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Analysis
The Perry/Hadley QDR Review
I am a sometime participant in a large group of bloggers at the National Journal. This week's topic for comments caught my eye: what did we think of the "independent" review of DoD's Quadrennial Defense Review, just reported by a herd of former government officials w...
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AnalysisThe Affordability The Pentagon Says It Wants
The July 19 Defense News ran a commentary by DoD's Ashton Carter describing the Pentagon's efforts to achieve what he called "affordability." Those efforts, if successful, will accomplish no such thing. Six other individuals, who are affiliated with six other organiz...
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Danielle Brian on Examination of The Department of the Interior’s Oversight of Offshore Oil Drilling
Since 1995, POGO has issued five reports about the Minerals Management Service’s inadequate oversight of the major oil and gas companies, primarily with a focus on the loss of royalty revenue.The Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf is another direct result of MMS’s failure ...
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Public Comment
POGO’s Public Comment Regarding Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to DFARS Case 2009-D015, "Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs" (75 Fed. Reg. 20954, April 22, 2010). The proposed rule issued by the Department of ...
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Policy Letter
POGO Demands Comprehensive Contract Disclosure
POGO strongly supports the intent of the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking under FAR case 2009-004, Enhancing Contract Transparency (75 Fed. Reg. 26916, May 13, 2010). This case will amend the FAR to enable the online posting of contracts and task and delivery orders. The...
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Analysis
Robert MacLean v. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
In summer 2003, Federal Air Marshal (FAM) Robert MacLean tried to blow the whistle within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on an attempt to remove air marshal coverage of "high-risk" flights amidst heightened warnings based on intelligence that terrorists we...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter of Support for Amendment to Slow Revolving Door between Industry and Interior
POGO, along with the undersigned groups, strongly supports Senator Wyden’s amendment to S. 3516, the Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, to slow the revolving door between the oil and gas industry and the Department of the Interior. We applaud Senator Wyden for his lea...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter Expressing Strong Support for the Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) strongly supports every effort to promote ethical conduct and accountability in the management of the taxpayers' natural resources, which is why we wish to express our strong support for the Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of...
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Testimony
Testimony of Danielle Brian before the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan Regarding Private Security Contractors
I want to thank the Commission for asking POGO to testify about the question of whether private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan are performing inherently governmental functions. We have studied inherently governmental functions for years, and we have examined this...
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Testimony
Testimony of Danielle Brian before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
The Deepwater Horizon disaster is a direct result of Mineral Management Service’s failure to do its job. It is important that the Department of the Interior and Congress do what they can to learn from this catastrophe and make sure it never happens again.
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Policy Letter
Sign-on Letter in Support of H.R. 5258 the Earmark Transparency Act
The undersigned organizations urge you to cosponsor H.R. 5258, the Earmark Transparency Act introduced by Representatives Cassidy, Speier, Reichert and Adam Smith. This landmark piece of legislation would require Congress to create an online, searchable database for all earmar...
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Policy Letter
Sign-on Letter in Support of S. 3335 the Earmark Transparency Act
The undersigned organizations urge you to cosponsor S. 3335, the Earmark Transparency Act introduced by Senators Coburn, Feingold, Gillibrand and McCain. This landmark piece of legislation would require Congress to create an online, searchable database for all earmark requests...