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AnalysisTake Action: Ethics Office Should Be Strengthened, Not Eviscerated
The Project On Government Oversight urges everyone to contact their Member of Congress to oppose a rule change proposed by House Judiciary Committee Chair Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) to undermine the independence of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE).
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AnalysisFollowing Public Backlash House Members Drop Amendment to Gut Ethics Office
Following public outcry and criticism from groups like POGO, the House reversed a previous decision to significantly weaken the independence of the Office of Congressional Ethics. Unfortunately the new rules for the 115th Congress did not include reforms to expand disclosures ...
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Whistleblowing Linked to Decrease in Financial Misconduct
New research from the University of Iowa shows a sharp reduction in incidents of financial misconduct at companies following whistleblowing investigations, as reported by The New York Times.
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Federal Fraud Recoveries Bounce Back in FY 2016
The Justice Department recovered more than $4.7 billion through False Claims Act cases in fiscal year 2016—a sizable increase over last year’s total, and the federal government’s third highest annual fraud recovery ever.
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Analysis
NRC Fines Nuclear Power Plant for Fire Safety Violation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission fined the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant $140,000 for safety violations involving fire watch and suppression procedures.
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Watchdog Sheds New Light on Afghanistan Luxury Villas
Sadly, new information about the Pentagon’s $150 million luxury villas in Afghanistan recently disclosed by SIGAR in a letter to Congress may be the final word on this controversial project.
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Judge Sides with Marine in Information-Mishandling Case
A federal judge determined that a board of inquiry that had initially recommended Marine Corps Major Jason Brezler’s discharge for mishandling classified information in 2013 had unjustly withheld documents that would have been key to his defense.
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Analysis
FDA Set Low Bar for Approval of Blood Thinners
The Project On Government Oversight’s past reporting on prescription blood thinners illustrates how low the FDA has set the bar for drug approval and what the FDA has glossed over or overlooked along the way.
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POGO Testifies about Costs of Overclassification and Government Secrecy
POGO’s Scott Amey testified this week before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform at a hearing titled “Examining the Costs of Overclassification on Transparency and Security.” POGO’s testimony highlighted ways the executive branch conceals information from Co...
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Analysis
POTUS Can’t Overlook Pitfalls of 21st Century Cures Act
The 21st Century Cures Act just passed by Congress greatly deregulates the drug approval process, to the detriment of patients and anyone who will be paying for health care.
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New Roadblock for Inspectors General Access to Information
Last minute concerns over the IG Empowerment Act of 2015 may delay necessary legislation until next Congress.
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FDA and Patient Groups Are Addicted to Drug Industry
A new investigation by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) reveals the extent to which the FDA is dependent upon the pharmaceutical industry for its funding. And many of the so-called patient and consumer advocacy groups that are supposed to be a bulwark against industr...