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VA Whistleblowers Receive Public Servant of the Year Award
The Office of Special Counsel celebrated the role of whistleblowers across the country in honoring three physicians who blew the whistle at VA medical centers, reflecting positive changes at the OSC.
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Former Senate Investigator to Lead POGO’s New Congressional Oversight Initiative
Justin Rood, a former Senate investigator and award-winning journalist, has joined the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) to direct its new Congressional Oversight Initiative.
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DOJ Announces Record-Setting Year for Fraud Recovery
Fiscal year 2014 was a record-setting year for fraud recoveries under the False Claims Act: the Department of Justice clawed back nearly $5.7 billion in taxpayer money.
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Treasury Nominee Eligible for “Revolving Door” Rewards
Antonio Weiss, President Obama’s nominee for a senior post at the Treasury Department, could receive a variety of financial benefits from his current Wall Street employer if he’s confirmed for the position, according to newly posted ethics records.
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CMRR-NF Cancelled, but Questions Linger
The Department of Energy cancelled plans to construct the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement – Nuclear Facility (CMRR-NF). DOE plans to update existing facilities and to construct modular facilities, but questions still linger.
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AnalysisPentagon Still Plans to Blow Through Its Allowance
An independent budget watchdog has analyzed the Pentagon's budget plans, and found that it is underestimating its long-term costs.
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Audit Faults State Dept’s Kabul Embassy Security Management
An audit by the State Department’s Inspector General found lapses in the Department’s oversight of a contract with Aegis Defense Services for protection of the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Nuclear Contractor Used Taxpayer Dollars to Lobby for Taxpayer Dollars
The Department of Energy Inspector General has confirmed allegations that the contractor managing Sandia National Laboratory illegally used taxpayer dollars to lobby Department officials and Members of Congress for a contract extension.
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AnalysisThe Fight Over the A-10 May Just Be Beginning
Despite strong provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act, as passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate Armed Services Committee, Bloomberg is reporting this morning that the Chairmen and Ranking Minority Members of the House and Senate Armed Service...
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SEAL Team 6 Veterans Face Flak While Former SecDef Skates
SEAL Team 6 veterans Matt Bissonnette and the SEAL known as the “Shooter” are facing a backlash from the military over going public with their accounts about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is reportedly receiving lighter treatme...
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Maersk Settles Alleged Contract Fraud for $8.7M
Danish shipping giant Maersk pays $8.7 million to settle claim of defrauding the U.S. government on a contract to supply the military in Afghanistan.
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Acquisition Reform Seems More Like Industry Wish List
Acquisition reform is a hot buzz phrase, but the latest proposal by the New Democrat Coalition reads like a contracting lobbyist's talking points. Contracting improvements are needed, but the government shouldn't invite contractors to run the store and gut accountability measu...