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POGO’s experts push policymakers to enact commonsense reforms that tackle waste, corruption, and abuse of power; hold those who’ve violated the public trust accountable; protect our constitutional rights; and make the government work for all people.
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AnalysisVisualizing 20 Years of Contractor Misconduct
POGO's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database comes alive in an online interactive graph.
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AnalysisNuclear Weapons Complex Misconduct by the Numbers
POGO's recently re-launched Federal Contractor Misconduct Database sheds new light on waste, fraud, and abuse by nuclear weapons complex contractors.
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Safety Board Slams Pantex for Lax Emergency Preparedness
Pantex's disaster preparedness problems include a lack of training for staff, poor communication with public safety personnel, and inefficient decision-making tools for emergencies.
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AnalysisHow the System Went After a War Hero
When the Army turned against its own for blowing the whistle on a dysfunctional hostage recovery process, POGO helped whistleblower Lt. Col. Jason Amerine assemble a guerrilla army of congressional supporters, attorneys at Katz, Marshall and Banks, and a few courageous militar...
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Leaders of Xarelto Clinical Trial Reaffirm Conclusions
After reviewing a clinical trial of the blood thinner Xarelto to see if defective testing devices affected the results, leaders of the trial reaffirm their original conclusions.
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Drawing a Bead on Contractor Misconduct
Last month's announcement that defense contractor L-3 Communications will pay over $25 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit for selling defective gun sights left us with mixed feelings.
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Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back as FBI Launches “eFOIA”
The FBI has created a new online portal for FOIA requests. Unfortunately, the potential benefits of the system are overshadowed by arbitrary and unnecessary restrictions to submitting the FOIA requests.
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AnalysisF-35 Officials Prove Need for Cyber Testing by Cancelling One
The F-35 Program Office accidentally proves the need for realistic cyber-testing when it cancels just such a test.
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AnalysisDoD Task Force Blew $150 Million on Posh Digs
The Pentagon task force responsible for the $43 million gas station in Afghanistan now stands accused of wasting millions on lavish private housing.
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Marines Mishandle Information-Mishandling Case
Another example of the double standard within the armed services for infractions regarding classified information.
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AnalysisDrug Problems: European Regulator Investigating Trial Led by FDA Nominee
European regulator EMA is investigating a clinical trial of the blood thinner Xarelto, which Robert Califf, President Obama’s nominee for FDA commissioner, helped lead.
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: There are Still No Good Options for Intelligence Community Whistleblowers
Serious and systemic problems continue to exist in the intelligence community's accountability system. Current laws and policies are nowhere near sufficient, as shown by a recent report by the PEN America Center.