The Project on Government Oversight

Contractor performance data to become public, By Tom Spoth, Federal Times.com, August 6, 2010 

New law puts contractor performance in the public spotlight, By Matthew Weigelt, Washington Technology, August 5, 2010 

Defense Panel: Go For Broke, By Mandy Smithberger, Defence Professionals, August 4, 2010 

Despite Anger Over BP Spill, Washington Might Not Act, By Shashank Bengali and William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers, The Miami Herald, July 30, 2010 

Proposed conflict of interest rule is a lightning rod for criticism, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive (govexec.com), July 27, 2010 

Groups seek investigation over oil industry hire, By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press, Salon, July 21, 2010 

Intell chief denies charges of too many contractors, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week (FCW.com), July 20, 2010 

Obama Adm. Defends Hiring Of Ex-Health Insurance Exec To Oversee Reform , By Sam Stein , The Huffington Post, July 16, 2010 

Despite Obama's Lofty Words, Scientific Integrity Rules Are Lagging, By Dan Froomkin, The Huffington Post, July 9, 2010 

When National Politics and Home-State Economics Collide, By Rob Silverblatt, U.S. News and World Report, June 24, 2010 

Guard work defies easy labels, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, June 18, 2010 

Job door revolves despite fed rule; Career official walks thin line, By Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, June 16, 2010 

Dick Cheney's Last Laugh, By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones, June 10, 2010 

Before Deepwater Horizon Disaster – Wyomingites Had Key Roles in MMS, By Rone Tempest, Wyofile.com, June 2, 2010 

INFLUENCE GAME: Drilling regulators move from government to industry through revolving door, Associated Press, Fox News, May 26, 2010 

Report Details Ethics Violations Of Offshore Agency, With Brian Naylor, National Public Radio (NPR), May 25, 2010 

Former FEMA director's firm to help consult on flood, By Getahn Ward, The Tennessean.com, May 25, 2010 

Feds neglect to collect billions from big oil, By Scott Hiaasen and Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald, May 22, 2010 

Why Is BP Calling the Shots in the Gulf?, With Matt Gutman, ABC News with Diane Sawyer, May 21, 2010 

Conflict of Interest Worries Raised in Spill Tests, By Ian Urbina, The New York Times, May 20, 2010 

After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the history and regulatory changes concerning offshore drilling, With Kathleen Dunn, Wisconsin Public Radio, May 18, 2010 

Contract Overload: Multiple award procurements costing millions, With Jason Miller, Executive Editor, Federal News Radio, May 17, 2010 

Federal acquisition councils anticipate mandate to increase transparency, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, GovExec.com, May 13, 2010 

A plan to split offshore oil agency, With Brett Neely, Marketplace, May 11, 2010 

Rules, Revolving Doors and the Oil Industry, By The Editors, The New York Times; Room For Debate: A Running Commentary On The News, May 6, 2010 

Govt Agency: Offshore Drilling Regulator Understated Risks of Oil Spills in Plans to Expand Drilling, By Marian Wang, Propublica, May 5, 2010 

Inspecting For Trust: The Role Of Inspectors General, By Brian Naylor, National Public Radio (NPR), May 4, 2010 

Even the 'worst' open government plans include open source, By Amy Vernon, Network World, May 3, 2010 

Gulf Oil Spill Puts Spotlight on Regulator With Mixed Record, By Marian Wang, The ProPublica Blog, April 29, 2010 

Barofsky Says Criminal Charges Possible in Alleged AIG Coverup, By Bloomberg News, Editors: Michael Serrill, Beth Williams, San Francisco Chronicle, April 27, 2010 

POGO Takes Aim At Contractor Compensation, By Elizabeth Newell & Alyssa Rosenberg, GovExec.com, April 23, 2010 

GAO again faults Interior royalty collection efforts, By Ben Geman, The Hill's E2 Wire: Energy & Environment Blog, April 15, 2010 

GAO Report: Interior Fails to Accurately Track Oil and Gas Production on Federal Leases, By Noelle Straub, Greenwire, April 14, 2010 

Will U.S. Inaction on its own Nuclear Security Issues Compromise Summit Success?, By POGO's Peter Stockton and Ingrid Drake, Across the Aisle: Partnership For A Secure America's Bipartisan Foreign Policy and National Security Blog, April 7, 2010 

More jobs shift to feds under proposed guidance, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, April 4, 2010 

N.Y. Times still pays Obama's nominee to Army post; Lawyer would probe news leaks, By Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, April 1, 2010 

Reverse FOIA with a twist explained, With Tom Temin, Jane Norris and POGO's Mandy Smithberger, Federal News Radio, March 29, 2010 

Military Restructures Afghanistan Police Contract; Blackwater-Linked Army Office Stripped of Control, By Spencer Ackerman, The Washignton Independent, March 25, 2010 

Whistleblower Protection Legislation Will Help Some, but Not All, By Yana Kunichoff, Truthout.org, March 25, 2010 

How some retired military officers became well-paid consultants; Top military brass to hear review of 'mentors' program, By Tom Vanden Brook and Ken Dilanian, USA Today, March 24, 2010 

A missed opportunity for accountablity from the Obama administration, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week, March 24, 2010 

U.S. must get its nuclear house in order before April Security Summit, By POGO's Peter Stockton and Ingrid Drake, The Hill, March 23, 2010 

Senate confirms three nuclear power regulators, By Ben Geman, The Hill, March 19, 2010 

USPS official directs sole-source $4.5M contract to former colleague, By Stephen Losey, Federal Times, March 18, 2010 

Government Contractors' Free Ride Is Over; Serious accountability is here to stay at last., By POGO's Scott Amey and Danielle Brian, Forbes.com; Ethisphere, March 16, 2010 

Should NIH-Funded Researchers Be Required to Publicly Reveal Conflicts?, By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science.com, March 16, 2010 

The Nation: The Contractor Scofflaws, By William Greider, National Public Radio (NPR), March 8, 2010 

Pentagon panel has contractor contacts, By Ray Locker and Ken Dilanian, USA Today, March 1, 2010 

Should better paying contractors have a competitive advantage?, By Matthew Weigelt, Washington Technology, February 26, 2010 

Chronology-US Air Force tanker saga continues, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters, February 24, 2010 

Defense official example of revolving door between governing, lobbying, From Drew Griffin and Scott Bronstein, CNN Special Investigations Unit, CNN, February 23, 2010 

Watchdog Blasts Private Financial Regulators, By Andy Kroll, Mother Jones, February 23, 2010 

Obama nuke commission choice tells Senate he’s independent, By Ben Geman, The Hill, February 9, 2010 

Watchdog wants all Pentagon official's contacts with Raytheon, By Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe; Boston.com, February 8, 2010 

UPDATE: Auditor Warns Agency Budget Cut US Security Threat, By Ian Talley, Dow Jones Newswires, Fox News, Fox Business, February 5, 2010 

