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MORNING SMOKE

Where there's smoke, there's fire. POGO's Morning Smoke is a collection of the freshest investigations, scoops, and opinions related to the world of government oversight. Have a story you'd like to see included? Contact POGO's blog editor.

Financial Oversight

Promises Made, and Remade, by Firms in SEC Fraud Cases
Edward Wyatt, The New York Times

SEC Uses "Because I Said So" Tactic with Judge Rakoff
Matt Levine, DealBreaker

Energy Oversight

Report Faults Energy Dept. for Handling of Stalled Electric Transmission Line
Steven Mufson, The Washington Post

Keystone XL Pipeline Decision to be Investigated
John M. Broder, The New York Times

Contract Oversight

Counterfeit Chips Plague Pentagon Weapons Systems
R. Jeffrey Smith, iWatch News

National Security

Pentagon Use of Retired Officers as 'Mentors' Plummets
Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today

Stealth Jet Won't be Ready for Combat Until 2018
David Axe, Danger Room

War Bribes: Oregon Businessman Wanted to get "Filthy Stinking Rich," now Linked to Bribery Case
Corey Pein, Willamette Week

Chart Attack
Mark Thompson, Battleland

Vulnerabilities Give Hackers Ability to Open Prison Cells from Afar
Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica

Government Oversight

Conflict-of-Interest Rules Could Expand
Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer

Auditors Blast DHS' $1.5 Billion Border Plan
Aliya Sternstein, NextGov