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Analysis
Sunshine in the Courtroom (Makes Us Happy)
Currently pending in the Senate is the latest version of the Sunshine in Litigation Act (S. 623), a bill that would make it more difficult for courts to prevent the disclosure of settlement agreements and other civil litigation documents in cases relevant to public health and ...
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Analysis
Robert MacLean: Homeland Security Whistleblower
At the end of July 2011, Robert MacLean learned the outcome of over a year of waiting. He was waiting on a second ruling from the relatively obscure and awkwardly named Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB, or the “Board”). The three-member Board in Washington, DC, is an admin...
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Analysis
DoD Suspension and Debarment: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The Department of Defense Inspector General (DoD IG) released the results of its audit of the suspension and debarment (S&D) process at the Services (Army, Navy, and Air Force) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
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Analysis
Navy Deserves Praise for Cutting Carriers
One of the POGO/Taxpayers for Common Sense deficit reduction proposals--to reduce the Navy's aircraft carrier groups--may be coming to fruition. Last week, the Navy announced that it would effectively cut a carrier strike group (CSG), which usually consist of an aircraft carr...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Partners Say Super Committee Must Be Open
Our organizations strongly urge the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to operate openly to the greatest extent possible in order to earn the confidence of the American people. Despite its unprecedented role in remaking the economy, the Joint Committee as currently co...
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Public Comment
POGO Recommends Holding DoD Revolving Door Regulation to Higher Standards
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to DFARS Case 2010-D020, “Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.” (76 Fed. Reg. 32846, June 6, 2011) The proposed rule,...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter Urges FDA Not to Weaken Conflict of Interest Standards at Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
We are writing with concerns about Dr. Janet Woodcock, Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the FDA.
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Analysis
Spare Us Already: Investigators Find More Instances of Gross Overbilling on Defense Contracts
A new report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) found that Dubai-based federal contractor Anham LLC overcharged the Department of Defense by at least $4.4 million for spare parts and equipment. The SIGIR audit found "egregious examples of ove...
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Analysis
To Defend U.S. ‘We Must’ Cut Bases, Cut Weapons, Cut Contractors: POGO
To defend the nation we must cut defense spending. We can no longer afford to waste money subsidizing the defense of Western Europe, overpaying contractors, and buying overpriced and under-performing weapons with exquisite requirements. As Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joi...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Partners Urge Leadership to Restore Faster FOIA to Boehner
On behalf of the undersigned organizations concerned with government openness and accountability, we are writing to urge you to restore the bipartisan Faster FOIA provisions in S. 627, now known as the Budget Control Act of 2011.
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Public Comment
POGO Wants Improvements to Organizational Conflict of Interest Proposal
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to FAR Case 2011-001, Federal Acquisition Regulation; Organizational Conflicts of Interests (76 Fed. Reg. 23236, April 26, 2011). The proposed rule issued by the General Services Administration (G...
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Report
Spending Less, Spending Smarter: Recommendations for National Security Savings FY 2012 to FY 2021
U.S. spending (adjusted for inflation) on national security is higher than at any point during the Cold War and accounts for more than half of all discretionary spending.[1] Yet the U.S. faces no existential threats as we did then, and we are drawing down in Iraq and Afghanist...