw Group: Stuck in a Storm of Controversy, By Nicholas Varchaver, Fortune, October 17, 2005
Agency charged with spending oversight in Iraq left country in '04, By Seth Borenstein, Knight Ridder Newspapers, October 17, 2005
Stuck in a Storm of Controversy, by Nicholas Varchaver, Fortune Magazine, October 17, 2005
In Federal Buying Spree for Hurricane Relief, Agencies Often Paid Retail , by Scott Shane and Eric Lipton, New York Times, October 15, 2005
FEMA still spending on limited competition contracts, By Lara Jakes Jordan, Associated Press, October 14, 2005
Cronyism in the Bush Administration, With Aaron Brown, Anderson Cooper, Joe Johns, CNN's "Newsnight with Aaron Brown", October 13, 2005
Loose Nukes on Main Street, With Brian Ross, ABC News Nightline, October 12, 2005
For the umpteenth time, feds and POGO disagree , By Frank Munger, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, October 12, 2005
Whistleblowers meet to share stories, plot strategies, By Chris Strohm, Govexec.com, October 11, 2005
Cicero Workers Warned on Probe, By Brett McNeil and David Jackson, Chicago Tribune, October 11, 2005
Tracking Katrina Money Proving Difficult: Trying to Track Billions of Dollars in Federal Hurricane Katrina Aid Is Difficult, Critics Say, , Associated Press, October 11, 2005
A Flood of Money: In the Gulf, a gold rush for government funds, By Angie C. Marek , U.S. News and World Report, October 10, 2005
FEMA Leader Under Clinton Profits From Experience, by Leslie Wayne and Glen Justice, New York Times, October 10, 2005
Careerists make best managers--Study: They get better results than political appointees, , Federal Times, October 10, 2005
Careerists make best managers--Study: They get better results than political appointees, , Federal Times, October 10, 2005
FEMA Leader Under Clinton Makes It Pay, By Leslie Wayne and Glen Justice; Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times, October 10, 2005
In Shift, FEMA Will Seek Bids for Gulf Work , By Raymond Hernandez and Eric Lipton, New York Times, October 7, 2005
Katrina work goes to officials who led Iraq effort, By Adam Entous, Reuters, October 6, 2005
Katrina work goes to officials who led Iraq effort, by Adam Entous, Reuters, October 6, 2005
BWXT anxious to tout security bragging rights , By Frank Munger, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, October 5, 2005
Gulf Firms Losing Cleanup Contracts: Most Money Going Outside Storm's Path, By Griff Witte, Renae Merle and Derek Willis, The Washington Post, October 4, 2005
Indiana getting large chunk of hurricane relief money , by Tom Walker, WTHR Indianapolis, October 4, 2005
Maersk Drafted Amendment Opposed by Coast Guard, By Caitlin Harrington, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security, October 3, 2005
How Many More Mike Browns Are Out There?, By Karen Tumulty, Mark Thompson and Mike Allen, Time Magazine, October 3, 2005
How Many More Mike Browns Are Out There?, By Karen Tumulty, Mark Thompson and Mike Allen, Time Magazine, October 3, 2005
Protecting the Rights of Whistleblowers, By Lauren Robinson, Social Education, October 1, 2005
EMPty Threat?, By POGO's Nick Schwellenbach, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, October 1, 2005
Uncharted Terrain , By Rachel Smolkin, American Journalism Review, October 1, 2005
Watchdog group, DOE at odds on ORNL security , By Frank Munger, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, September 30, 2005
Two watchdog members booted from Oak Ridge lab complex , By Duncan Mansfield , Associated Press , September 30, 2005
Panel approves bill strengthening whistleblower protections, By Chris Strohm, Govexec.com, September 29, 2005
Pentagon Approves Full-Rate V-22 Production, , Reuters, September 29, 2005
Scandals, waste plague rebuilding; Scandals and uncoordinated oversight mean millions will be lost in rebuilding the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, by Seth Borenstein, The Miami Herald, September 25, 2005
How Many More Mike Browns Are Out There?, Sunday, Sep. 25, 2005 By Karen Tumulty, Mark Thompson, Mike Allen , Time Magazine, September 25, 2005
FEMA struggling as it hires contractors for Katrina work, , Dallas Morning News, September 24, 2005
Experts: Waste and fraud inevitable in rebuilding, By Seth Borenstein, Knight Ridder, September 23, 2005
