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Analysis
After 45 Years, Deadly Silica Rule Finalized
Last month, OSHA overcame more than four decades of industry influence, bureaucratic hurdles, and political delays to finalize a rule reducing the amount of potentially lethal silica dust workers can be exposed to.
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AnalysisNavy Chief Reminds Flag Officers of Moral, Ethical Duties
Air Force General Mark Welsh should consider following Admiral John Richardson's lead by admitting moral and ethical failures in the Air Force.
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AnalysisContractor Gets Slap on the Wrist for Nuke Bomb Mix-up
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) slammed the contractor managing two nuclear facilities, the Pantex Site and the Y-12 National Security Complex, in its annual review citing, among other things, a mistake with production of the B61-12 nuclear bomb.
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Analysis
Senate Raises Concerns Over Energy Watchdog Nominee’s Independence
Last week, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing to review Susan Beard, the current nominee for the Department of Energy Inspector General position. Several Senators, including Chairwoman Murkowski and Senator Wyden, questioned Ms. Beard’s indepen...
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AnalysisPOGO Remembers Chuck Myers, “Fighter Mafia” Veteran
Chuck Myers’s lengthy service to his country took many forms: World War II Army bomber pilot, Korean War Navy fighter pilot, early jet age test pilot, lightweight fighter pioneer, and all-purpose Pentagon gadfly. He influenced the design of nearly every tactical aircraft curre...
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Analysis
VA Continues to Manipulate Wait-Time Data
VA medical centers continue to manipulate wait-time data, and newly enrolled veterans are waiting far too long for appointments.
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Analysis
Shay Assad is Maligned, His Pro-Taxpayer Initiatives Blocked
Shay Assad, DoD’s director of Defense Pricing, has been legally blocked from implementing pro-taxpayer initiates thanks to successful lobbying by contractors.
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Analysis
Revenue Issues at CBP Potentially Cost Taxpayers Billions
Long-standing issues at Customs and Border Protection have resulted in failures to collect appropriate duties, penalties, and interest from importers, potentially costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
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Analysis
Challenge to False Claims Act Falls Flat at House Hearing
A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing examining possible changes to the incentive structure of the False Claims Act. Most of the potential changes consisted of either decreasing the liability of perpetrators or making it harder for whistleblowers to file lawsuits.
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Policy Letter
POGO’s Letter to Homeland Security Inspector General To Address Long-standing Revenue Collection Issues at Customs and Border Protection
POGO sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General John Roth urging him to thoroughly investigate years of lost revenue by Customs and Border Protection resulting from its lack of focus on revenue collection.
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Analysis
What is Going on Behind the Attacks on SIGAR?
These are dangerous days for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, whose investigation of waste and wrongdoing in the $113 billion effort to rebuild Afghanistan— particularly of an overpriced gas station—has unleashed a firestorm of criticism.
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Analysis
CIA Watchdog Finds Abuses in Use of Independent Contractors
A newly released Inspector General audit found the CIA broke the law in its hiring and managing its independent contractors. The agency might also have overpaid for the services.