http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net feed-30723915 Pam Rutter and Michael Smallberg 2008 Convio Content Management System Module en-us pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-353576006 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/national-security/ns-wds-20120731-truth-about-pentagon-budget-cuts.html As Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) parrot the talking points of Pentagon contractors this week at town hall meetings in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire, we urge you to push back on some of the more outlandish rhetoric you’re likely to hear. Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-351231411 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/national-security/ns-wds-20120720-political-watershed-cut-pentagons-bloated-budget.html Statement of Danielle Brian, Executive Director, Project On Government Oversight Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-338352136 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/national-security/ns-closed-ndaa-is-affront-to-taxpayers-201205125.html Statement of Danielle Brian, Executive Director, Project On Government Oversight: Once again, a majority of the Senate Armed Services Committee has decided that the public’s business is best done behind closed doors. The 18 members who voted to keep their deliberations of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) secret hid behind the false pretense that they were protecting the potential disclosure of classified information. Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-336490836 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/national-security/ns-lcs-20120517-littoral-combat-ship-navys-misinformation.html The Navy’s last-minute, full-court press to protect its troubled Littoral Combat Ship is not only disingenuous; it’s also an appalling example of how far Navy brass will go to protect one of its biggest contractors. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate did the right thing by demanding to know why the Navy’s close-to-shore combat ship has been plagued with leaks, corrosion and engine failures. Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-334481568 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/national-security/ns-wds-20120508-wasteful-defense-spending.html The federal government could reduce the deficit by $688 billion over the next 10 years by cutting unneeded weapons—such as variants of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship—reining in out-of-control service contracts and slowing its investments in excess nuclear weapons, according to a report released today by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) and Taxpayers for Common Sense. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-334414788 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/reports/national-security/ns-wds-20120508-national-security-defense-savings.html Americans are tightening their belts, and it’s time for the U.S. government to do the same. In light of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the subsequent failure of the “Super Committee,” Congress is still desperately seeking ways to reduce spending. To this end, the Project On Government Oversight and Taxpayers for Common Sense have closely examined the proposed national security budget. We found nearly $700 billion in savings over the next ten years, including cuts to wasteful weapons systems as well as limits on out-of-control contract spending. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-330393548 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/national-security/ns-lcs-20120423-new-navy-combat-ship-cracks.html The first ship in the Navy’s new $120 billion close-to-shore combat fleet is plagued by design flaws and malfunctioning equipment, including engine failures and at least 17 cracks in a ship that is only four-years old, according to an investigation released today by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-301731469 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/national-security/ns-wds-20120105-obamas-and-panettas.html President Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta may have said a lot of the right things today when outlining the need to rein in military spending—they’ll get no argument from us on the need to move beyond the Pentagon’s out-of-date Cold War mentality. But beyond the Secretary’s failure to provide specifics on how he’s going to achieve his budget savings, it was what he didn’t say that left us flabbergasted. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-301498832 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/national-security/ns-wds-20120104.html When Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reveals his strategy to “rebalance” defense priorities with decreasing funds tomorrow; he will likely miss several opportunities to cut wasteful spending from the bloated Pentagon budget. That’s because the review only accounts for $450 billion in savings over the next decade as required by last year’s debt ceiling negotiations. But a recent report from the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) and Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) found the federal government could save $586 billion over the same period by cutting unneeded weapons, reining in out-of-control private contracts, moving our nuclear arsenal to a post-Cold War footing, reforming the military health care system, and reducing the number of U.S. troops in Europe. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-286085704 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/national-security/walter-jones-v22-osprey-profile-20111107.html In the spring of 2000, an MV-22 Osprey carrying 19 Marines crashed in the desert of Arizona during a nighttime training exercise, killing everyone on board. After the Marine Corps hastily announced that the crash was the result of human error, the news made the usual media rounds and then all but disappeared for the next decade. But for Representative Walter Jones (R-NC), this wasn’t the end of the story, it was only the prelude. After attending the funeral and meeting one of the Osprey pilots’ widows—who insisted that the crash was the result of faulty aircraft design, not pilot error—Jones embarked on a ten-year odyssey that continues to this day: a quest to hold the military accountable, clear the pilots’ names, and fight for the truth. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600