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AnalysisTwo Thought-Provoking Pieces on Counter-Insurgency and 4th Generation Warfare
There are some interesting and provocative materials on counter-insurgency and 4th generation warfare at two very different websites. They both address how to win at these conflicts, but that may be the wrong focus.
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Analysis
House Unveils Short-term Spending Measure to Lock in Defense Cuts
A newly unveiled proposal to keep the government operating past the end of this month represents the first acknowledgment by House leadership that they ought to adhere to current law spending caps set by the sequester.
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AnalysisVanity Fair’s New Article on the F-35
Long in the making, Vanity Fair is today releasing, on-line, it's article on the F-35 -- to appear in a future issue. The article focuses on the atrocious management of the F-35--from the very start from all parties, including the absence of oversight by DOD of either Lockhee...
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Analysis
Why Zero Wall Street CEOs Are in Jail
Five years after Lehman Brothers fell and the U.S. economy collapsed in on itself, not a single Wall Street C.E.O. is in jail. In fact, none of them have even faced criminal charges.
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Analysis
VA Makes Headway on Backlog with New Technology
The Department of Veterans Affairs is finally cutting down on its huge backlog of veterans’ benefits claims thanks to a new computer system meant to aid the compensation process.
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Analysis
Senators Ask State Department To Respond to POGO Report on Embassy Security
Leaders of a Senate panel are asking the State Department to explain how its assurances about security at the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan square with a report this week by the Project On Government Oversight documenting problems.
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Analysis
SIGIR Releases Its Final Report
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) released its final report this week, detailing an impressive list of accomplishments over the past decade.
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports Audit Expanded to Include DoD’s Compliance with the Buy American Act
On August 13, 2013, your office issued a memorandum announcing an audit of Department of Defense compliance with the Berry Amendment (Project No. D2013-D000CG-0208.000). The Project On Government Oversight supports such an audit, and would like to see it expanded to also inclu...
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Analysis
Watchdog Finds Flaws in DOE Contractor Responsibility Checks
A report by the Department of Energy Inspector General found the Department needs to improve its policies and procedures for ensuring that contracts are awarded only to responsible vendors.
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Analysis
Map Shows State Dept. Official Gave Misleading Testimony to Congress
A top State Department official delivered inaccurate and misleading testimony to a Senate panel in July, when he dismissed concerns about security at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
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Analysis
State Department Gives Misleading Testimony to Senate
Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy delivered inaccurate and misleading testimony to a Senate panel in July when he claimed that the contractor now responsible for protecting the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, rebuffed two direct attacks on the embassy...
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Analysis
Sen. Grassley Writes White House to Protect Whistleblowers
In a letter to President Obama, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pushed for clarification of a recent court ruling that would strip many federal employees of their civil service rights and whistleblower protections.