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Analysis
POGO Letter to VA Secretary Prompts Congressional Action
The Representatives from Arizona sent a letter to Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson requesting an investigation into allegations POGO reported last week regarding the new interim director of the VA Southwest Health Care Network who allegedly retaliated against a whistleblower i...
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Analysis
It’s That Time Again—The False Claims Act is Under Attack
A House hearing will look at the False Claims Act, which protects the federal government from fraud by companies and individuals, but some groups are calling for cuts to the law's most important provisions.
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Analysis
When the Administration Asks Itself to Declassify
In preparing a recent report, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board demonstrated an unusual mode of declassification. In this case, the process was remarkably productive, and it may offer a precedent for future declassification efforts.
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AnalysisHow Much Does an F-35 Actually Cost?
The F-35 is not just the most expensive warplane ever, it's the most expensive weapons program ever. But to find out exactly how much a single F-35 costs, we analyzed the newest and most authoritative data.
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Analysis
House Committee Investigating Commerce IG Todd Zinser
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is conducting a bipartisan investigation into allegations that Department of Commerce Inspector General Todd Zinser has failed to discipline two of his closest aides, who were found to have intimidated employees that they p...
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Analysis
U.S. Efforts to Standup Afghan Air Force Still Falling Down
Congress and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction are recommending that the Pentagon halt transfers of additional C-130s because current aircraft are not being fully utilized.
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AnalysisU.S. Using Unsafe Burn Pit in Afghanistan—Again
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction found unsafe and illegal solid waste disposal practices at Shindand Airbase.
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Analysis
Official Gets Waiver to Oversee Obamacare Contractor
A veteran of the health insurance industry has been granted a waiver to oversee his former company while he plays a leading role in the government’s efforts to implement Obamacare.
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Analysis
President Obama Must Seek Resignation of NRC’s Magwood
POGO wrote to President Obama urging him to seek NRC Commissioner William Magwood's immediate resignation in light of the Commissioner's acceptance of the head job for a pro-industry association. Magwood has stated his intent to stay on at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for...
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Analysis
POGO’s Director of Public Policy Moves to Head New Organization
Angela Canterbury, Director of Public Policy at the Project On Government Oversight since 2010, is moving on from our organization to a new role as Executive Director for Council for a Livable World, its Candidate Fund, and its sister think tank, the Center for Arms Control an...
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AnalysisA Big Week for the F-35?
The largest defense program in U.S. history—the F-35—is facing two critical events this coming week.
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Analysis
Blackwater and the “Subservient” State Department
The recent revelation of a Blackwater employee's death threat to a State Department official is further evidence of the government's subservience to contractors.