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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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Analysis
Report Shows Suspensions and Debarments On the Rise
POGO analyzes the findings in the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee's (ISDC) fiscal year 2011 report on the federal suspension and debarment system.
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Analysis
The Sequestration Sideshow: Jobs and Pentagon Contracting in Context
Pentagon contractors still threatening job loss in sequestration debate, despite record profits, executive pay, and backlogs.
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Analysis
Federal Agencies Lagging on FOIA Processing—What’s the Hold Up?
Federal agencies are still lagging in their response time to Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Analysis
Bipartisan House Bill Would Expand Whistleblower Protections to Federal Contractors
A bill introduced by U.S. Reps. Jackie Speier and Todd Platts would expand whistleblower protections to federal contractor employees and those who receive federal grants. This much-needed bill could save taxpayers billions of dollars by encouraging whistleblowers to step forward.
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Analysis
Lockheed Campaign Cash Has Flowed to Members of House Panel Probing F-22 Problems
All but one of 25 House members on a panel investigating problems with the F-22 fighter jet received contributions from employees or political action committees associated with Lockheed Martin, the company that made the aircraft.
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Analysis
‘Extensive’ Oversight of Nuclear Weapons Facilities Not Such a Bad Idea, After All, Official Says
A top Department of Energy official has changed his tune on the oversight of security contractors at nuclear weapons facilities after an 82-year-old nun broke into the "Fort Knox of uranium."
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Analysis
IRS Awards Whistleblower $104 Million for Exposing Swiss Bank Tax Dodge
The Internal Revenue Service has awarded $104 million to Bradley Birkenfeld, the former UBS banker who blew the whistle on the Swiss bank’s efforts to help Americans evade taxes.
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Analysis
Cheating on Security Tests at Y-12 is Nothing New
The DOE's Independent Oversight Program recently tested security at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility, but a federal inspector found evidence of cheating--something the security contractor has a history of.
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AnalysisCanada’s Purchase of the F-35: Lessons in Oversight
There is much to criticize in the process, past and present, that Canada has put itself through in its purchase of the F-35: the selection was devoid of meaningful competition and even now the government there is going to great lengths to avoid an appreciation of the actual l...
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Analysis
Break-In Reveals “Ineptitude” at Nuke Facility, Probe Finds
A government investigation into the recent break-in at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn., blamed longstanding security weaknesses and “troubling displays of ineptitude” by facility personnel.
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Analysis
The Politics of Pentagon Profiteers and the Truth about Jobs
The big Pentagon contractors have been trying to scare lawmakers, the public, and the troops with dramatic claims that there will be massive job losses. Their threats to send layoff notices—right in time for the November elections—have been admonished from many corners—and are...
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Analysis
Guard Scapegoated in the Y-12 Security Debacle
After an 82-year-old nun and her companions broke into the Y-12 National Security Complex, who was held accountable for the security breach of the nuclear weapons facility?