DoD’s Proposed Budget for FY 2011; Podcast with Robert Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, , DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable, February 2, 2010 

Obama's exports pick tied to arms makers, By Jim McElhatton, Washington Times, January 28, 2010 

Long Island Congressional Candidate Cited for Giving Up JP Morgan Whistleblower, By Michael Smallberg & Adam Zagorin, Politics Daily, January 28, 2010 

POGO: Contracting executive order a positive step, With Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, Federal News Radio, January 21, 2010 

Contract cons can exploit Transportation delay, By Jim McElhatton, Washington Times, January 13, 2010 

A Promise Broken on a vow to end no-bid contracts, By Wes Allison, PolitiFact.com; The St. Petersburg Times, January 6, 2010 

Obama Promise #30, By Wes Allison, St. Petersburg Times; PolitiFact.com, January 6, 2010 

GAO's Former Top Lawyer Grabs the Ax as Contract Chief, By Jenna Greene, The National Law Journal; Law.com, January 5, 2010 

What To Do About CSAR, By Lee Benson, Rotor & Wing eMagazine, January 1, 2010 

Gun Blasts Bunker At LANL; Shock Physics Experiment Yields Surprise Results, By Phil Parker, Albuquerque Journal Northern Bureau, December 24, 2009 

Group Alleges Slack SEC Response To Internal Watchdog, By Fawn Johnson, Nasdaq; Dow Jones Newswires, December 17, 2009 

Group: SEC ices staff probes, By Eamon Javers, Politico, December 17, 2009 

OMB directs agencies to post more data online, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, December 13, 2009 

Former Blackwater Officials in NY Times: We Did Offbook Jobs for CIA, , , WKZO AM Radio, December 12, 2009 

Going Naked in Kabul, By Gail Collins, Opinion Piece, New York Times, December 11, 2009 

Army defends hiring of two former Bragg commanders, By Henry Cunningham, Fayetteville Observer (NC), December 10, 2009 

The Pentagon’s Latest Body Armor Debacle, By Corbin Hiar, , December 9, 2009 

Lawmakers slam office overseeing Afghan rebuilding, By Richard Lardner, Associated Press; GovExec.com, December 9, 2009 

Inouye's earmarks go to his donors, By Herbert Sample, Associated Press, December 9, 2009 

The Problem With Derivatives, By Nick Baumann, Mother Jones, December 8, 2009 

U.S. Seeks New Guards in Kabul, By August Cole, Wall Street Journal On-line, December 8, 2009 

State Department drops contractor involved in Embassy Kabul scandal, By Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy: The Cable, December 8, 2009 

ArmorGroup Loses Kabul Embassy Contract, By Daniel Schulman, Mother Jones, December 8, 2009 

Army mentoring deals bypass ethics law, By Ken Dilanian, Tom Vanden Brook and Ray Locker, USA Today, December 7, 2009 

New rules chafe defense industry, By Jen DiMascio, Politico, December 3, 2009 

Feds target misuse of stimulus cash, By Matt Kelley, USA Today, November 24, 2009 

Congresswoman Maxine Waters faces ethics probe, By Kitty Felde, 89.3 KPCV Southern California Public Radio, November 18, 2009 

Report hits Geithner over AIG bailout, By Eamon Javers, Politico, November 17, 2009 

The threat of nuclear meltdown, By Steve Hargreaves, CNNMoney.com, November 12, 2009 

Earmarks’ cash flow lifts firms, lobbyists, lawmakers, By Brian Bender, Boston Globe, November 12, 2009 

The Federal Drive, With Tom Temin & Jane Norris, Tuesday Morning Federal Newscast (WFED), November 10, 2009 

Two stimulus contractors suspended from government work, By Marcus Green, Louisville Courier-Journal, November 9, 2009 

Firms that donate to Inouye receive his earmarks, By Herbert Sample, Associated Press, The Buffalo News, November 2, 2009 

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Pork!, By Ben Elgin & Keith Epstein, Businessweek, October 29, 2009 

Nuclear regulator broke rules, says inspector general, By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, October 29, 2009 

'Don't wait until the bombs have fallen', By Jen DiMascio , Politico Click, October 29, 2009 

Seismic activity at the nuclear lab could result in deadly amounts of airborne plutonium, federal experts say, By Ralph Vartabedian, The Los Angeles Times, October 28, 2009 

Suspect contractors got stimulus contracts, , UPI.com, October 26, 2009 

Stimulus Contracts Go to Companies Under Criminal Investigation, By Michael Grabell, ProPublica, October 25, 2009 

Swine Flu Frustrations: Too Little Vaccine, Too Many Scare Tactics, By Deborah Kotz, US News & World Report, October 23, 2009 

Boos as Obama taps Yucca supporter, By Stephanie Tavares, Las Vegas Sun, October 21, 2009 

Eye Opener: What to watch with the stimulus, By Ed O’Keefe, Washington Post, Federal Eye/Online, October 20, 2009 

Contracting System Needs a Tune-Up, With Jim Williams and featuring POGO's Scott Amey, Federal News Radio 1500 AM, October 19, 2009 

The Acorn Standard, By Jeremy Scahill, The Nation, October 14, 2009 

Price Soars on President's Helicopter Marine One, With Wolfe Blitzer, CNN - The Situation Room, October 7, 2009 

Pentagon Fraud and the ACORN Standard, , Los Angeles Chronicle, October 2, 2009 

ACORN to lose funding?, With Dylan Ratigan, MSNBC TV Morning Meeting, October 1, 2009 

Daniel Schultz Resigns Amid CDRH Controversies, By James G. Dickinson, Medical Device Link.com, October 1, 2009 

Bills to Defund ACORN Face Legal Hurdles, Experts Say, , FoxNews.com, October 1, 2009 

Defunding ACORN faces surprise hurdles, By Stephan Dinan, The Washington Times, September 30, 2009 

TVA whistle-blowers contacted by feds, By Anne Paine, The Tennessean, September 26, 2009 

OOPS! The ACORN Ban Could Snag Lockheed & Catholic Charities, By Laura Flanders, The Nation Magazine; Blog: The Notion, September 25, 2009 

Fast-Tracked Medical Device Review Will Take Two Years, By Jane Akre, InjuryBoard.com, September 25, 2009 

"Good Government" Groups Praise Obama's Higher Threshold for State Secrets Rule, With White House Correspondent Jake Tapper, ABC News Online, Political Punch, September 23, 2009 

U.S. FDA seeks outside review of device approvals, By Susan Heavey, Reuters, September 23, 2009 

No More Sex and Drugs in the Interior Department, By Lydia DePillis, The New Republic, September 18, 2009 

Whistle-Blower Protections for All Federal Workers, By Danielle Brian, Special to Roll Call, September 17, 2009 

