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AnalysisPOGO Remembers Chuck Myers, “Fighter Mafia” Veteran
Chuck Myers’s lengthy service to his country took many forms: World War II Army bomber pilot, Korean War Navy fighter pilot, early jet age test pilot, lightweight fighter pioneer, and all-purpose Pentagon gadfly. He influenced the design of nearly every tactical aircraft curre...
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Analysis
VA Continues to Manipulate Wait-Time Data
VA medical centers continue to manipulate wait-time data, and newly enrolled veterans are waiting far too long for appointments.
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Analysis
Shay Assad is Maligned, His Pro-Taxpayer Initiatives Blocked
Shay Assad, DoD’s director of Defense Pricing, has been legally blocked from implementing pro-taxpayer initiates thanks to successful lobbying by contractors.
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Analysis
Revenue Issues at CBP Potentially Cost Taxpayers Billions
Long-standing issues at Customs and Border Protection have resulted in failures to collect appropriate duties, penalties, and interest from importers, potentially costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
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Analysis
Challenge to False Claims Act Falls Flat at House Hearing
A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing examining possible changes to the incentive structure of the False Claims Act. Most of the potential changes consisted of either decreasing the liability of perpetrators or making it harder for whistleblowers to file lawsuits.
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Analysis
What is Going on Behind the Attacks on SIGAR?
These are dangerous days for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, whose investigation of waste and wrongdoing in the $113 billion effort to rebuild Afghanistan— particularly of an overpriced gas station—has unleashed a firestorm of criticism.
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Analysis
CIA Watchdog Finds Abuses in Use of Independent Contractors
A newly released Inspector General audit found the CIA broke the law in its hiring and managing its independent contractors. The agency might also have overpaid for the services.
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AnalysisMOX Contractor Slammed for Poor Performance
Documents FOIA’d and released by Savannah River Site Watch reveal the contractor in charge of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication (MOX) project is not performing at the level needed to successfully complete the project.
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Analysis
Plaintiffs Protest PACER Pricing
A proposed class action lawsuit alleges the office that runs the PACER court-document access system has been ripping off users for years.
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AnalysisF-35 Chief Struggles to Justify Block Buy
F-35 program officials, including Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, want Congress to approve a “block buy” of F-35s, which they claim can lock in savings. But recent government reports from the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Government Accountability Office que...
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Analysis
DoD Proposes Increasing Employee Spending Limits
The DoD recently proposed legislation to increase the micro-purchase threshold from $3,000 to $10,000. Past abuses of purchase cards highlight the risks of increasing this limit.
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AnalysisSenator Demands Clarification About F-35’s Close Air Support Role
Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) demanded an explanation from F-35 officials about conflicting statements regarding whether the new plane is or isn’t designed to eventually replace the A-10.