After the Storm, FEMA Accussed of Wastefulness, by Katherine Yung, Dallas Morning News, September 23, 2005
Hurry up and then wait: FEMA's bumpy bid solicitation for Gulf Coast replacement homes called to task, By John Riley, Newsday, September 22, 2005
Some Firms Hired in Katrina's Wake Have Checkered Pasts, By Yochi J. Dreazen, Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2005
Katrina: Crises & Recovery, Controlling Spending, , CNBC, September 20, 2005
Peninsula firm wins cleanup contract: Environmental Chemical of Burlingame could collect $1 billion during next 2 years, by Edward Epstein, The Houston Chronicle, September 20, 2005
Federal, local officials fight over who's boss of Katrina relief effort: Observers say lack of oversight will breed waste, By Julie Mason and Bennett Roth, The Houston Chronicle, September 20, 2005
Here Is Your New Federal Credit Card. Here Is Your New Purchase Limit, by Bill Marsh, The New York Times, September 18, 2005
Short-Staffed FEMA Farms Out Procurement, by Griffe Witte, The Washington Post, September 17, 2005
Company hired to recover La. bodies has ties to lawsuit, by Neil Santaniello, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, September 16, 2005
Bill Grants Broader Emergency Procurement Authorities, By Amelia Gruber, Govexec.com, September 16, 2005
Contracts for recovery work raise controversy, by Kevin McCoy, USA Today, September 15, 2005
Government's Katrina credit cards draw scrutiny, By Hope Yen, Associated Press, September 15, 2005
Contractors Win Relief Work, Lou Dobbs, CNN Transcript, September 12, 2005
New Orleans Death Toll May be Lower Than Estimates; FEMA Director Resigns, Paulison Chosen as Replacement, with Lisa Sylvester, CNN Correspondent, CNN: Lou Dobbs Tonight, September 12, 2005
Four Years After 9/11, Higher Pressure, Rewards, By Stephen Barr, The Washington Post, September 11, 2005
Firms with Bush-Cheney ties clinching Katrina deals, Reuters, USA Today, September 10, 2005
In Storm's Ruins, a Rush to Rebuild and Reopen for Business, By John M. Broder, The New York Times, September 10, 2005
In Storm's Ruins, a Rush to Rebuild and Reopen for Business, By John M. Broder & Eric Lipton, The New York Times, September 10, 2005
Firms with White House ties get Katrina contracts,, , Reuters - Associated Press, September 10, 2005
Ex-FEMA Director's Halliburton Work Protested, by David Jackson, Dallas Morning News, September 8, 2005
Feds Consider Shuttering Livermore Plutonium Facility, By Ian Hoffinan, The Oakland Tribune, September 7, 2005
Livermore lab security criticized, By Betsy Mason, Contra Costa Times, September 3, 2005
Pentagon's IG Takes Job at Contractor, By Griff Witte, The Washington Post, September 1, 2005
Bush nominates official cited in Air Force leasing scandal , By Matt Kelley, USA Today, August 17, 2005
Error at lab spreads nuclear material, By Keay Davidson, San Francisco Chronicle, August 9, 2005
Lockheed Puts Faith In Tough Lawyer, By Carrie Johnson and Griff Witte, The Washington Post, August 5, 2005
Excessive Secrecy Won't Make Americans Safe, By Danielle Brian, The Star Democrat, August 1, 2005
Pentagon Ends New Work On D.C. Firm's Contract, by Renae Merle and R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post, July 28, 2005
Sandia worker accused of using lab credit to buy electronics , By Jennifer Talhelm , Associated Press, July 28, 2005
New Pentagon Panel Reviews Acquisition, by Renae Merle, Washington Post, July 18, 2005
Power and Money in Los Alamos Contract, By Rebecca Trounson, Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2005
Watchdog group says influence peddling sets stage for breaking law , By William Finn Bennett , NCTimes.com, July 16, 2005
Remove plutonium from lab, task force says, By Keay Davidson, Chronicle Science Writer, San Francisco Chronicle, July 15, 2005
Livermore; Remove plutonium from lab, task force says, By Keay Davidson, San Francisco Chronicle, July 15, 2005
Securing the Reactors, Nils Diaz, NRC Chairman, Time Magazine, July 11, 2005
Oak Ridge guards get more overtime, less training , By Duncan Mansfield , Associated Press, June 29, 2005
Acquisition councils beef up subcontracting oversight, by Kimberly Palmer, Government Executive, June 27, 2005
Are These Towers Safe?, By Mark Thompson, Time Magazine, June 20, 2005
An Office and a Gentleman, By Leslie Wayne, The New York Times, June 19, 2005