Interior to Eliminate Royalty-In-Kind Program, By Noelle Straub and Ben Geman, The New York Times, September 16, 2009 

Embassy Scandal: A New Abu Ghraib?, By Dan Schulman, Mother Jones, September 14, 2009 

State Department contracting scandal: Kennedy on the hotseat, By Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy, September 14, 2009 

POGO Blasts State Department Over ArmorGroup Oversight Before Wartime Contracting Commission, By Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent, September 14, 2009 

Official: Kabul Embassy Hazing Covered Up, By Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News Online, September 14, 2009 

Company Kept Kabul Security Contract Despite Record, By Ginger Thompson and Mark Landler, The New York Times, September 12, 2009 

Ex-Manager: More Excesses By U.S. Embassy Guards, By Michele Keleman, National Public Radio, September 11, 2009 

POGO Reacts to ArmorGroup Whistleblower Lawsuit, By Spencer Ackerman, The Washington Independent Online, September 10, 2009 

Ex-managers: security firm cut corners at embassy, By RIichard Lardner, The Examiner; Associated Press, September 10, 2009 

Ten administration officials granted exceptions to ethics rule, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, September 9, 2009 

Systemic Problems Found With State Department Contract With Kabul Embassy Security, By Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent Online, September 4, 2009 

Concerned Foreign Service Officers: Photos Are An 'Ugly Manifestation' of State Department Contractor Culture, By Spencer Ackerman, The Washington Independent, September 3, 2009 

Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops In Afghanistan, by Kevin Whitelaw, NPR - National Public Radio, September 2, 2009 

Life During Wartime: U.S. Embassy contractors gone wild?, , The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC, September 2, 2009 

Contractor to Continue Work in Iraq Temporarily, By Mark Landler, New York Times, September 2, 2009 

Watchdog Group: US Embassy Security in Kabul RiskySecurity Guards Overworked, Sleep-Deprived and Subject To Humiliating Hazing, Including Being Urinated On, Watchdog Says, , CBSNews, Online, September 1, 2009 

Kabul Embassy Report, With Jill Dougherty, CNN, September 1, 2009 

Group: US Embassy Guards in Kabul Are Mistreated , , Associated Press; The New York Times, September 1, 2009 

Watchdog group alleges misbehavior by State Dept. security contractors, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, September 1, 2009 

Oversight Group Reports Security Flaws at U.S. Embassy in Kabul, , FoxNews Blog, September 1, 2009 

Guards Gone Wild in Kabul, With Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News, September 1, 2009 

'Lord of the Flies' in Kabul, By Jen Dimascio, Politico, September 1, 2009 

Preparing For A Flu Pandemic, By Brian Thompson, KPR (National Public Radio), August 31, 2009 

UC Whistleblower Protection Bill Sent to Governor, California Political Desk , California Chronicle, August 27, 2009 

A new standard for stimulus transparency, , St. Augustine Historic City News, Editorial, August 23, 2009 

FBI whistleblower shields likely to stay: White House shifts FBI plan, By Tom LoBianaco, The Washington Times, August 20, 2009 

Live Transparent or Die! New Hampshire Sets New Bar by Publishing Stim Contracts, By Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica, August 20, 2009 

Behind Push for Stimulus Transparency, a Question Remains: Who Ensures the Numbers Are Right?, By Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica, August 17, 2009 

Who Defines Derivatives?, By Lawrence Delvingne, The Business Insider: The Money Game , August 14, 2009 

U.S. FDA device chief leaves, changes seen, By Susan Heavey, Reuters, August 11, 2009 

New contracting rules could have big impact on DOE, By Alexander Duncan, Inside Energy (By subscription only), August 3, 2009 

Whistleblower Bill Advances in the Senate, By Justin Grant and Yuliya Talanova, ABC News with Brian Ross , July 30, 2009 

Government watchdogs fear bill undermines them, By Silla Brush and Kevin Bogardus, The Hill, July 29, 2009 

The F-22 Vote and the Future of Pentagon Spending, By William Hartung , Talking Points Memo, July 28, 2009 

For Nevada, a late start on managing jump-start; State is behind the curve on planning, monitoring spending, By Timothy Pratt, Las Vegas Sun, July 28, 2009 

Try, Try Again; BENS report on acquisition reform adds a new twist to a very old debate, By Michael Bruno Joseph C. Anselmo, Aviation Week & Space (By Subscription Only), July 27, 2009 

The Progress Report: A Victory For Sensible Defense, By Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Matt Corley, Benjamin Armbruster, Ian Millhiser and Nate Carlile, The Huffington Post; The Progress Report is the daily policy newsletter of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, July 22, 2009 

Key Vote Proves White House & Gates Serious About Reform, By James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly/On-line, July 22, 2009 

F-22 Soars on Twitter After Senate Vote, By Noah Shachtman, Wired.com Danger Room, July 21, 2009 

Firm tied to Iraq scandal profited, By Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, July 19, 2009 

$10M deal with GSA raises ire, By Alan Brody, Gazette.net, July 17, 2009 

Former GOP Congressmen Accuse Republicans Of Putting Party Above Constitution, By Sam Stein, Huffington Post, July 16, 2009 

Defense Contractors Lobby for More F-22s; Obama Threatens Veto, By Sabil Kapur, Huffington Post, July 16, 2009 

F-22 Bill Stalls In Senate; Gates Aids Jet's Foes, By William Matthews, Defense News.com, July 15, 2009 

Obama's veto threat over F-22 divides Dems, By Roxana Tiron , The Hill.com, July 14, 2009 

Senate F-22 Foes Outnumbered But Still Fighting, By William Matthews, Defense News, July 14, 2009 

A dog fight Obama seems bound to lose, By Bryan Bender, Boston Globe, July 12, 2009 

SAIC faces challenge in False Claims defense, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, July 8, 2009 

Safety concerns over life sustaining medical devices, , WQAD.com, July 8, 2009 

Financial Agency IGs Say Bill Threatens Independence, By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post, July 6, 2009 

Federal Employees Rack Up Big Bills, By J. Scott Orr, Parade Magazine, July 6, 2009 

MSPB upholds firing of TSA whistleblower, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, June 29, 2009 

The Great Audit, By Alyssa Rosenberg & Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive Magazine, June 19, 2009 

FDA Head to Look at Medical Device Safety, , NEWSInferno.com, June 17, 2009 

Acquisition reform recommendations run the gamut, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, June 16, 2009 

Obama Fires Bush-Appointed IG Overseeing AmeriCorps, By Carrie Dann, CongressDaily, June 12, 2009 

Obama Ex-Lobbyist Pick in New Flap, By Justin Rood, Rood From Washington; ABC News/Online, June 11, 2009 

Report: FDA Dropped Early Medical Device Lab Inspections, , Medical Report Outsourcing (Blog), June 8, 2009 

DHS review of service contract draws fire, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, June 5, 2009 

