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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 |
National Security
New Drone has No Pilot Anywhere, So Who's Accountable?
W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times
Lockheed F-35 Said to be Cut by 13 Planes in Pentagon's Budget
Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg
Panetta Jumps Into Budget Fray with Plan to Cut Billions in Military Spending
Jeremy Herb, The Hill
Puncturing the Hot Air Balloons on Defense Spending
R. Jeffrey Smith, iWatch News
Targeting Waste
Mark Thompson, Battleland
Whistleblower Issues
Oil Spill Cleanup Whistleblower Sues BP for Retaliation
Corporate Whistleblower Blog
Financial Oversight
Stanford Told 'Lie After Lie' to Investors, U.S. Prosecutor Says
Andrew Harris, Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Tom Schoenberg, Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch Fined $1 Million for Bonus Clawbacks
Ben Protess, The New York Times
Stanford Invented Offshore Bank's U.K. Insurer, Prosecutor Says
Andrew Harris and Laurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg
Government Accountability
Arlington Cemetery Trying to Account for Missing $12 Million
Christian Davenport, The Washington Post
Public Health
Federal Regulators Have Failed to Act on Toxic Chemical, Report Says
Chris Hamby, iWatch News
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