Tuning Up Weaponry Budgets: House Will Get Recommendations to Slash Some Programs, Build Up Others, By Renae Merle, Washington Post, June 15, 2005
Tanker Backers Come Up Empty, By Alan Bjerga, Wichita Eagle, June 13, 2005
Lawmaker's home sale questioned , By Marcus Stern, Copley News Service, www.signonsandiego.com, June 12, 2005
Cunningham defends deal with defense firm's owner, By Marcus Stern, Copley News Service, San Diego Union Tribune, June 12, 2005
Senate Panel Probes Boeing-Air Force Deal, by Peter Overby, National Public Radio, Morning Edition, June 7, 2005
Senate Panel Probes Boeing-Air Force Deal, , National Public Radio, June 7, 2005
Biodefense: A plague of researchers, By POGO's Nick Schwellenbach, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, June 1, 2005
Big Dreams, Big Rewards, by Griff Witte, Washington Post, May 30, 2005
Special Counsel Answers Critics: Ahead of Hearing Today, Bloch Claims Progress in Case Backlog, By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post , May 24, 2005
Don't Fault the Messenger: Bolster Whistleblower Protections, By Danielle Brian and Martin Edwin Andersen, The Washington Times, May 24, 2005
Suicide A-Bombers Must Be Frustrated, Editorial, Albuquerque Journal, May 23, 2005
Uranium not secure at ORNL, group says, By Frank Munger , Knoxville News Sentinel, May 17, 2005
Nanos To Step Down at LANL , By Heather Clark, Associated Press, Albuquerque Journal, May 16, 2005
Senate Panel Approves Pentagon Spending Bill, By Renae Merle, The Washington Post, May 14, 2005
The Nation; Head of Troubled Los Alamos Lab Resigns, By Ralph Vartabedian and Peter Hong , Los Angeles Times, May 7, 2005
Retribution Turns A Whistleblower’s Life ‘Upside Down’, By Keith Epstein, Tampa Tribune, May 3, 2005
Declassification Board: Named but Unfunded; Panel on Government Secrecy Unable to Operate, By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post, May 2, 2005
Whistle-Blowers Urge Congress to Get Tougher on Retaliation, By Stephen Barr, The Washington Post, April 29, 2005
Army Stryker Video, With Lou Dobbs, CNN, Lou Dobbs Tonight, April 29, 2005
National Security Whistleblowers Coalition Event, , Common Dreams, April 28, 2005
Court Closes FBI Case Arguments to the Public, By Pete Yost, Associated Press, April 21, 2005
Amey: Protecting their turf -- Relying on a system that is not working in the taxpayers' interest is appalling, by Scott Amey, Federal Computer Week, April 18, 2005
Whistle-blowers deserve support, not punishment , By Rhonda Chriss Lokeman , Kansas City Star, April 12, 2005
Statement from Senator John McCain on the Future Combat Systems Program, , , April 5, 2005
Study Faults Army Vehicle: Use of Transport in Iraq Puts Troops at Risk, Internal Report Says, By R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington Post, March 31, 2005
High-tech U.S. combat force stalled by price tag: 'Bridge to future' could cost $145 billion, By Tim Weiner, International Herald Tribune, March 29, 2005
It's time for the Kotla vs. lab case to end , , The Oakland Tribune, March 27, 2005
Jury Awards Whistleblower $2.1 Million, By Ian Hoffman, San Ramon Valley Herald, March 24, 2005
Boeing Still in the Cross Hairs, By Sally B. Donnelly , Time Magazine, March 21, 2005
National Weapons Lab Amid Another Financial Scandal, With Bob Schieffer, CBS News, March 20, 2005
Los Alamos security shutdown costly; government picks up tab, By H. Josef Hebert, Associated Press, March 18, 2005
Agency's Reorganization Results in Accusations, Employees Leaving, by Stephen Barr, Washington Post, March 18, 2005
Wackenhut services in Oak Ridge extended ; Security firm also to bid on next year's contract , By Frank Munger, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, March 15, 2005
Hearings Focus on $100 Billion Army Plan, By Renae Merle, Washington Post, March 15, 2005
Secrecy Won't Make Us Safe, By Danielle Brian, SunshineWeek.org, March 11, 2005
Federal Whistleblower Office Faces Criticism, By Andrea Seabrook, All Things Considered, NPR, March 10, 2005
Are ‘rent-a-cops’ threatening security? Experts: guards are ill-trained, ill-equipped to handle threats, By Brock N. Meeks, MSNBC, March 9, 2005
Air Force Ends Suspension of Boeing Unit, by Leslie Wayne, New York Times, March 5, 2005
2 LANL Whistle-Blowers Sue UC, By Adam Rankin, Albuquerque Journal, March 4, 2005
