Morning Smoke: Afghan Reconstruction IG Says Agency is Finally Going to Get Tough

MORNING SMOKE

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

Director: Agency to get Aggressive with Fraud, Waste in Afghanistan
Neil Shea, Stars and Stripes

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

The Big Test for the FCPA's Foreign Official Definition?
Christopher Matthews, The Wall Street Journal

2011 Enforcement Index
The FCPA Blog

Government Oversight

Obama to Appoint Corday as Head of Consumer Bureau
Julia Edwards, Government Executive

National Security

Air Force Will Lose Hundreds of Planes in New Pentagon Plan
Spencer Ackerman and Noah Shachtman, Danger Room

Pentagon Pushes for Tougher Management Role in F-35
Colin Clark, Aol Defense

Financial Oversight

Regulators Inching Forward on Dodd-Frank Rules
Alexandra Alper, Reuters

U.S. Charges 3 Swiss Bank Employees with Aiding Tax Evasion
David Jolly, The New York Times

Life Partners Sued by SEC in Disclosure Case; Shares Fall 20%
Jesse Hamilton, Businessweek