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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. |
Contract Oversight
The All-Time 10 Worst Military Contracting Boondoggles
Adam Weinstein, Mother Jones
Tierney Readies Bill Creating Special Inspector General
John T. Bennett, The Hill
National Security
Homeland Security Department: 'Colossal, Inefficient Boondoggle'
Joan Johnson-Freese, Aol Defense
How Private Firms Have Cashed in on the Climate of Fear Since 9/11
Paul Harris, The Guardian
Leaked Cable: Ex-Blackwater Guards Kept Working in Iraq
AFP, The Raw Story
Energy Issues
Skepticism Directed at Study of Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing
Mireya Navarro, The New York Times
Haliburton: BP Hid Info that Might have Prevented Spill
Tom Fowler, The Houston Chronicle
Financial Oversight
U.S. Sues Major Banks Over Frannie, Freddie Losses
Brady Dennis, Steven Mufson and Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post
A Different Story Emerges on SEC Record Purges
David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post
Regulators Seek Trading Secrets
Sarah N. Lynch and Jonathan Spicer, Reuters
Banks: Paying Off One Government Bailout with Another
Heidi N. Moore, Marketplace
Open Government
Leak Offers Look at Efforts by U.S. to Spy on Israel
Scott Shane, The New York Times
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