Where there's smoke, there's fire. POGO's Morning Smoke is a collection of the previous day's 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.
Watching the Watchdogs
Hearing: "Watching the Watchers: The Need for Systemic Reforms and Independence of the State Department Inspector General"
House Foreign Affairs Committee
POGO's Jake Wiens will be tweeting the hearing, follow @POGOBlog starting at 10 am
Watchdogs caught nuzzling and wagging tails; auditor sales pitches exposed
David S. Hilzenrath, Political Economy
Oil Spill
"Safety" Bonuses for Deepwater Horizon Rig Owner?
Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones
U.S. says no deal with BP as it seeks to drill again
Mica Rosenberg and Ayesha Rascoe, Reuters
Financial Oversight
Who's Too Big To Fail?
Jacob Goldstein, Planet Money
Fed Help Kept Banks Afloat, Until It Didn’t
Binyamin Appelbaum and Jo Craven McGinty, New York Times
Department of Defense
Darpa: We Have Conflicts of Interest All the Time
Spencer Ackerman and Noah Shachtman, Danger Room
Probe: No ‘causal relation’ between Army commander, Afghan killings
Craig Whitlock, Washington Post
Should Canada reconsider its F-35 purchase?
Winslow Wheeler, Embassy
In Case You Missed It
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