Y-12: fogbank produced in Spring 2008, By Frank Munger, Knoxville Sentinel/Knoxnews.com, June 3, 2009 

The case to overhaul contractor evaluations, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, June 1, 2009 

A Covertly Drops Inspection of Medical Device Labs, By David Gutierrez, Natural News, May 30, 2009 

Program to refurbish aging nuclear warheads faces setbacks, By Ralph Vartabedian , The Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2009 

Report chronicles abuse of federal travel cards, By Jim Abrams, The Washington Post, May 28, 2009 

Deepwater in trouble, watchdog says, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, May 22, 2009 

Pennsylvania has no way to report abuse of federal stimulus funds, By Debra Erdley, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 21, 2009 

Panel lays out roadmap to rebuild acquisition workforce, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, May 20, 2009 

Health First-Dangerous Devices, By Leslie Toldo, Health and Medical News from ABC12.com, May 20, 2009 

Watchdog Calls for Oversight of Private Fund Managers Advising Government, By Daphne Eviator, Washington Independent, May 19, 2009 

House contracting caucus tackles acquisition workforce issues, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive Magazine, May 18, 2009 

States adjust to handle stimulus pressures, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, May 15, 2009 

Obama backs whistle-blowers but not in intell, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, May 14, 2009 

Congressman Tierney Calls for Full Transparency of ARRA Funds, , , May 12, 2009 

Senate Nears Approval Of Changes To Acquisition System, By Megan Scully, National Journal, May 7, 2009 

Chu Warned On Plutonium Stored At Los Alamos, By George Lobsenz, Defense Daily, May 6, 2009 

War zone contracting termed huge 'failure', By Robin Acton, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 4, 2009 

Outrageous: We're Done with Greed, By Michael Crowley, Readers Digest, May 1, 2009 

Did Pentagon lose billions, pennies at a time?, By Benjamin Shors, MSNBC, May 1, 2009 

100 days: half-truths and contradictions, By Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2009 

Lockheed lands atop ranking in defense dollars, misconduct cases, By Richard Burnett, The Orlando Sentinel, April 23, 2009 

Missouri senator tackles government fraud, By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Washington Bureau, April 22, 2009 

POGO Updates Contractor Misconduct Database, , Defense Industry Daily/Online, April 22, 2009 

Group updates federal contractor misconduct database, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, April 21, 2009 

An Era Begins Closing On F-22, By Bob O’Harrow, The Washington Post - Government Inc., April 14, 2009 

Nonprofit Lobbyists Want To Work For Obama, By Bara Vaida , The National Journal Online, April 9, 2009 

Want to Downsize the Nuke Stockpile? Here's One Idea, By Nathan Hodge, WIRED/Danger Room/Online, April 8, 2009 

Arms plan has pain, some gain for N.E., By Bryan Bender and Todd Wallack , The Boston Globe, April 7, 2009 

Obama Finds That Washington’s Habits of Secrecy Die Hard, By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, April 4, 2009 

FEMA's revolving door?, By Jen DiMascio , Politico, April 2, 2009 

Groups Urge Obama to Strengthen Whistleblower Rights, By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post, Federal Diary, April 1, 2009 

Groups Challenge Obama on whistleblower policy, By Betsy King, The Hill, April 1, 2009 

Barton criticizes NNSA, Los Alamos lab about stolen and missing computers, By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press, March 27, 2009 

Why The Heat Is On Robert Gates Over The Pentagon's Big-Ticket Weapons, By Anna Mulrine, U.S. News & World Report (USNews.com), March 25, 2009 

Watchdogs Won't Be Chained, By By Eliza Newlin Carney, National Journal, March 25, 2009 

Federal Inspectors Often Difficult to Reach, Group Says, By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post, March 23, 2009 

Bureaucracy rules, oversight suffers, By Jennifer Haberkorn, The Washington Times, March 20, 2009 

Beefy Résumé for a Giant Job: Policing Stimulus Spending, By Phil Rucker, The Washington Post, March 20, 2009 

Obama gets mixed reviews on government ‘openness’, By Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor, March 19, 2009 

New deal for Blackwater bucks Baghdad decision, By Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, March 17, 2009 

Watchdog to Fed, Treasury: Where's AIG's Money Going?, By Nick Baumann , Mother Jones, March 13, 2009 

Senate Makes Major Concession in Stripping Internet Posting Provision From Stimulus, By Daphne Eviator, Washington Independent (Online), March 11, 2009 

Obama Supports Acquisition Reform Bill, By John M. Doyle, Aviation Week, March 5, 2009 

President Orders Review of Federal Contracting System More Competition, Accountability for Procurement Sought, By Scott Wiilson and Robert O'Harrow, Jr., The Washington Post, March 5, 2009 

Obama seeks to end abuses in federal contracting, By Richard Wolf, USA Today, March 4, 2009 

When suspending contractors, size - not action - matters, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, March 2, 2009 

Is more regulation the answer?, By Rob Waters, Raleigh News Observer, March 1, 2009 

Outrageous: Baghdad Boondoggle, By Michael Crowley, Reader's Digest, March 1, 2009 

Memo questions Los Alamos lab's control of plutonium, By Katherine McIntre Peters, Government Executive, February 27, 2009 

Military Contractors Await Details of Obama’s Budget, By Christopher Drew, New York Times/Business, February 27, 2009 

As the federal stimulus billions begin to flow, oversight essential, , Stockton Record, On-line, February 27, 2009 

Fighter Jet or Fighter Job? , With Chris Lawrence, CNN, February 26, 2009 

LANL reports 'material control' errors, By Sue Vorenberg, The New Mexican, February 26, 2009 

Raptor in dogfight for its future, By Ken Dilanian and Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, February 25, 2009 

IG of Abramoff Fame to Oversee Stimulus Spending, By Christopher Weaver, ProPublica (Blog), February 24, 2009 

Los Alamos computer thefts prompt DOE security check at nuclear lab, By Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld, February 23, 2009 

Lack of GLP Inspections Leads to Hasty Device Approvals, By Renee Frojo, Device & Diagnostic Letter, February 23, 2009 

Critics say DoD spending more, getting less, By Antonie Boessenkool, Air Force News, February 20, 2009 

F-22 Raptor plagued by stealth maintenance woes, , Congress Daily On-line, February 20, 2009 

Watchdog: FDA decision under Bush put patients in danger, By Greg Gordon, McClatchy Newspapers, February 18, 2009 

Watchdog Blasts FDA On Loose Test Compliance Policy, By Anna Edney, Congress Daily, February 18, 2009 

Internal FDA Documents Reveal Agency Stopped Enforcing Standards, By Daphne Eviatar, Washington Independent, February 18, 2009 

Activists decry paucity of US FDA device checks, By Susan Heavey, Reuters, February 18, 2009 

Big step toward accountability in stimulus plan, By Miles Moffeit, Denver Post, February 15, 2009 

