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.
Whistleblower Issues
Classified Pentagon report upholds Thomas Drake's complaints about NSA
R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post
IRS red tape, old guard slow whistleblowing on corporate tax cheats
Michael Hudson, iWatch News
National Security
Building The U.S. Navy's Taj Mahal
Michael Fabey, Ares
U.S. Air Force on a Mission to Save Money
Sandra Erwin, National Defense
Afghan drawdown looms over Petraeus CIA hearing
Phil Stewart, Reuters
Congressional Oversight
U.S. AK-47s linked to Mexican attorney's slaying
Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times
Financial Oversight
After SEC Settlement With JPMorgan, Will Other Banks Pay Too?
Jake Bernstein and Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica
SEC tightens reins on hedge funds
David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post
Our top ten perks of the 2011 proxy season!
Michelle Leder, footnoted
Natural Resources
Transocean Report Blames BP for Gulf Spill
John Schwartz, The New York Times
House Panel Fast-Tracks Bill to Divest EPA of Regulatory Power Over Water
Paul Quinlan, Greenwire
House Votes to Streamline Clean-Air Permits for Oil-Drilling Projects
Tennille Tracy, The Wall Street Journal
Transocean charged with $1.8 billion tax evasion in Norway
Associated Press
Nuclear Safety
The NRC In Action
Dave Lochbaum, All Things Nuclear
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