Wackenhut official says Y-12 guards not 'Keystone Kops', By Duncan Mansfield , Associated Press, March 3, 2005
Methods and practices to discourage recidivism among government contractors, , Marketplace Radio, March 2, 2005
Review faults Sandia risk assessments , , Associated Press, February 25, 2005
Access to Memos Is Affirmed, Classified Status Can't Be Changed, By R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post, February 23, 2005
Pentagon Probes More Air Force Contracts, By Matthew Daly, Associated Press, February 14, 2005
Survey: Science, politics at odds; and endangered species are in the middle, By Dan Vergano, USA Today, February 10, 2005
America ’s Security Risks: Nuclear Power Plants, With Bill Tucker, CNN, February 9, 2005
Army pays KBR for contracts not yet worked out, Hilary Wicai , Transcript, National Public Radio Marketplace Morning Report, February 4, 2005
OMB picks acquisition advisors, by Michael Hardy, Federal Computer Week, February 1, 2005
Share-in-Savings contracts cost more, GAO says, , Federal Times, January 31, 2005
A Slew of Safety, Security Weaknesses Found at Los Alamos, By Rebecca Trounson and Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2005
UC docked for lapses at nuke lab; U.S. slashes school's fee, says 'missing' disks never existed, By Keay Davidson, San Francisco Chronicle, January 29, 2005
9/11 Victims' Families and National Security Whistleblowers Demand End to Government Silencing of Employees Who Expose Security Risks, , American Civil Liberties Union, January 26, 2005
Group Chides Congress on Whistleblowers, By Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press, January 26, 2005
Loophole Allows Inaugural Spending Binge , From WNT By Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz and Jill Rackmill, ABC News, January 19, 2005
Security Dept. Eases Its Nondisclosure Rule, By John Files, The New York Times, January 18, 2005
Security Dept. Eases Its Nondisclosure Rule, By John Files, The New York Times, January 18, 2005
Nuclear Plant Safety after 9/11, With David Brancaccio , PBS Now, January 14, 2005
Homeland Security Dropping Pledge of Secrecy for Workers, By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post, January 13, 2005
Watchdog group calls for tougher Los Alamos performance standards, By David McGlinchey, Govexec.com, January 12, 2005
Watchdog group calls for tougher Los Alamos performance standards, By David McGlinchey, Government Executive, January 12, 2005
Head of Worker Protection Office Is Accused of Retaliatory Transfers, By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post, January 11, 2005
Nuclear Insecurity Right at Home, By POGO's Peter Stockton, The Washington Post, Letter to the Editor, January 8, 2005
Security Drill at Weapons Plant Raises Safety Questions, By Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times, December 21, 2004
Adviser To Ridge, Adviser To Business Partners; Questions on Kerik's 2 roles , By Thomas Maier and Ken Fireman of the Washington bureau contributed to this story. , Newsday, December 11, 2004
Newsday Exclusive: Questions on Kerik's 2 roles, By Thomas Maier, Newsday.com, December 11, 2004
Searches and gag orders: Homeland Security’s unprecedented campaign cloaks unclassified info , by Eileen Sullivan, Federal Times, December 6, 2004
Searches and Gag Orders: Homeland Security's Unprecedented Campaign Cloaks Unclassified Info, By Eileen Sullivan, Federal Times, December 6, 2004
Dangerous Government Secrecy Oaths, By Nick Schwellenbach and Peter Brand, San Diego Union - Tribune, December 2, 2004
Lockheed and the Future of Warfare, By Tim Weiner , The New York Times, November 28, 2004
Alaska Native Corporations Cash In on Contracting Edge, by Robert O'Harrow, Jr., and Scott Higham, Washington Post, November 25, 2004
Whistleblowers: US Intelligence on Shaky Ground with Weak Protection for Workers, By Nick Schwellenbach and Lauren Robinson, Detroit Free Press, November 21, 2004
Broad Influence for Justice Dept. Choice, By Eric Lichtblau, The New York TImes, November 21, 2004
Pentagon Updates Rules on Post-Government Work: Move Follows Boeing Recruitment Scandal, By Renae Merle, The Washington Post, November 19, 2004
Wackenhut's Witch Hunt Tale, Op-Ed By POGO's Peter Stockton and Danielle Brian, The Oak Ridger, November 12, 2004
