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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
Army Ordered to Pay KBR’s Legal Expenses
The millions of dollars KBR has spent fighting lawsuits alleging toxic poisoning in Iraq must be reimbursed by taxpayers, according to a ruling by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.
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AnalysisF-35 vs A-10 Test: POGO Cautiously Optimistic
POGO's Center for Defense Information is cautiously optimistic regarding the Air Force's pledge of support for close air support tests between the A-10 and F-35.
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AnalysisAir Force CoS’s Conflicting Statements on the F-35
The Air Force Chief of Staff is caught telling two different tales about the F-35.
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Public Comment
POGO Supports Government Access to Contractor Labor Violations to Improve Compliance, Avoid Bad Actors, and Level the Playing Field
The Project On Government Oversight submitted a public comment supporting the proposed implementation of President Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order, which imposes new disclosure requirements on contractors and seeks to improve their labor practices.
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Analysis
Lockheed Gets Off Far Too Easy for Illegal Lobbying
Lockheed Martin has been fined over $750 million for contract mismanagement in the last decade, but continues to show little regard for the rules.
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Analysis
Pentagon Will Test F-35 Against A-10
Implementing a recommendation from POGO's Center for Defense Information, the Department of Defense announced that they will conduct a fly off between the A-10 and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to determine if the $1.4 trillion program demonstrates that it can perform th...
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AnalysisDesign for the Mission, Not the Gadgets: Interview with A-10 Designer Pierre Sprey
In a recent interview on the James T. Harris show A-10 designer Pierre Sprey describes the platform's inception, his role in Col. John Boyd's fighter mafia, and why the F-35 will not be a suitable replacement to perform the close air support mission.
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Analysis
Former CRS Researcher Calls for Public Access
Concerns about making Congressional Research Service reports public are unfounded according to former CRS employee.
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AnalysisAnimas River Release: 143 Years in the Making
The Animas River release in Colorado highlights the damage caused by archaic hard rock mining laws that allow corporations to mine freely without any responsibility for clean-up.
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AnalysisWhat Will Modernizing the Nuclear Weapons Complex Cost?
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the nuclear weapons complex reveals incomplete cost estimates for major projects, large fluctuations in the budget, inadequate funding for overdue maintenance, and poor data on critical facilities.
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Analysis
Americans Need Greater Extractive Industry Transparency
A letter from a leading economist illustrates that releasing more data on the extraction of resources from public lands does not harm companies in the competitive marketplace.
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to VA Inspector General Regarding Subpoena Enforcement
We are writing in response to your letter received by the Project On Government Oversight (“POGO”) on August 11, 2015.