69 computers missing at LANL, By Matthew Reichbach, New Mexico Independent, February 12, 2009 

Los Alamos Security Woes Worsen, Again, By Robert O’Harrow, Jr., Washington Post/Government Inc., February 12, 2009 

Federal Whistleblowers NOT Protected in Stimulus Bill, By Daphne Eviator, The Washington Independent, February 11, 2009 

Government Oversight/Economic Stimulus: Resolution Confusion, By Michael Grabell, ProPublica, February 11, 2009 

Collins Strips Stim Bill Of Whistleblower Protections, By Zachary Roth , TPMMuckraker , February 11, 2009 

Bush Faithful Rewarded With Jobs, By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, February 10, 2009 

DHS turns to old model for R&D, By Ben Bain, Federal Computer Week, February 6, 2009 

NRC Deadlocks On Tougher Nuke Security Standard, By Jeff Beattie, Energy Daily, February 5, 2009 

Whistleblowers seek protection, By Audrey Hudson, Washington Times, February 2, 2009 

More Security Problems Turn Up At Los Alamos, By Bob O’Harrow, Washington Post, Government Inc. Blog, February 2, 2009 

House amendment offers more protection for whistleblowers , By Elise Castelli , Federal Times, January 30, 2009 

LANL Probes Missing Off-Site Computers, By Raam Wong, Albuquerque Journal, January 29, 2009 

LANL Warns Of Possible Chemical Contamination, By Sue Vorenberg, The Santa Fe New Mexican, January 29, 2009 

McCain presses Obama's Pentagon nominee on conflicts, By Jim Wolf, Reuters, January 28, 2009 

Watchdogs give lobbyist a pass for senior health post, By Jeffrey Young, The Hill, January 26, 2009 

The President Orders Transparency, Editorial, The New York Times, January 23, 2009 

Obama gets down to business on 1st day, By Todd Spangler, Free Press And Associated Press, January 22, 2009 

Watchdogs want ex-lobbyist out, By Jen Dimascio, Politico, January 22, 2009 

Obama Lobbyist Rules May Bar Deputy SecDef Nominee, By William Matthews, Defense News, January 22, 2009 

Obama's shunning of lobbyists in his administration isn't ironclad, By Jim Drinkard & Ann Flaherty, Associated Press & The Minneapolis - St. Paul Star Tribune, January 22, 2009 

Obama’s ethics rules come with exceptions, By Elise Castelli , Federal Times, January 22, 2009 

Challenges await Barack Obama as he prepares to take office, By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch / Washington Bureau, January 18, 2009 

SEC Pick Pledges to Ratchet Up Oversight, By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post, January 16, 2009 

Chu May Push Labs To Evolve; Panel Questions DOE Nominee, By Michael Coleman, Albuquerque Journal/ Washington Bureau, The Albuquerque Journal Online, January 13, 2009 

More Procurement Reform, By Robert O’Harrow, Washington Post Online, January 13, 2009 

A firm voice on the Hill, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, January 12, 2009 

Nonprofit raises issue with pick for intelligence, by Matthew Cella, The Washington Times, January 9, 2009 

Sleeping Security Guards Cost Nuclear Plant $65,000, By Angela Hill , The Blotter from Brian Ross, ABC News (Online), January 8, 2009 

Feds Fine Nuke Plant Operator $65K over Guard Naps, , The Associated Press, January 7, 2009 

'Transparency' fixes seen in Congress' future, By John Fritze, USA Today, January 2, 2009 

Outrageous: Hall of Shame - Air Farce One, By Michael Crowley, Reader’s Digest, January 1, 2009 

Investigator's legacy: Nonpartisan reports delivered with credibility, By Marcia Coyle, Broward Daily Business Review, December 26, 2008 

With Bailout Money At Stake, It's Hip To Be A Bank, By Zachary Roth, TPM Muckracker, December 22, 2008 

Issa moving to create house Republican investigative unit, By Dan Friedman, CongressDaily, December 17, 2008 

USAF: IG Concludes CSAR-X KPP Changes Will Not Affect Capabilities, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, December 12, 2008 

Senate Confirms N.Y. Prosecutor As Inspector General for Bailout, By Paul C. Light, The Washington Post, December 9, 2008 

Report: Many service contract workers are underpaid, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, December 8, 2008 

GAO report: Bailout program lacks oversight, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, December 5, 2008 

Bailout Leaves Weapons Programs Up in the Air, By Richard Burnett, Orlando Sentinel, December 1, 2008 

Report: Whistleblower Office Fails to Protect Air Marshals, By Michael Grabell, ProPublica, November 25, 2008 

Obama To Tackle Explosion In Federal Contracts, By Daniel Zwerdling, National Public Radio, November 24, 2008 

Lawmakers: More Power Needed To Monitor Rescue Plan, By Dan Friedman, Congress Daily, November 18, 2008 

Lieberman Fighting to Retain Control, By Jason Leopold, The Public Record, November 12, 2008 

Justice Leader's Job: Renew A Battered Agency, By Ari Shapiro, National Pubic Radio (NPR) - Morning Edition, November 10, 2008 

Contractor watchdog updates misconduct database, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, November 4, 2008 

Lighting Up the Night, and a Legal Battle, By Jonathan D. Glater, New York Times, November 1, 2008 

Stevens and the Need for Government Oversight, By Marthena Cowart, The Hill, October 29, 2008 

Defense awards more Iraq reconstruction work to contractors cited for poor performance, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, October 28, 2008 

Department of beams in the eye, By Meredith Wadman, Nature, October 23, 2008 

Defense Contractor Airtech, a Big Rohrabacher Contributor, Is Under Investigation for Fraud, By Nick Schou, OC Weekly, October 22, 2008 

NIH Scolded Employee For Flagging Conflicts, By Ed Silverman, Pharmalot, October 22, 2008 

Scandal-Plagued Oil Agency Revamping Itself, By Derek Kravitz, Washington Post Investigations, October 20, 2008 

Fragmented Nature of Agencies Within Homeland Security Works Against It, By Rob Margetta, Congressional Quarterly, October 19, 2008 

List of federal contractors and their misdeeds is just a click away, By Mark Mahoney, Glens Falls Post-Star, October 15, 2008 

Marinette protests Coast Guard award, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, October 9, 2008 

Sweeping authority for Treasury chief survives bailout negotiations, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, October 3, 2008 

Congress revamps bailout deal — with 'a few sweeteners' , By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, October 3, 2008 

Bailout bill would have given Treasury chief unfettered authority, By Robert Brodsky and Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, September 29, 2008 

Groups Seek Whistle-Blower Protection in Bailout Legislation, By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post, September 24, 2008 

Auditors assail improper relationship between Interior, oil industry, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, September 21, 2008 

Second Interior Official Pleads Guilty in Sex, Drugs and Oil Scandal, By Sharron Coutts, ProPublica, September 18, 2008 