The Harm of Too Much Secrecy: Reducing oversight of intelligence agencies would impair our ability to fight terrorism, By Nick Schwellenbach, Houston Chronicle, November 5, 2004
Help Sought for Lab Whistle-Blowers, By Adam Rankin, Albuquerque Journal, October 27, 2004
Nation depends on feds brave enough to tell the truth, By Daniel Ellsberg and Ray McGovern , Federal Times, October 25, 2004
Rooney: Too Many Weapons?; Andy Rooney Takes A Look At Pentagon Spending , By Andy Rooney, CBS, October 24, 2004
Y-12 security barely avoided 'friendly fire,' oversight group says, By Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel, October 23, 2004
Revolving Door Leads to Jail, By Laura Colarusso, Federal Times, October 11, 2004
Congress Moves to Protect Federal Whistleblowers, By Robert Pear, The New York Times, October 3, 2004
Truths Worth Telling, by Daniel Ellsberg, The New York Times, September 28, 2004
Government secrecy grows out of control, By POGO's Nick Schwellenbach, Corvallis Gazette-Times, September 21, 2004
What We Don't Know About Federal Contracts Can Prove Costly, Scott Amey, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 13, 2004
Conflict of interest may hurt nuke security, With Lisa Meyers, NBC Nightly News, September 8, 2004
Nuclear Lab's Missing Disks May Not Exist , By Sandra Blakeslee , The New York Times, August 12, 2004
Army Turns to Private Guards, T. Christian Miller, Los Angeles Times, August 12, 2004
Pity Los Alamos' Whistle-Blowers, op-ed by POGO's Danielle Brian and Peter Stockton, Los Angeles Times, August 12, 2004
UC alone didn't ruin Los Alamos, op-ed by POGO's Nick Schwellenbach, The Daily Texan, August 10, 2004
Revamped Army Plans Give Boeing Bigger Role, By Renae Merle, Washington Post, August 10, 2004
Battle Swirls On Security At A-Plants, By Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times, August 6, 2004
UC Should Quit Los Alamos, , Los Angeles Times Editorial, August 2, 2004
Classified E-Mail Left Nuclear Lab, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, July 18, 2004
Clampdown At Los Alamos; Frantic Search For Missing Discs Containing Atomic Arms Secrets, , CBS News, July 15, 2004
Pentagon Brass and Military Contractors' Gold, by Leslie Wayne, The New York Times, June 29, 2004
Reclassifying Security Information, , The Diane Rehm Show, June 28, 2004
An Anxious Time for Boeing As a Fired Worker Starts to Talk , by Leslie Wayne, The New York Times, June 16, 2004
Report: Pentagon Wasted $100 Million; Commercial airline tickets purchased but never used, By Chip Reid, NBC Nightly News, June 8, 2004
Critics See No Savings from Military Outsourcing, with Laura Sydell, National Public Radio, June 3, 2004
Contractors Sometimes Stretch Their Deals, , The Washington Post, May 31, 2004
Pentagon Delays Decision on Boeing Tanker Deal, with Wendy Kaufman, National Public Radio (NPR), May 26, 2004
Taxpayers Footing Oil Safety Bill: Rich Oil Companies Getting Majority Of Homeland Security Funds, , CBS Evening News, May 25, 2004
Taxpayers Footing Oil Safety Bill, By Mika Brzezinski, CBS News, May 24, 2004
CACI Contract: From Supplies to Interrogation, By Ellen McCarthy, The Washington Post, May 17, 2004
CACI Contract: From Supplies to Interrogation, by Ellen McCarthy, Washington Post, May 17, 2004
"Line Increasingly Blurred Between Soldiers and Civilian Contractors" in effort to rebuild Iraq, By Ariana Eunjung Cha and Renae Merle, Washington Post, May 13, 2004
Energy Department May Set Plans For New Nuclear - Material Security, By John Fialka, Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2004
U.S. Eyes Security Reforms for Nuclear Sites, With NPR's David Kestenbaum , National Public Radio (NPR), May 7, 2004
Monday Edition: Fogger Fires, Bug Bomb Blazes, , Poynteronline, May 3, 2004
A Ringing Nuclear Alarm, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2004
Livermore Lab seen as vulnerable, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2004
GAO: Nuke weapons sites remain vulnerable, By H. Josef Hebert, Associated Press, April 27, 2004
GAO Questions U.S. Nuclear Security, By Thom J. Rose , Spacedaily.com, April 27, 2004
NORAD had drills of jets as weapons, By Steven Komarow and Tom Squitieri,, USA Today, April 18, 2004
Special Counsel's Chief Is Assailed: Bloch Accused of Silencing Staff, by Stephen Barr, The Washington Post, April 16, 2004
