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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 |
National Security
Lies, Damned Lies, and the Pentagon's Latest Budget Numbers
Winslow Wheeler, Battleland
Marines Push Quietly, But Hard, For Navy to Replace C-2s with V-22s
Richard Whittle, Aol Defense
Canada Caps F-35 Funding After Audit
David Pugliese, Defense News
Sequestration Could Be Left to Lame-Duck U.S. Congress
Kate Brannen, Defense News
Navy Jet Crashes into Virginia Apartments, At Least 9 Hurt
Charles Abbott, Reuters
Open Government
Advocates of the Plain Writing Act Prod Federal Agencies to Keep it Simple
Lisa Rein, The Washington Post
Government Oversight
More Details on GSA Employee Awards Store
Timothy R. Smith, The Washington Post
Senate Appropriations Chief Pledges GSA Conference Investigation
Alexandra Jaffe, Government Executive
Lobbying
Limits on Lobbyists as Hosts? Simply Unworkable, They Say
Robert Pear, The New York Times
Nuclear Weapons
Los Alamos Manager's Performance on Plutonium Project Criticized
John Fleck, Albuquerque Journal
Financial Oversight
CEO Pay at AIG, GM, Ally Won't Rise This Year, Treasury Says
Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg
Public Health
Troubling Flaws in Heart Device Shake Implant Makers
Barry Meier and Katie Thomas, The New York Times
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