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Analysis
No More Excuses for Failing to Downblend
If the government sped up dismantlement and highly enriched uranium downblending efforts, the United States and the world would be a safer place—and the government might make a few (million) dollars, too.
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Analysis
Billions of Dollars in Federal Spending Not Reported
A June report from the Government Accountability Office reveals that federal agencies underreported $619 billion in grants and other federal assistance spending during FY 2012 to the USAspending.gov website.
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Analysis
Charles Lewis’ New Book Looks at the Lies Your President Told You and Other Mistruths
Charles Lewis’ new book, 935 Lies—The Future of Truth and the Decline of America’s Moral Integrity, expands upon a Center for Public Integrity project that tracked the number of false statements that the President George W. Bush administration told in the two-year build up to ...
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Analysis
Should Contractor FOIA Objections be Labeled?
Improvements to FOIA are moving through Congress, and one additional change is needed--the public should be informed when contractors object to the release of information to the public.
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Analysis
DynCorp Sued for Overcharging Anti-Terrorism Program
Last week, the public learned that DynCorp International is being sued for defrauding the Army on a narco-terrorism contract, the same contract on which a Pentagon audit found over $100 million in improper charges.
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Analysis
Investigative Reporter Dan Moldea Comes Clean in ‘Confessions of a Guerrilla Writer’
Investigative reporter Dan Moldea has had a decorated, if not controversial, career as a muckraker. His book, Confessions of a Guerrilla Writer, is one part memoir and one part history lesson.
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AnalysisLockheed’s Response to NYT Editorial was Misleading
POGO's Danielle Brian and Winslow Wheeler joined Pierre Sprey, the co-designer of the F-16 and A-10, in writing a letter to the editor of the New York Times concerning a recent editorial about the troubles with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Analysis
Government Not Open to Journalists
While touting its accomplishments in opening the government, the Obama Administration stays silent on complaints from reporters about restricted access to government officials.
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Analysis
Past Performance Compliance Improving but Far from Perfect
According to the GAO, the federal agencies are getting better at reporting contractor past performance data but are still falling short of White House goals.
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Analysis
Whistleblowers Silenced by Non-Disclosure Agreements
The Project On Government Oversight, along with more than 50 other organizations, wrote to the SEC urging them to take action against financial companies whose employees are forced to sign non-disclosure agreements that violate their whistleblower protections. This comes after...
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Analysis
Obama Cracks Down on “Low Road” Contracting
President Barack Obama signed an executive order Thursday that struck a major blow against federal contractors who repeatedly violate wage, safety, and discrimination laws.
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AnalysisAt VA, Complaint Couched in Humor Was a Punishable Offense
VA employee and whistleblower Stuart Kallio was reprimanded for sending a satirical email in which he imagined his life as a “Homeless Supervisor” after his cubicle was given to someone else.