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POGO’s experts push policymakers to enact commonsense reforms that tackle waste, corruption, and abuse of power; hold those who’ve violated the public trust accountable; protect our constitutional rights; and make the government work for all people.
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AnalysisThe Asia Pivot and Air-Sea Battle Present an Excellent Test for Hagel’s Nomination
The Asia Pivot--with "Air-Sea Battle" deeply embedded into it--has become the accepted wisdom in Washington for America's post-Afghanistan national security strategy.
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Analysis
Company Behind Fireworks Disaster Still a Fed Contractor
A company blamed this week for a fatal fireworks explosion is still eligible to receive federal contracts.
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Analysis
Experts: Now is the Time for Nuclear Security Changes
Three experts—Norman Augustine, C, Donald Alston, and Richard Meserve—reviewed the physical security of the nation's nuclear weapons facilities and made their recommendations to Secretary Chu in recently obtained letters.
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Analysis
Will Chuck Hagel Stand Up to the Drone Lobby?
Everyone seems to have an opinion about Chuck Hagel and the speculation is almost entirely based on what former Senator Hagel has said, rather than his actions--or lack of them--which speak a lot louder.
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Analysis
Gallup Fraud Probe Nabs Ex-FEMA Official
Federal prosecutors charged former FEMA official Timothy Cannon with a felony conflict of interest charge for helping The Gallup Organization win contracts while seeking a job with the company.
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Analysis
Top 3 for 2013 - Winslow Wheeler on DoD financial management
Federal thought leaders are looking toward 2013 as a time of austerity and continued uncertainty. But more of those leaders are anticipating the coming year as a time of great opportunity. In our special report, Top 3 for 2013, the In Depth with Francis Rose team asks some of ...
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AnalysisHow Good is the World’s Most Expensive Fighter Jet?
After years on the drawing boards and in testing labs, a new fighter plane is entering the U.S. arsenal.
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Analysis
NDAA Scorecard for Taxpayers: Ya Win Some, Ya Lose Some
A conference committee has reconciled the House and Senate versions of the NDAA, and a number of provisions POGO supports for greater government accountability were included in the defense budget bill.
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Analysis
Congress’s Pentagon Pork Plan
Congress is voting now on a national defense budget that forces the Pentagon and related national security agencies to pay for weapons, personnel, and programs they don’t want or need.
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Analysis
POGO Obtains Army ‘Compelling Reason’ Memos
POGO obtained internal Pentagon memos explaining why the Army repeatedly waived the suspension of a contractor accused of defrauding the government.
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Analysis
Is the Fleet Steaming Forward ... Or Backward?
In part 3 of his series on the U.S. Navy, Winslow Wheeler looks at the prevailing wisdom that America’s smaller fleet is more capable than the U.S. Navy of yore because of higher capability per individual ship. It is a dangerous assumption.
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Analysis
SIGAR Probing Army Corps Deal with DynCorp
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has opened an investigation into why the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allowed DynCorp International to walk away from a bungled construction job.