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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
What Price Freedom? LCS-1 Leaves Dry Dock Amid Questions About Worthiness
Michael Fabey, Aviation Week
Navy Praises LCS 3, But More Storm Clouds Gather
Philip Ewing, DoD Buzz
Amendment Puts Spotlight on Pentagon Propaganda
Gregory Korte, USA Today
Akin Makes Unsuccessful Attempt to Tie F-35 Funding to Setting Fighter's Operational Date
Jeremy Herb, The HIll
Lawmakers: Don't Even Think About Closing Bases
Rick Maze, Navy Times
Whistleblower Issues
Acting Pentagon IG Answers Critics of Record on Whistleblowers
Charles S. Clark, Government Executive
Whistleblower Protection Bill Clears Senate
Charles S. Clark, Government Executive
Senators Demand Answers on Behalf of Military Whistleblowers
Aaron Mehta, iWatch News
Financial Oversight
Avoiding the Next Big Bailout
Victoria McGrane, The Wall Street Journal
Volcker Defends a Rule Bearing His Name
Ben Protess, The New York Times
Public Health
American Pain Foundation Shuts Down as Senators Launch Investigation of Prescription Narcotics
Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, ProPublica
Government Oversight
Congress: The TSA is Wasting Hundreds of Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
Tech Dirt
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