US government oversight group calls on MMS to abandon RIK program, By Derek Sands, Platts , September 17, 2008 

Congress Says DHS Oversaw $15 Billion in Failed Contracts, By Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, September 17, 2008 

Criticism is part of the job, embattled special counsel says, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, September 16, 2008 

Congress to investigate oil and gas royalty collections, By Katherine McIntire Peters, Government Executive, September 16, 2008 

Checking on contractors' work, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, September 15, 2008 

Sex Scandal At Federal Agency Is Not New, By Jeff Brady , NPR: All Things Considered, September 11, 2008 

Sex, Drugs, and Offshore Drilling, By James Ridgeway, MoJo Blog, September 11, 2008 

Sex, drugs and oil: corruption scandal rocks US agency, , Agence France Press, September 10, 2008 

Scandal at Interior Department involving oil companies, By Tom Costello, NBC News: Nightly News, September 10, 2008 

Oil companies gave sex, drinks, gifts to federal overseers, By Greg Gordon, McClatchy Newspapers, September 10, 2008 

Is DCAA cutting corners? , By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, September 9, 2008 

DCMA assisted in lobby efforts, group charges, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, September 8, 2008 

Tennessee Valley Authority cuts contract for nuclear security, By Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times Free Press, September 3, 2008 

POGO praises NRC work at MOX plant, , Inside NRC, September 1, 2008 

POGO questions new security policy at DOE nuke sites, By Frank Munger, Knoville News Sentinel, August 25, 2008 

Reid wants to expand whistle-blowers' rights , By Alan Maimon, The Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 17, 2008 

Advocacy group says office tried to purge mention of discrimination from report, , Detroit Free Press, August 4, 2008 

Waxman joins calls urging OSC chief to resign, By Dan Friedman, CongressDaily, July 29, 2008 

Air Force Mum On How DOD IG Report Will Impact CSAR-X Award Schedule, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, July 25, 2008 

Analysis - US Navy ship cancellation seen good first step, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters News, July 25, 2008 

I'm Comfortable. How About You?, Editorial, New York Times, July 24, 2008 

Air Force Missile Launch Crew Falls Asleep on the Job, By Justin Fishel, Fox News, July 24, 2008 

Making defense cuts seen tough for McCain, Obama, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters, July 21, 2008 

Pimp my glide, , St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 20, 2008 

Air force sought anti-terror funds so generals could fly in comfort, , Agence France-Presse, July 18, 2008 

Air Force defends 'luxury' travel capsules, By Courtney Kube, NBC News, July 18, 2008 

Bush Shuns Advice To Fire Special Counsel, By Ari Shapiro, National Public Radio, July 18, 2008 

Pressure builds on Special Counsel chief to resign, By Dan Friedman, CongressDaily, July 18, 2008 

Office of Special Counsel official quits in protest, By Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2008 

Analysis: Bush library corruption charges, By Shaun Waterman, United Press International, July 14, 2008 

Principi prodded VA on Chantix; Ex-secretary asked if use would continue, By Audrey Hudson and Jen Haberkorn, The Washington Times, July 9, 2008 

Those FISA IG reports, By smintheus, Daily Kos, July 8, 2008 

Justice in Hot Water Over Dubious Grants, By Matthew Blake, Washington Independent, July 3, 2008 

Production Targets, By Grace Jean, National Defense, July 1, 2008 

U.S. Nuclear Stockpiles: On the Road to Nowhere?, By James Murtagh, OpEdNews.com, June 26, 2008 

Army alters $160B modernization program schedule, By Donna Borak, Associated Press, June 26, 2008 

Panel tees off on Justice grant official's golf outings, By Dan Friedman, CongressDaily, June 20, 2008 

The Pentagon's Procurement Problem, By Dana Hedgpeth and Robert O'Harrow Jr., Washington Post, June 20, 2008 

Anthropologists At War, By Bill Stamets, In These Times, June 19, 2008 

Analysis: USAF's great tanker debacle, By Shaun Waterman, United Press International, June 19, 2008 

Action Tougher Than Oversight, By Matthew Blake, The Washington Independent, June 17, 2008 

Too many dollars, too few Army investigators, By Richard Lardner, Associated Press, June 12, 2008 

Sibel Edmonds vs the Nuclear Terrorists, , Pakistan Daily, June 9, 2008 

Watchdog Group Seeks Deal on Whistleblower Protections, By Dan Friedman, Government Executive, June 6, 2008 

Outsourcing The Fight, By P.W. Singer, Forbes.com, June 6, 2008 

Coalition of NGO's calls on Congress to enhance whistleblower protections, , OhMyGov!, June 6, 2008 

Wynne, Moseley Sacked in USAF Shakeup, By Amy Butler and David A. Fulghum, Aviation Week, June 5, 2008 

Lockheed Faulted for Failure to Control Costs, Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post, June 4, 2008 

U.S. News: Levin Targets Bad Pentagon Estimates, By August Cole, The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2008 

Pentagon faults Lockheed's tracking of big programs, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters, June 3, 2008 

Defense Department takes closer look at Lockheed financial operations, By Richard Burnett, Orlando Sentinal, June 3, 2008 

Pentagon report says Lockheed Martin failed to comply with cost-management guidelines, By Joelle Tessler, The Associated Press, June 3, 2008 

Pentagon Report Says Lockheed Failed to Comply with Rules - Down 2%, , MidnightTrader, June 3, 2008 

Spiraling Out of Control: How Missile Defense's Acquisition Strategy is Setting a Dangerous Precedent, By POGO's Nick Schwellenbach and Center for Defense Information's Victoria Samson, Defense and Security Analysis, June 1, 2008 

Oversight & Out, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, June 1, 2008 

Sticker Shock and Awe at the Pentagon , Editorial, New York Times, May 30, 2008 

Wild west? , By John McCaslin, Washington Times, May 29, 2008 

Military Intelligence — Skyrocketing DoD budgets overwhelm auditors, By Justin Palk, Frederick News Post, May 29, 2008 

Pentagon spending often unmonitored, , Chicago Tribune, May 28, 2008 

Defense IG seeks 33 percent increase in staffing, By Elise Castelli, Federal Times, May 28, 2008 

Pentagon Auditor: I Can't Do All This Auditing!, By Matthew Blake, The Washington Independent, May 28, 2008 

Pentagon Auditors Review Staffing --- Worker Shortfall Could Leave Agency Vulnerable to Abuse, By Yochi J. Dreazen, The Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2008 

Report: Billions in defense spending unchecked, By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press, May 27, 2008 

Report: Billions in defense spending unchecked, By Anne Flaherty , Associated Press, May 27, 2008 

United Whistleblowers Demand Resignation of Office of Special Counsel, by James Murtagh, OpEd News, May 24, 2008 

U.S. probe accuses aircraft parts supplier of fraud, By JoAnne Allen, Reuters, May 22, 2008 

