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Analysis
News Roundup: Tensions Build as South Korea’s Nuclear Research is Made Public
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) disclosed on Sept. 2, 2004, that South Korea had admitted to enriching small amounts of uranium. The South Korean government claims the uranium was enriched by scientists in a government-approved experiment in 2000, purely to fulf...
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Policy Letter
Share-in-Savings Contracts Circumvent Congress’ Appropriations Authority and Hide Behind Contractor Proclaimed “Savings” to the government
The Project On Government Oversight ("POGO") provides the following public comment to proposed rule "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Share-in-Savings Contracting" published in 69 Federal Register 40514 (July 2, 2004). The proposed rule would amend the Feder...
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Analysis
Don’t Mind If I Do
In its latest effort to help the War on Terror, Congress recently passed a $416 appropriations bill for the Department of Defense. Despite its size, this bill will still fall short thanks to the large helpings of pork hidden between the lines, as CDI Visiting Senior Fellow Win...
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Policy Letter
Pentagon Auditor Calls for Halliburton to be Financially Penalized until it Accounts for Taxpayer Dollars
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Analysis
A Transatlantic Approach to Iran
In August 2004, Washington watched with skepticism as European diplomats again tried to deter Iran’s nuclear ambitions. On both sides of the Atlantic, there is agreement that a nuclear armed Iran would be a disaster for the region and possibly a last gasp for the Nuclear Nonpr...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Spencer Abraham regarding security at nuclear weapons complex
We are writing to draw your attention to the fact that officials at the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have recently made decisions that undermine the spirit, if not the letter, of your May announcement to improve security at the nation'...
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Analysis
Bush’s Policy Endangers U.S. Security
While unexpected, the decision by the Bush administration last month to oppose inspections and verification as part of the Fissile Materials Cutoff Treaty is not surprising. Since taking office, the administration has taken a number of steps that have undermined the ability of...
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Policy Letter
Letter to David Drabkin, GSA’ Deputy Assoc. Administrator -- Office of Acquisition Policy, requesting transparency and access to federal contract data, which is now controlled by a private contractor, Global Computer Enterprises, Inc.
We are writing to express our concerns regarding the current situation with the redesign, management and operation of the FPDS-NG system by Global Computer Enterprises, Inc. (GCE) under a contract agreement with your agency.
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Analysis
It’s Time to Bench ‘Team B’; Second-guessing the CIA has led the U.S. Astray
The reports of the Sept. 11 commission and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence missed the real problem facing the intelligence community, which is not organization or culture but something known as the "Team B" concept.
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Analysis
Policy Matters: Educating Congress on Peace and Security
If you think the United States has not adequately adapted its post-Cold War and post-September 11th strategy and institutions for effective engagement with the world, this handbook can serve as a tool to help you in your efforts to communicate with Members of Congress. If you ...
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Analysis
It’s the Guns, Stupid
As the threat of weapons of mass destruction spurs our government to action, a far more insidious threat endangers citizens around the world. The massive proliferation of guns! Gun trafficking has always been President Bush's blind spot in the war on terror. The inherent dange...
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Policy Letter
Coalition Letter to Members of Congress regarding the Transportation Secrecy Provision in HR 3550
On behalf of our millions of members, we are writing to express our serious concerns with language in the Senate-passed version of HR 3550, the 2004 transportation bill, which grants the Department of Transportation additional authority to withhold information that is deemed &...