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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

The Scam Wall Street Learned from the Mafia
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone

The World's Most Powerful Accountant Steps Down
Jonathan Well, Bloomberg 

National Security

U.S. Navy Finds More LCS-1 Issues During Special Trials
Michael Fabey, Aviation Week

F-16 Co-Designer Claims F-22's Glues Causing Hypoxia
Defense Tech

House Defense Chief to Boehner, Pentagon: You Suck
Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room

Pentagon Expansion of Acquisition Staff Hurt by Funding Uncertainties
Charles S. Clark, Government Executive

Pentagon Needs Greater Authority to Issue Bonuses, Report Says
Amanda Palleschi, Government Executive

AFSOC Relieves Osprey Commander; 'Roll Off' May Have Caused CV-22 Crash
Richard Whittle, Aol Defense

Whistleblower Issues

IRS to Review Whistleblower Program for Speed, Quality
Jessica Dye and Patrick Temple-West, Reuters

Government Oversight

Congress: Do We Need All Those GAO Reports?
Amber Corrin, Federal Computer Week

Nuclear Weapons

Administration Defends Nuclear Modernization
Donna Cassata, The Associated Press