Pentagon Rejected Pre-911 Hijacking Exercise, by Eric Schmitt, New York Times, April 14, 2004
Pentagon Says Changes Are Needed in Boeing Jet Deal , By RICHARD A. OPPEL JR., The New York Times, April 10, 2004
The Boeing Suspension: Has Increased Consolidation Tied the, by Major Jennifer S. Zucker, The Army Lawyer, April 1, 2004
Too big to debar: Why only small firms get hammered, by Karen Robb, Federal Times, March 29, 2004
Nuclear Security Decisions Are Shrouded in Secrecy; Agency Withholds Unclassified Information, By R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington Post, March 29, 2004
Oak Ridge site still vulnerable, reports suggest, By Larry Bivins, The Tennessean, March 28, 2004
New DOE IG report confirms POGO's findings about security officers being under-trained and overworked, Editorial, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, March 20, 2004
Boeing Lax on Hiring By Rules, Review Finds, By Renae Merle, The Washington Post, March 10, 2004
Public Deserves More from Y-12, Guest Column by POGO's Peter Stockton, Oak Ridger, March 10, 2004
Protecting the Nation's Nuclear Materials, by David Kestenbaum, National Public Radio (NPR), February 26, 2004
Pentagon pulls plug on Comanche helicopter program after already spending $7 billion, , NBC Nightly News, February 23, 2004
'West Wing' Takes on Tanker-Plane Scandal, , The Washington Post, February 23, 2004
Democrat Attacks on Contractors, by John Berlau, Insight on the News, February 17, 2004
Here Comes Another Patriot Missile! Duck and Cover, By James Ridgeway, Village Voice, February 17, 2004
Nuclear Insecurity, With Ed Bradley, 60 Minutes, February 16, 2004
CBS 11 Investigates U.S. Patriot Missile System, , CBS 11, February 5, 2004
U.S.: Nuclear Plant Cheated During Drill, By Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press, January 27, 2004
Perspectives on President's Planned Missile Defense System, , CNN, January 22, 2004
Y -12 bombs security exercise, By Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel, January 16, 2004
Private Company to Oversee Database on Public Contracts, , Los Angeles Times, January 1, 2004
Stevens Rejects Resignation Call Senior GOP Senator Denies Wrongdoing on Investments, , The Washington Post, December 20, 2003
Senator's Way to Wealth Was Paved With Favors, by Chuck Neubauer and Richard T. Cooper, The Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2003
Boeing's call for help from Air Force raises more questions, by Byron Acohido, USA Today, December 8, 2003
Boeing's call for help from Air Force raises more questions, By Byron Acohido, USA Today, December 8, 2003
The Pentagon's 'dragon', By Marianne Braun-Rovet and Richard Milrie, Financial Times, November 25, 2003
Senate Oks revised deal to acquire tankers, by Michael Kilian, Chicago Tribune, November 13, 2003
Sick nuke workers spark Hill interest, By Amy Fagan, The Washington Times, November 3, 2003
Savannah River Site DOE Mock Attacks Test Security, By Josh Gelinas, The Augusta Chronicle, November 2, 2003
Nuclear Insecurity, By Mark Hertsgaard, Vanity Fair, November 1, 2003
Whistling in the Dark, By Danielle Brian, TomPaine.com, October 9, 2003
Security Gaps at U.S. Nuke Sites, By Eric Herman, New York Daily News, October 7, 2003
Flaws Found In Nuke Safety Drills, Associated Press, CBS News, September 25, 2003
Group Says Test of Nuclear Plant's Security Was Too Easy, By Matt Wald, New York Times, September 16, 2003
Science and Security, With Spencer Michels, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, August 25, 2003
Lawmakers questioning Eli Lilly role: Watchdogs fear Homeland Security Advisory Council exemption from FACA, By Peter Brand, The Hill, July 22, 2003
"Dangers of the Revolving Door," Letter to the Editor by POGO's Caleb Rowe, Letter to the Editor by POGO's Caleb Rowe, Washington Post, July 19, 2003
Citizens can mine valuable ore, By Robert Landauer, The Oregonian, July 8, 2003
Why secrecy won't make us safe, By Danielle Brian, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 6, 2003
THREATS AND RESPONSES: NUCLEAR SAFETY; Arms Official Brushes Off A Complaint About Audit , By Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, July 5, 2003
Arms Official Brushes Off A Complaint About Audit, Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, July 5, 2003
Los Alamos loses plutonium, By Michael Killian, Chicago Tribune, June 19, 2003
