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Public Comment
POGO comments concerning the proposed third-party private financing for the new NNSA Weapons Project, otherwise known as the Kansas City Project
On behalf of the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), I am submitting comments raising our concern about the proposed contract financing for the new NNSA Weapons Project, otherwise known as the Kansas City Project, currently in the request for Information stage.
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen making the case that the Coast Guard should ask for more a larger refund from contractors working on the Deepwater program.
On December 28, 2006, the Coast Guard asked for $96.1 million in repayment from Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for delivering patrol boats that failed to meet the contractual requirements of its $24 billion, 25-year-long Deepwater modernization program.
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Analysis
The F-22: Expensive, Irrelevant and Counterproductive
The F-22 is not just irrelevant to 21st century warfare, it is a step backwards—a big step, and in more ways than one. A new article by a combat aircraft designer (Pierre Sprey), an aviation author (James Stevenson), and Winslow Wheeler of the Straus Military Reform Project sp...
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Analysis
Fueling the Arms Race in the Middle East
As U.S. President George W. Bush embarked on his January 2008 Middle East tour, he formally notified Congress of a major U.S. arms deal with Saudi Arabia. The notification, which came just one day before the president was to arrive in Saudi Arabia, detailed a much anticipated ...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman, regarding the plutonium pit production program
We have a growing concern with the plutonium pit production program being conducted by NNSA. POGO has learned that the first U.S. nuclear warhead trigger, or plutonium pit, manufactured in almost 20 years required 72 waivers (7 administrative specification exception releases (...
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Public Comment
POGO makes comment on Contractor Compliance Program and Integrity Reporting
POGO supports contractor compliance program and integrity reporting, but the proposed rule’s mandatory reporting requirement must be clarified and expanded to require contractors to disclose a broader array of unethical conduct.
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to Daniel Riemer, chair of the Royalty Policy Committee (RPC), addressing the Subcommittee on Royalty Management’s recommendations to improve Department of Interior royalty collections
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) would like to commend the Royalty Policy Committee’s (RPC) Subcommittee on Royalty Management for its efforts to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Department of Interior’s mineral revenue programs and recommendations for improve...
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to DOE Under Secretary Thomas D’Agostino requesting a stop work order for the CMRR at Los Alamos due to construction concerns
On the current path, it would seem the taxpayers will end up with a poorly constructed facility of dubious value.
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to NNSA Chief, Defense Nuclear Security William Desmond advocating federalizing the nuclear weapons facilities security force
Thank you for inviting the Project On Government Oversight’s (POGO) thoughts on examining the option of federalizing the security forces at U.S. nuclear weapons facilities.
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AnalysisWhat Is the Surge Really Causing?
In his "Washington Babylon" section of the Harper's Magazinewebsite, journalist Ken Silverstein and Straus Military Reform Project Adviser Col. Douglas Macgregor (U.S. Army, ret.) exchanged questions and answers about the current situation and the effects of the &quo...
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AnalysisHappy Anniversary, Dukester!
Just one year ago this month, disgraced Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham went to jail after his guilty plea on numerous corruption charges. Unfortunately, despite reams of so-called reform proposals adopted by Congress, nothing significant has changed. Straus Mili...
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Analysis
Acquisition Councils Propose Improvements to Federal Contracting Practices
Subpart 9.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires a prospective contractor to demonstrate its “responsibility,” which is defined, in part, as having “a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics.”