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.
Nuclear Agency Is Criticized as Too Close to Its Industry
Tom Zeller Jr., The New York Times
The Nuclear Cost Shell Game
Stephen Leahy, IPS
Panetta’s challenge: Slimming down the Pentagon
Gordon Adams, The Will and the Wallet
Critics continue efforts to chip away at the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun
Sponsors Of Oil-Drilling Expansion Bill Received $8.8 Million In Industry Contributions
Sam Stein, Huffpost Politics
Monitor Group admits breaking federal law with illegal lobbying for Libya
Michael Richardson, Boston Progressive Examiner
Former Special Counsel Bloch sues fed officials
Stephen Losey, Federal Times
Ghostwriting
The murky world of academic ghostwriting
Julia Belluz, Macleans OnCampus
POGO in Action
Pentagon Watchdog Should Investigate DARPA Conflicts
Image: Andrea Kirkby
Every Friday, POGO will strive to make one document available that we or others have obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), especially documents that have not previously been posted online. Some of these documents will be more important than others, some may only be of historical interest— although relevance is in the eye of the beholder. POGO is doing this to highlight the importance of open government and FOIA throughout the year.
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