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A Taxpayers' Guide to Pentagon Pork
Defense expert Winslow Wheeler, one of the newest additions to the...
A Peek at Pentagon Pork: A Taxpayers' Guide
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Ronald P.
Senators slam VA on mental health appointments - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times armytimes.com
Concerned with continuing problems faced by veterans in obtaining timely mental health care appointments, senators plan to ask the Veterans Affairs Department’s Inspector General to examine the issue and requested that VA...
Charles
Investigating White-Collar Crime With A Blue-Collar Approach
Recent Article By Piper-PI, in Memphis
Special to the Web fraud-magazine.com
Investigating white-collar crime with a blue-collar approach Charles E. Piper, CFE, CFS, CRT May/June 2012 FraudBasics: Fundamentals for all I grew up on Chicago's south side during the early 1960s where I was raised around...
Andre
Four Watchdog Positions Have Been Vacant for More than 1,000 Days
Read and share our new infographic to learn more about the importance of inspectors general.
Infographic: Where Are All the Watchdogs? getinvolved.pogo.org
Federal inspectors general provide key oversight to major government agencies, but four offices of inspectors general have leadership vacancies that have persisted for over 1,000 days.
Ronald P.
pIn a 51-47 vote, 43 Senate Republicans and four Democrats filibustered to protect $24 billion in tax breaks for Big Oil. Although a majority voted for Sen. Robert Menendez’s (D-NJ) bill, it fell short of the 60 needed. The only two Republicans to break rank were Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe [...]/p
Andre
23 of 100 FOIA Requests Didn't Even Receive Acknowledgment of the Request
For Sunshine Week, POGO analyzed 100 FOIA requests that we sent as part of our research on government contracting. Government agencies ...
SUNSHINE WEEK: Many Agencies Violate FOIA's 20 Day Requirement pogoblog.typepad.com
By ANDREW WYNER The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is one of the most powerful tools to pry public information out of the federal government. But while FOIA requires agencies to respond to a request for information within 20...
Andre
After Gulf Spill, BP Got a $300 Million Raise from the Pentagon
Some banks are too big to fail, but some contractors are too big to debar or suspend. The Pentagon relies on BP for a huge amount of ...
The scorn heaped upon BP (BP) Plc following the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history in 2010 wasn't echoed at the U.S. Defense Department (USBODEFN) . It stepped up purchases from the London-based company, making it the Pentag
Andre
Do you think foreigners should be able to contribute to U.S. political campaigns?
POGO's Ben Freeman was part of a panel of experts The New York Times asked to comment about whether non-citizens should be able to ...
This case is not about the free speech rights of foreigners. It's about money and whether foreigners should be able to use it to influence U.S. politics. By Ben Freeman.
Andre
House Whistleblower Bill Sails out of Committee with Unanimous Bipartisan Support
POGO has been working hard to get the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act passed, and this week it moved one step closer. Hooray!
Victory! House Whistleblower Bill Sails out of Committee with... pogoblog.typepad.com
With what Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) said was a "tremendous spirit of bipartisanship" yesterday, members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform unanimously passed the "Platts-Van Hollen...
Dana
Story: Wounded Whistleblower's Story of Retaliation Underscores Need for Reforms
Check out POGO's interview with Mike Helms, a whistleblower who exposed the military’s shabby treatment of civilians who sustain ...
On a hot, parched day in June 2004, a convoy of Humvees was making its way across Iraq’s Sunni Triangle when a roadside bomb exploded, mangling the head vehicle and knocking lead gunman Mike Helms unconscious. The force of the...
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In October 2000, Congressman Denis J. Kucinich introduced in the House of Representatives a bill, which would oblige the American...
of space based weapons. In this bill, the definition of a weapons system included:
... through the use of land-based, sea- based, or ...
Electromagnetic and Informational Weapons: globalresearch.ca
In October 2000, Congressman Denis J. Kucinich introduced in the House of Representatives a bill, which would oblige the American president to engage in negotiations aimed at the ban of space based weapons. In this bill, the...
Suzanne
Very interested in POGO and am on your mailing list. How do I approach you with a story I'm sure you'd like to know about?
We are here: http://www.CointelproToday.orgWanting to expose gov't corruption in using people as human guinea pigs, without their ...
Andre
Check out POGO's New Facepalm Awards
As part of POGO's new Un-Do Influence campaign, we are giving out facepalm ratings to the most egregious examples of conflicts of ...
Un-Do Influence: Fear the Facepalm! pogoblog.typepad.com
Ratings Guide 4 = Stupefying example of everything that's wrong with the system. 3 = Outrageous; shameless, even. 2 = Worthy of rebuke. 1 = Even if there’s no conflict of interest, appearances matter. By JOE NEWMAN From...
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