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.
Revolving Door
Revolver
Gabriel Sherman, New York Magazine
Bart Stupak: From Pharma Watchdog To Lobbyist
Ed Silverman, Pharmalot
Natural Resources
Oil Companies Try to Wriggle out of Law Requiring Disclosure of Payments to Foreign Governments
AllGov
AP IMPACT: BP buys Gulf Coast millions in gear
Michael Kunzelman, Mike Schneider, and Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press
Study: Gas from ‘fracking’ worse than coal on climate
Ben Geman, The Hill
Government Corruption
Jean Schmidt defamation suit in 3rd year
Alex Isenstadt, Politico
Contract Oversight
Whoops: Estimate on number of DHS contract employees off by 100,000 or so
Sean Reilly, FedLine
Legislation would reorganize Federal Acquisition Institute
Robert Brodsky, Government Executive
Defense Spending
Sources: Defense bill has no funds for second F-35 engine
John T. Bennett, The Hill
See also: GE's JSF Alternate Engine Ad Mischaracterizes GAO Report
Navy Setting Up Contract Fraud Investigation Unit
John Reed, DoDBuzz
U.S. Projects More Than $46 Billion in Arms Exports in 2011
Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg
Welding Flaw Led To Crack in LCS-1 Hull
John Reed, DoDBuzz
The bipartisan consensus on U.S. military spending
Glenn Greenwald, Salon
Financial Oversight
JPMorgan Accused of Breaking Its Duty to Clients
Louise Story, New York Times
Media Access to Government Information Conference (MAGIC)
POGO Executive Director Danielle Brian participates in a panel discussion at 3:15
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