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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 |
Public Health
Dangerous Medical Devices: Most Medical Implants Have Never Been Tested for Safety
Consumer Reports Magazine
Whistleblower Issues
Fight Night on the Whistleblower Panel
Samuel Rubenfeld, The Wall Street Journal
Contract Oversight
Senators to Grill Agencies Over Insourcing, Outsourcing Practices
Sarah Chacko, Federal Times
Better Auditing for Better Contracting, Eight Recommendations
Pratap Chatterjee, Center for American Progress
Lawmakers Challenge Limit on Defense Employment
Eric Yoder, The Washington Post
Nation Security
U.S. Sees Lifetime Cost of F-35 Fighter at $1.45 Trillion
Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters
Ex-DoD Official Sentenced in Ga. for Bribery
Greg Bluestein, Navy Times
Billions of Dollars and Where Has it Gotten Them?
R. Jeffrey Smith, The Hill
Pentagon Approves Lockheed F-35 for Continued Development
Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg
Fleet Size Hovers Around 300 Ships in New U.S. Navy Plan
Christopher P. Cavas, Defense News
Rep. Jones, Widows Seek Exoneration for Marine Pilots in 2000 Osprey Crash
Jeremy Herb, The Hill
Financial Oversight
MF Global Execs Ignorance, Silence Stymie Congress
Sarah N. Lynch and Aruna Viswanatha, Reuters
Open Government
When is a FOIA Portal Not a FOIA Portal?
Anne L. Weismann, CREW
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