Los Alamos can't find two vials of plutonium, By Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle, June 19, 2003
Boeing Admits Misconduct In Contract Bid, by Greg Schneider, The Washington Post, June 10, 2003
Mergers Make It Tougher to Punish Federal Contractors, By Anne Marie Squeo, Wall Street Journal, June 10, 2003
Military waste under fire $1 trillion missing -- Bush plan targets Pentagon accounting, By Tom Abate, San Francisco Chronicle, May 18, 2003
Swindling Uncle Sam, Danielle Brian, TomPaine.com, May 12, 2003
Nuclear plant security is under the gun, By Greg Gordon, Star Tribune, May 11, 2003
Nuke plants avoid costly new edicts, By Jim Morris, Dallas Morning News, May 4, 2003
China Syndrome 2003, By Rene Chun, Playboy Magazine, May 1, 2003
Bechtel Lands Iraq Contract, By David Streitfeld and Mark Fineman, The Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2003
Ex-Official Says Defense Systems Flawed In Tests , By Ross Kerber, Boston Globe, April 16, 2003
Sandia acknowledges problems with security, vows action, By David Jones, Inside Energy, March 24, 2003
Photo Copies Cost More Than Copier, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2003
Photo Copies Cost More Than Copier, By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2003
Lab Scandal Undermines Nuclear Credibility, By Notra Trulock, III , Accuracy In Media, March 5, 2003
Nuke Lab Can't Keep Snoops Out, By Noah Shachtman, Wired.com, February 25, 2003
Kamen Skunks the Garden Party, By Al Kamen, Washington Post, February 24, 2003
Comanche Helicopters Axed: Program Cancellation One Of Largest Ever For Army , By Robert Burns, CBSNews.com, February 23, 2003
Nuclear Lab Safety Official Is Suspended, By Ralph Vartabedian and Rebecca Trounson, The Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2003
Nuke Lab Strips Top Cops' Badges, By Noah Shachtman, Wired News, January 8, 2003
Los Almos Loses Director Under Cloud of Scandals, By Mike Kilian, Chicago Tribune, January 3, 2003
Los Alamos Lab Officials Quit, By Christopher Joyce, National Public Radio (NPR), January 3, 2003
Study: Contracts Given To Repeat Violators, by Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, May 7, 2002
Wages of sin: Why lawbreakers still win government contracts, by Christopher H. Schmitt, U.S. News & World Report, May 13, 2002
Pentagon Procurement: Play Fair, Editorial, Defense News, May 13, 2002
Nuclear Insecurity; Why is the president's budget downsizing security at our nuclear weapons labs?, By Eric Umansky, Slate.com, February 15, 2002
Security at Los Alamos is Criticized, By John J. Fialka, Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2002
Inside the White House Advisory Group: Influential Business Leaders, Former Officials, Sit at the Homeland Security Table, By Christopher Logan, Congressional Quarterly, October 18, 2002
Guards at Nuclear Plants Feel Swamped By Overtime Deluge in the Wake of 9/11 , By Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, October 20, 2002
Pilotless Spy Plane Plagued by Flaws, By Matt Kelley, Associated Press, February 2, 2002
Fearing Theft, U.S. Plans To Relocate Nuclear Fuel, By Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, August 12, 2002
Conflict of interest for Christine Todd Whitman? The EPA's ombudsman says Whitman muzzled him for criticizing a sweetheart Superfund settlement with a big investor in her husband's firm., By Mark Hertsgaard, Salon.com, January 14, 2002
Los Alamos on Hot Seat Again, Noah Shachtman, Wired News, November 8, 2002
Debate Over Nuclear Lab Security Heats Up, Eric Pianin and Bill Miller, The Washington Post, April 22, 2002
Energy Dept.'s Nuclear Security Fears Told, Megan Garvey, The Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2002
Is Pentagon's Credit Card Spending Defenseless?, with John Stossel, ABC 20/20, October 4, 2002
More Help Sought for Those Who Blow Whistle; Stronger Safeguards Against Retaliation Urged, by Bill Miller, The Washington Post, February 28, 2002
Nuclear Arms Plants' Security Lax, Report Says, Mock 'Commandos' Were Able to Beat Safeguards at U.S. Facilities About Half of the Time', By Eric Pianin and Bill Miller, The Washington Post, January 23, 2002
Suicidal Nuclear Threat Is Seen at Weapons Plants , By Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, January 23, 2002