Access to contractor misconduct database restricted in Senate bill, By Robert Brodsky, Gov Exec, May 21, 2008 

Discrimination Seen in Michigan Spy Case, By Eli Lake, New York Sun, May 21, 2008 

Corruption in Iraq reconstruction, By Murray Light, Buffalo News, May 18, 2008 

Defense executive running for Third District GOP nomination faces scrutiny, By Cynthia Burton, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13, 2008 

The Mutual Investigation Society?, By William Fisher May , Inter Press News Service, May 12, 2008 

The strange case of Scott Bloch, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, May 11, 2008 

Listen to: Strengthening the Unique Role of I.G.'s , With hosts are Lisa Bernstein, Jannika Cannon and guest POGO's Beverley Lumpkin, Fed Talk Radio, May 9, 2008 

Watchdog, Watch Thyself, By Bonnie Goldstein, Slate, May 8, 2008 

FBI search, leaked documents lead to renewed calls for ousting of Scott Bloch, By Elizabeth Newell and Dan Friedman, Government Executive, May 7, 2008 

FBI raid on watchdog seeks records on Rice investigation, , McClatchy-Tribune, Postbulletin.com, May 7, 2008 

Special Counsel shut down probe of Siegelman case last year, , WZTV Fox 17 / Nashville, May 7, 2008 

Special Counsel shut down probe of Siegelman case last year, By Ben Evans, Associated Press; The Anniston Star, May 7, 2008 

FBI raids special counsel's office, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, May 6, 2008 

Pentagon IG: JSF Data Not Properly Protected, By Gayle S. Putrich, Defense News, May 5, 2008 

NASA employees big spenders on government credit, By Chase Davis, The Houston Chronicle, May 3, 2008 

Increasing reliance on private contractors in Iraq raises questions, By Lauren Gregory, Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 2, 2008 

Security Progress in Baghdad Draws Entrepreneurs, , NPR: Morning Edition, May 1, 2008 

Fighter jet program may have compromised secret technology, By Joelle Tessler , Associated Press, May 1, 2008 

Pentagon inspector faults U.S. oversight of BAE, By Jim Wolf, Reuters, May 1, 2008 

The Nuclear Option, by Judith Lewis, Mother Jones - May/June 2008 Issue, May 1, 2008 

Surge of potential acquisition bills, rulemaking spark comments, By Michael Bruno, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 29, 2008 

Investigators: Millions in Iraq contracts never finished, , Trend News Agency (Azerbaijan), April 28, 2008 

Investigators: Millions in Iraq contracts never finished, By Hope Yen, Associated Press, April 27, 2008 

Air Force Will Not Establish CSAR-X Contract Award Date, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, April 25, 2008 

Tracking the Spoils of the Private Sector, Editorial, The New York Times, April 24, 2008 

Maloney Federal Contractor Oversight Bill Passes House; Sen. McCaskill Introduces Companion Legislation, Meghan O’Shaughnessy (Maloney Press Officer), Congressional Documents and Publications U.S. Senate Documents, April 23, 2008 

Gov.'s Diversity Class Riles Lab Workers, By David Roybal, Albuquerque Journal, April 20, 2008 

Bills would slow revolving door between FAA, airlines, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, April 15, 2008 

IBM Bid Suspension Rattles Contractors; Influence, By Jeff Horwitz, Legal Times, April 14, 2008 

Ike's Warning on Military-Industrial Complex Ignored, by William Hughes, American Chronicle, April 11, 2008 

Inside the Beltway: Spending Spree, By John McCaslin, Washington Times, April 10, 2008 

EG&G deal: Contractor won HAFB missile contract despite poor record, By Matthew D. LaPlante, The Salt Lake Tribune, April 9, 2008 

Inside The Beltway, By John McCaslin, The Washington Times, April 4, 2008 

When Public Advocates Line Up for Corporations, By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, April 3, 2008 

Turn Yourselves In, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, April 1, 2008 

Tanker Deal Lobbying Intensifies, By Josh Rogin, CQ, March 31, 2008 

USAF Changes CSAR-X KPP Tracking , by Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 28, 2008 

Tough to handle, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, March 24, 2008 

Rep Ellen Tauscher Comments On POGO Report Detailing Nuclear Clean-Up At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, , States News Service, March 19, 2008 

Bills Improving Federal Contracting Gain Momentum, By OMB Watch, Hawaii Reporter, March 18, 2008 

Livermore Lab Got Security Waiver—POGO, By George Lobsenz, The Energy Daily, March 18, 2008 

Group urges 2009 removal of plutonium, By Betsy Mason, Contra Costa Times, March 18, 2008 

Removal of nuclear materials sought, , Inside Energy/Extra, March 17, 2008 

Taxpayer Watchdog: President Should Appoint MMS Director, , Natural Gas Intelligence, March 17, 2008 

GAO - Jacqueline Harpp, Congressional Testimony, By CQ Transcriptions, Congressional Quarterly, March 13, 2008 

DOI officials dispute calls to change royalties program, By Nick Snow, Penn Energy Oil & Gas Research, March 12, 2008 

Ethics Vote, , The Hill , March 11, 2008 

Substandard Parts on Jetliners Due to Insufficient Oversight, , Air Safety Week, March 10, 2008 

CSAR Operators: We Need A New, More Powerful Helicopter Fleet, By Jason Simpson and Marcus Weisgerber, Inside the Air Force, March 7, 2008 

Swiss bank drops suit against Wikileaks site, By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, March 6, 2008 

Caution: Tax Increase Ahead, Regardless Of Political Rhetoric, By Stan Collender, Roll Call, March 4, 2008 

Report: IGs face budget, staffing problems, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, March 3, 2008 

Previous Post on Whistleblower Protection Warrants Clarification, by Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), The Hill's Congress Blog, March 3, 2008 

FAA Criticized In Report on Airplane Parts, By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post, March 1, 2008 

Props to the IG, By Max Cacas, Federal News Radio, February 29, 2008 

DOT Audit Finds 'Widespread' Problems With Aircraft Suppliers, By Martin Vaughan, Dow Jones Newswires, February 29, 2008 

In recent years, ties between Air Force, Boeing strained, By Eric Rosenburg, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 29, 2008 

Report Details Limitations Faced By Federal Inspectors General, By Darryl Fears, Washington Post, February 29, 2008 

Judge: Wikileaks gets its domain name back, By Declan McCullagh, CNET, February 29, 2008 

WikiLeaks Wins Back Its Domain, , CMP TechWeb, February 29, 2008 

UPDATE 1-Swiss bank Baer defends Web site shutdown, By Thomas Atkins, Reuters News, February 28, 2008 

Report says inspectors general lack independence, resources, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, February 28, 2008 

Heavy legal guns ask judge to reverse Wikileaks shutdown, By John Timmer, Ars Technica, February 27, 2008 

