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AnalysisAir Force CoS’s Conflicting Statements on the F-35
The Air Force Chief of Staff is caught telling two different tales about the F-35.
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Analysis
Lockheed Gets Off Far Too Easy for Illegal Lobbying
Lockheed Martin has been fined over $750 million for contract mismanagement in the last decade, but continues to show little regard for the rules.
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AnalysisPentagon Will Test F-35 Against A-10
Implementing a recommendation from POGO's Center for Defense Information, the Department of Defense announced that they will conduct a fly off between the A-10 and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to determine if the $1.4 trillion program demonstrates that it can perform th...
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AnalysisDesign for the Mission, Not the Gadgets: Interview with A-10 Designer Pierre Sprey
In a recent interview on the James T. Harris show A-10 designer Pierre Sprey describes the platform's inception, his role in Col. John Boyd's fighter mafia, and why the F-35 will not be a suitable replacement to perform the close air support mission.
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Analysis
Former CRS Researcher Calls for Public Access
Concerns about making Congressional Research Service reports public are unfounded according to former CRS employee.
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AnalysisAnimas River Release: 143 Years in the Making
The Animas River release in Colorado highlights the damage caused by archaic hard rock mining laws that allow corporations to mine freely without any responsibility for clean-up.
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AnalysisWhat Will Modernizing the Nuclear Weapons Complex Cost?
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the nuclear weapons complex reveals incomplete cost estimates for major projects, large fluctuations in the budget, inadequate funding for overdue maintenance, and poor data on critical facilities.
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Analysis
Americans Need Greater Extractive Industry Transparency
A letter from a leading economist illustrates that releasing more data on the extraction of resources from public lands does not harm companies in the competitive marketplace.
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Analysis
SEC Stands Up for Whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued guidance to clarify that employees in the corporate world are entitled to protections against retaliation even if they only blow the whistle internally to their employers.
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Analysis
Preventing a New Chapter of “Vacuous” Oversight
A new comparative analysis found that DoD IG oversight of Afghanistan is a woefully inadequate substitute for the work the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) performs exposing waste, fraud, and abuse in Afghanistan.
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Analysis
Yes, America’s Psychologists Abetted Torture Interrogations
The American Psychological Association is holding its annual meeting under the shadow of a new report on the Association and CIA torture, and a host of serious oversight questions.
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Analysis
All Means All: Departments Must Stop Restricting OIG Access
When does “all” not mean “all”? Watchdogs throughout the federal government are confronting this question in the wake of new legal opinion at the Department of Justice.