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Analysis
Wars’ Costs Totaled
The fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq (March 20) occurs just as the Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports that the cost of operations there and in Afghanistan and elsewhere have continued to rise. The Straus Military Reform Project’s Director, Winslow Wheeler, summa...
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Analysis
Podcast on Defense Expenditures and Congressional Oversight
Military.com interviewed Winslow Wheeler, the director of CDI's Straus Military Reform Project, on the state of congressional oversight of defense spending and the ongoing politics in Congress concerning the war in Iraq. We provide a link to the Military.com podcast here.
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Dale Klein regarding the 10 CFR Part 26 Fitness-for-Duty Draft Final Rule
I am writing to urge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to finalize the 10 CFR Part 26 Fitness-for-Duty Draft Final Rule. In September 2002, POGO issued an investigative report Nuclear Power Plant Security: Voices from Inside the Fences, which in part documented how security of...
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Analysis
Mis-Measuring the Defense Budget
Winslow Wheeler’s new commentary on the size of the U.S. national security budget and some of the ways advocates of even bigger spending would like us all to mis-measure it, was published March 4 in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. This commentary was also published by the McClat...
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Policy Letter
Letter supporting Congressman Jeff Flake’s (R-AZ) legislation to close the government lobbyist gift ban loophole
On behalf of the millions of hard-working taxpayers represented by our organizations, I am writing to encourage you to co-sponsor and support important legislation that would close a gaping loophole in U.S. House Rules that exempts lobbyists for state and local government agen...
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Nick Schwellenbach on “Examining the Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007 and the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007”
Thank you for inviting me to testify today in support of the "Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007." Whistleblower protections need to be greatly improved if the Executive Branch—regardless of who is in the White House—is to be held accountable by the Leg...
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Analysis
The Small Arms Trade: A Beginner’s Guide
The book authored by CDI research analyst Rachel Stohl, along with Matthew Schroeder and Dan Smith, has arrived in-stock and is available for purchase (One World Publishers, November 2006). Loaded with fascinating anecdotes and disturbing statistics, this guide provides a grip...
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Danielle Brian, before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Testimony of Danielle Brian, Executive Director, Project On Government Oversight (POGO)before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. “Continuing Security Concerns at the Los Alamos National Laboratory”
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Public Comment
POGO urges DoD to strengthen and clarify its anti-human trafficking interim rule
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to DFARS Case 2004-D017 – "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Combating Trafficking in Persons." 71 Fed. Reg. 62560 (Oct. 26, 2006).
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Policy Letter
Follow-up Letter from POGO to Energy Secretary Bodman
I applaud your decision to take decisive action by bringing new leadership to NNSA, and I look forward to working with Mr. D’Agostino in his new capacity.
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Analysis
Energy Secretary Removes Linton Brooks
The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous branch of the Energy Department responsible for the nuclear weapons complex, is stepping down at the end of the month due to lapses within the complex. Ambassador Linton Brooks took charge of N...