ACLU, EFF Jump into Wikileaks Case, By Paul Kiel, TPM Muckraker, February 27, 2008 

Contractors, administration officials voice concerns about contracting bills, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, February 27, 2008 

Marines want probe into armored vehicle program delays, By Barbara Starr, CNN, February 26, 2008 

DHS allows industry liaison to keep his business ties, By Ben Bain, Federal Computer Week, February 26, 2008 

Young Memo Calls Additional C-17 Buy Costly, By Jen DiMascio, Defense Daily, February 25, 2008 

Whistleblower cited for courage. "COURAGE: Doing the Right Thing,", By Kathleen McGowan, Psychology Today - March/April 2008 Issue, February 25, 2008 

Justice Pounds a Watchdog, By Shawn Zeller, CQ Weekly, February 24, 2008 

Going Down II, By Robert O'Harrow, Government Inc. at the Washington Post, February 22, 2008 

Julius Baer's court order springs a leak, By Elana Schor, Guardian.co.uk, February 20, 2008 

Race, Poverty, and the Neoliberal Agenda in the United States: Lessons from Katrina and Rita, By Kenneth E. Bauzon, MR Zine, February 13, 2008 

Group, POGO Weigh in on Proposal To Mandate Contractor Disclosure of Crimes, By Deborah Billings, BNA (Bureau of National Affairs) Federal Contract Report, February 12, 2008 

POGO loses suit over payment to whistleblower, by Gregg Leslie,  Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Blog, February 12, 2008 

Watchdogs Undermined by Political Appointees: Congress to Reasses Office Created to Rein in Executive Branch, By Matthew Blake , The Washington Independent, February 11, 2008 

Recovery bill keeps oversight a priority Capitol Hill heeds lessons of bailout, By Alex Daniels, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 8, 2008 

Air Force contract appeal rejected, By George Talbot, Press Register, February 5, 2008 

Richard Skinner says the role of inspectors general is to investigate, but some IGs have become the target of investigators, By John Pulley, Federal Computer Week, February 4, 2008 

Mukasey Had Been Overseer Finalist; Attorney General Withdrew His Name After Nomination , By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post, January 30, 2008 

Steward to head royalty-in-kind program at MMS; ran agency records projects, By Jean Chemnick, Inside Energy, January 21, 2008 

Report faults NIH on conflicts, By Bob Grant, The Scientist Blog, January 18, 2008 

Wicker's Earmark Elicits Criticism: Watchdogs Decry $6 Million for Contractor, By Matthew Mosk, Washington Post, January 16, 2008 

Bill urges independence for agency watchdogs, By Matt Kelley, USA TODAY, January 11, 2008 

Latest shipment of weapons grade plutonium arrives safely at SRS, by Josh Voorhees, AikenStandard.com, January 8, 2008 

Video of Sleeping Guards Shakes Nuclear Industry, Sight of Guards Asleep Shakes Industry, By Steven Mufson, Washington Post, January 4, 2008 

Ammonium nitrate regulated - sort of., by Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, December 31, 2007 

Millions in Earmarks Purchase Little of Use, By Robert O'Harrow Jr., Washington Post, December 29, 2007 

Pentagon Report: High-Flying Spy Drones Hobbled, By Noah Shachtman, Wired News: Danger Room, December 20, 2007 

Pakistan learns the US nuclear way, By Zia Mian, Asia Times, December 19, 2007 

AF Says Market Research, Bidder Confusion Led To KPP Change , by Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 17, 2007 

Guards at Y-12 might become federalized, By Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel, December 15, 2007 

Critics Say Problems At State Dept. IG's Office Will Persist , by Dan Friedman , Congress Daily, December 10, 2007 

The True Story: Two U.S. Nuclear Labs "Hacked", By Jason Mick, Daily Tech, December 8, 2007 

Two months into Iraq, $20 billion Osprey closely watched, By Jeremy Gantz and Jessica Desvarieux, Medill Reports, December 6, 2007 

Head of Rove Inquiry in Hot Seat Himself, By John R. Wilke, The Wall Street Journal, November 28, 2007 

CSAR-X Key Requirement Change Requested By Industry, Sources Say, by Michael Fabey, Aviation Week, November 16, 2007 

POGO Says IG Should Probe CSAR-X Requirement Change, Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report , November 15, 2007 

Members of Congress also wait on FOIA requests, by Daniel Friedman, Congress Daily, November 13, 2007 

Jaczko calls for changes in process for responding to allegations, By Daniel Horner, Inside NRC (by Platts), November 12, 2007 

Watchdogs push for limits on contractor earmarks , By ELISE CASTELLI , Federaltimes.com, November 6, 2007 

CPSC's Ethics-Review Process For Travel Criticized by Experts, by Elizabeth Williamson, Washington Post, November 6, 2007 

CareFlite charges on evacuees questioned, by Danny Robbins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 4, 2007 

Asleep At The Power Plant, Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News, November 2, 2007 

Security Upgrades at Several Nuclear Sites Are Lagging, Auditors Find , Matthew Wald, New York Times, October 29, 2007 

Peach Bottom whistleblower says guards' napping is widespread problem, by Steven Dolley , Inside NRC, October 29, 2007 

The Top Corrupt 50, Posted by Shirah, Unbossed.com, October 17, 2007 

That Whistle's Been Blowing for Two Years, By Stephen Barr, The Washington Post, October 12, 2007 

Sleeping guards at Peach Bottom prompt investigation by nuclear regulators, by Michael Santoni, Examiner.com, October 5, 2007 

McCaskill measure on wartime contracting wins Senate vote, by Sam Hananel (Associated Press), The Examiner, September 28, 2007 

Wackenhut nuclear security reported asleep at the switch, by Jo-Ann Mort, Online Journal, September 26, 2007 

Nuclear Utilities Redefine One Word to Bulldoze for New Plants, by Elliot Blair Smith, BloombergNews.com,, September 25, 2007 

POGO -The Project on Government Oversight Needs More Support and Awareness-as do federal whistle-blowers, by Kevin Stoda, OpEdNews.com, September 23, 2007 

Lockheed's Wacky Lawsuit, by David Axe, Wired Magazine’s “Danger Room” blog, September 12, 2007 

Bush Administration Ramps up Secrecy, by William Fisher, Atlantic Free Press.com, September 10, 2007 

Those who blow whistle on contractor fraud in Iraq face penalties, by Deborah Hastings, Associated Press, August 23, 2007 

FAA's Blakey to head Aerospace Industries Association, by Daniel Freedman, FederalTimes.com, August 22, 2007 

CSAR-X Decision And Wynne Email, by Bettina H. Chavanne and Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 20, 2007 

We' ve got our eyes on you: Watchdog group launches database of alleged misdeeds, by Michael Hardy, Washington Technology, August 6, 2007 

Keeping tabs on contractors, , Star-Telegram, July 19, 2007