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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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Analysis
VA Whistleblowers Recount Retaliation for Voicing Concerns
Four Veterans Affairs whistleblowers from across the country told a House committee they had experienced harsh retaliation from superiors after they voiced concerns about the effectiveness and quality of health care for veterans.
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AnalysisA Blatant Example of Pointless Government Secrecy
For a blatant example of the Obama Administration's ludicrous secrecy practices, look no further than this 2013 Pentagon audit of a program to supply aircraft to Afghanistan.
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Analysis
C-27A Shining Example of the Billions Wasted in Afghanistan
The $486 million G222 aircraft program demonstrates how wasteful and dubious American efforts at equipping the Afghan Air Force have been to date.
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Analysis
House Report Faults TSA Security Marking in Air Marshal Case
A House Oversight Committee report on the Transportation Security Administration’s use of the “Sensitive Security Information” pseudo-classification found that TSA has had “organizational problems” with the application of the SSI designation dating back to 2004.
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AnalysisHouse Continues Overspending Spree with New Defense Bill
Last week, the House approved its largest annual individual spending bill, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2015. While the House adopted some common-sense reform amendments, the bill adds more than $3 billion in funding for unnecessary procurement programs.
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Analysis
DoD IG Reviews Federal Program to Combat Human Trafficking
The DoD Inspector General has released a report on the Combating Trafficking in Persons program, which is meant to implement the DoD's zero-tolerance policy regarding human trafficking.
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Analysis
VA Inspector General Wrong To Demand POGO Records
Guest blogger Celia Viggo Wexler, a public interest advocate and former journalist, argues that journalism, the public, and whistleblowers will benefit if the VA drops its demand for POGO’s records.
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Analysis
High-Speed Trading Cop Used to Represent Wall Street Giants
A senior regulatory official tasked with policing U.S. financial markets and high-speed trading used to represent firms with a major stake in the government’s oversight of those matters, according to an ethics disclosure form obtained by the Project On Government Oversight.
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Analysis
Senators Press Defense Secretary on KBR Litigation
Three senators are demanding answers from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel about a long-running legal battle between KBR and National Guardsmen who claim the company exposed them to toxic chemicals in Iraq.
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AnalysisTwo Relevant Pieces on the A-10 Controversy
In the last few days, David Axe’s “War Is Boring” website ran two useful and highly relevant pieces about the A-10 close air support aircraft, Capitol Hill defense-think, and the B-1B bomber—the latter touted by the Air Force as a suitable replacement for the former.
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Analysis
POGO Wins Journalism Prizes
The Project On Government Oversight won prizes Tuesday for business journalism and investigative reporting. The Dateline Awards were conferred by the Society of Professional Journalists’ Washington, D.C., chapter.
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Analysis
Government Demands Whistleblower Organization’s Encrypted Files
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) in-house watchdog has demanded that the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) turn over all information it has collected related to abuses and mismanagement at VA medical facilities, according to a subpoena delivered to POGO May 30.