Blowing the Whistle: Not for the Fainthearted, By Marci Alboher Nusbaum, The New York Times, February 10, 2002
Nuclear Plant Safeguards, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2002
More money won't end the war , Op-ed by POGO's Eric Miller, Albany Times Union, January 29, 2002
Nuke Weapons Boss Gets Defensive Over Security, By Don Moniak, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, January 25, 2002
Navy Sailors Used Gov't Credit Cards to Hire Prostitutes, Associated Press, Foxnews.com, October 8, 2002
The Weapons Complex: Who's Guarding the Store?, By Danielle Brian, Lynn Eisenman, Peter D.H. Stockton , Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January 2, 2002
Government Reviews Security at Potential Terror Targets, With John Gibson, The Big Story with John Gibson, Fox News, October 11, 2002
Pink Slips For Lab Whistleblowers, With Sharyl Attkisson, CBS Evening News, November 27, 2002
Missing Los Alamos Disk Found, , The Associated Press, January 29, 2002
Blowing the whistle, By Caroline E. Mayer and Amy Joyce, The Washington Post, February 10, 2002
Time Special Report: How Safe Now?, By Romesh Ratnesar, Time Magazine, May 27, 2002
Time: Special Report: How Safe Are We Now?, By Romesh Ratnesar, Time Magazine, May 27, 2002
Easy Targets, , New York Times advertisement, January 16, 2002
Reforms Curb Oversight Cutting Red Tape Can Increase Waste, Oped by Danielle Brian, Federal Times, April 8, 2002
Nuke Nightmare: Homeland Security not inspiring confidence, Editorial, Houston Chronicle, September 14, 2002
I'll Cut the Fence, You Grab the Plutonium , By Geoffrey Gray, The Village Voice, December 18, 2001
Unocal to Pay U.S. More Than $21 Million for Underpayment of Oil Royalties, , Department of Justice Press Release, December 3, 2001
LANL Owes An Explanation, Editorial, Albuquerque Journal, December 2, 2001
EPA to Transfer Ombudsman; Whitman Proposes IG Oversee Superfund's Sites Watchdog, By Edward Walsh, Washington Post, November 29, 2001
LANL Gets Unauthorized Anthrax Shipment, , Platts Inside Energy, November 26, 2001
U.S. Is Using More Drones, Despite Concern Over Flaws, By James Dao, New York Times, November 3, 2001
Unstable Element: Suddenly, Small Gaps in Nuclear Security Look Like Chasms , By John Emshaller, Michael Orey, Daniel Machalaba, Rebecca Smith, Wall Street Journal, October 17, 2001
Do our nuclear labs lack security? Many sites fail mock invasion tests, by Lisa Friedman, The Oakland Tribune, October 4, 2001
Keeping Secrets at Too High a Price, Thomas S. Blanton, New York Times, August 22, 2001
A Tug-of-War Over Ombudsman's Role; EPA Guidelines Would Limit Watchdog; Legislation Would Furnish Independence, By Edward Walsh, Washington Post, August 17, 2001
Much-Maligned B-1 Bomber Proves Hard to Kill , By James Dao, New York Times, August 1, 2001
Making them pay: How big oil companies shortchange taxpayers on royalties, By Jim Morris, U.S. News and World Report, May 14, 2001
More public drilling? Let's collect bills first, , USA Today, April 6, 2001
Air Force Proposes Plan to Help Boeing With Sale of Planes, By James Dao, New York Times, March 19, 2001
Phillips Petroleum Pays $8 Million to Resolve Oil Royalty Claims: More Than $415 Million Paid to Date by 15 Companies, , Department of Justice Press Release, February 9, 2001
Pentagon Sticker Shock, by Jim Hightower, Hightower's Common Sense Commentary, February 1, 2001
A Medical Reseacher Pays For Doubling Industry Claim, By Cynthia Crossen, The Wall Street Journal, January 3, 2001
A Cloud of Controversy: After Misfire, EPA Aims at Bug Bombs, By Cindy Skrzycki, The Washington Post, October 1, 1999
First, We Kill All The Auditors, Charles Tiefer and Danielle Brian, Legal Times, April 26, 1999
A Pro-Defense Problem? Senators Raise Concern About Industry Bias in Review of Cost Accounting Standards Board, By Karen Alexander, Legal Times, March 8, 1999
EPA's Quiet Man in the Middle, Watchdog Group Honors Ombudsman for Being Public's Voice, By Edward Walsh, Washington Post, December 8, 1998
Defense Contractors Take Aim, By Charles Tiefer and Danielle Brian, Legal Times, August 10, 1998
Reforms Need Reforming: Commercial Acquisition Fails To Cure Overpricing, Op-ed by POGO's Marcus Corbin, Defense News, July 13, 1998
The False Claims Act Helps Prevent Corporate Fraud, Danielle Brian, Washington Times, January 10, 1998
