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AnalysisThe Stealth Price Tag of the B-21 Bomber
The Air Force refuses to release the cost of the billion dollar B-21 Stealth Bomber program over objections from Senator John McCain and others who want taxpayers to know how much they're paying. The Senate Armed Services Committee voted to prevent the American people from kno...
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Analysis
Faulty Blood Testing Devices to Be Withdrawn from Market
Alere, maker of INRatio blood testing devices whose potentially fatal flaws POGO spotlighted, said it is taking the machines off the market.
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Analysis
FDA Says Faulty Devices Had “Minimal” Impact on Trial Led by New Boss
The FDA said faulty INRatio blood testing devices had “minimal” impact on a clinical trial of blood thinner Xarelto that FDA head Robert Califf co-chaired.
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AnalysisNuclear Agency Rope-a-Dopes Pulitzer Prize-Winner
An internal National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) email shows how the agency helped to shape a 2012 Washington Post series by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Dana Priest on modernizing the US nuclear arsenal.
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AnalysisFiscal Conservatives Criticize Latest War Spending Gimmick
17 fiscally conservative groups, including Taxpayers for Common Sense, National Taxpayers Union, Freedom Works, Concerned Veterans for America, and Americans for Prosperity, urged the House and Senate Armed Services committee to reject an artificial war spending deadline for t...
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Analysis
Purchase Cards Cut Red Tape but Not Spending
A new GAO report finds room for improvement in how federal agencies analyze purchases made on government purchase cards. When agencies don’t fully review their receipts, they miss opportunities to leverage their buying power and find discounts.
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Analysis
Amendment to Protect State Dept. Whistleblower a First Step
Representative Sean Duffy introduced an amendment to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act that would protect a federal whistleblower who refused to break federal regulations. The amendment highlights vulnerabilities in whistleblower protection law t...
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Analysis
GSA Will Track Government Orders but Will Lose Discount Info
The General Services Administration announced it dropped two commercial price protection clauses from its acquisition policy and added one that would better track pricing from the federal marketplace. But the new policy is concerning because it makes it easier for contractors ...
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AnalysisIG Shows Pantex Contractor Underreporting Maintenance Issues
The Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Energy determined stronger federal oversight of the Pantex contractor is needed.
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Analysis
For FOIA’s 50th, FEMA Still Dragging Feet After 10 Years
FOIA celebrated its 50th birthday, and the law has seen some incredible successes, but some agencies still apparently haven’t gotten the memo.
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Analysis
Just in Time for its 50th Anniversary, FOIA is Improved
POGO broke down some of the biggest improvements in the freshly signed FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.
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Analysis
McDonnell Decision a Setback for Anti-Corruption Efforts
Ex-Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s actions were “distasteful” and “tawdry,” according to the Supreme Court, but not bribery.