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2008


Livermore Lab Has to Pay for Safety and Security Problems: Is that Enough?
December 19, 2008


More Piggies at the Federal Trough: Big Banks Squeal for TARP ‘Goodies’
December 18, 2008


POGO Calls for Greater Oversight at Nuclear Labs to Prevent Beryllium Exposure
December 10, 2008


POGO Releases DOD IG Report on MRAP Delays
December 10, 2008


POGO Urges Passage of SIGTARP Bill
December 9, 2008


Email Goof Exposes Whistleblower Problems at FAMS
December 8, 2008


POGO Responds to GAO Report on Bailout
December 3, 2008


Treasury Department IG Temporarily Oversees Bailout
December 2, 2008


POGO Releases Report on Air Marshal Problems with the OSC
November 25, 2008


POGO Calls on Congress to Hold Bailout Policymakers Accountable
November 21, 2008


White House Ousts Special Counsel Bloch: Federal Workers Are Vindicated
October 23, 2008


Special Counsel Scott Bloch Submits Resignation Letter
October 22, 2008


POGO Provides Presidential Transition Teams Reform Priorities
October 16, 2008


Myths about a Federal Contractor Responsibility Database
October 15, 2008


President Bush Signs Law Creating Contractor Responsibility Database; POGO's Database Extended to Top 100 Contractors
October 15, 2008


Protest of Latest Deepwater Contract Confirms Need for Contractor Responsibility Database
October 10, 2008


POGO Releases Contract of Contractor Hired to Investigate Contractors: What's Wrong with This Picture?
October 10, 2008


Correspondence between POGO and the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the FDA
October 9, 2008


DOJ Follows POGO’s Recommendation, Posts Byrne Grant Recipients Online
October 6, 2008


POGO Salutes Good Government Legislation
September 30, 2008


POGO Supports Legislation to Reform MMS
September 25, 2008


POGO Calls for Greater Transparency in Financial Industry Bailout Plan
September 23, 2008


POGO Royalties-In-Kind Report: Drilling The Taxpayer
September 17, 2008


POGO Testifies on Wasteful Homeland Security Spending
September 17, 2008


POGO Reacts to Senate Hearing on Defense Oversight Agency
September 11, 2008


POGO: DOI’s Minerals Management Service Wins “Worst Misconduct Abuse” Award
September 10, 2008


Secretary Rumsfeld’s Decision Undermined by DCMA to Benefit Lockheed
September 8, 2008


NRC Inspector General Releases Investigative Report in Response to POGO’s Letter on Peach Bottom Incident
September 8, 2008


POGO Asks Air Force to Hold Officials Accountable for Security Breach
September 4, 2008


Photos Show the Brass and Troops are Worlds of Class Apart
August 21, 2008


Court Rules Against University of California Whistleblowers
August 12, 2008


DCAA Responds to GAO Report on Auditing Controversy
August 12, 2008


FDA Announces New Policies to Improve Transparency and Public Disclosure for Advisory Committees
August 8, 2008


In the Midst of Nuclear Weapons Site Security Test Failures, DOE Adopts New Test and Security Requirements
August 8, 2008


POGO and Others Urge White House to Wrap Up OSC Investigation
July 31, 2008


Rep. Waxman and Davis Call for Bloch's Resignation
July 29, 2008


Senator McCaskill Calls for Terminations, Congressional Hearings on DCAA Scandal
July 24, 2008


DOD IG Report on Tenenbaum Leaves Questions Unanswered
July 22, 2008


SLICC Deal for Pentagon Brass
July 18, 2008


Appropriating Justice
July 17, 2008


Deputy Criticizes Office of Special Counsel Scott Bloch in Resignation Letter
July 17, 2008


Oberstar Pushes Stronger FAA Whistleblower Office
July 17, 2008


House Dems Introduce Corporate Monitor Oversight Bill
July 16, 2008


Senators Upset Over Pentagon's Option for Destroying Chemical Weapons
July 16, 2008


SIGIR Update
July 15, 2008


Not Exactly a Vote of Confidence
July 14, 2008


Terror, Where? The Homecoming
July 14, 2008


Lurching from Bad to Worse to...
July 11, 2008


Updating the Record
July 10, 2008


POGO and Others Call for Improvements in Federal Electronic Record-Keeping
July 9, 2008


Not Another Dime
July 8, 2008


U.S.-Iraq Deal on Contractor Immunity Goes Fourth
July 3, 2008


NRC Feeling Heat on Fire Safety
July 3, 2008


Over 900 Whistleblower Fraud Cases in Backlog
July 2, 2008


Constituents & Taxpayers Don't Wynn
July 1, 2008


Rep. Dingell Asks GAO to Examine Livermore Lab's Security
June 27, 2008


Senator Proposes Solutions to Contracting Fraud
June 25, 2008


Cutting the W88 - The Right Target
June 25, 2008


The Continuing Saga of the Munitions Maven from Miami Beach
June 24, 2008


New Legislation Closes Tax Loophole for Federal Contractors
June 20, 2008


New Wartime Contracting Commission Members Named
June 20, 2008


Hostile Work Environment & E-Discovery: OSC Gives On-the-job Lessons
June 19, 2008


DOJ Grant Program: Cronyism And Favoritism Taint Process
June 19, 2008


Court Orders IRS to Comply with 30-Year-Old FOIA Request
June 17, 2008


KBR Whistleblower Comes Forward
June 17, 2008


'Small' Business Administration?
June 12, 2008


Interior Staff Had Inappropriate Relationships with Oil Industry
June 5, 2008


DoD IG Investigating C-17: Yet Another Reason Why the Air Force Needs to Grow Up
June 5, 2008


112 Organizations Endorse Quick Action to Restore Comprehensive Federal Worker Whistleblower Rights
June 5, 2008


Obama for...Transparency
June 4, 2008


Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme
June 4, 2008


Pentagon: Lockheed Cannot Properly Manage Billion-Dollar Programs; Many Defense Contractors Have Not Adequately Tracked Costs
June 3, 2008


Oak Ridge Managers Enjoy Luxuries at Taxpayers' Expense
May 30, 2008


DOJ Documents Shed Light on Deferred Prosecution Agreements and Corporate Monitors
May 29, 2008


Taxpayers Could Lose $53 Billion From Oil Leases
May 28, 2008


Pentagon IG: Watchdog Agency Outgunned by Rising Tide of Defense Spending
May 27, 2008


Pentagon Audit Reveals Widespread Problems in Iraq Contracting
May 23, 2008


Revolving Door Needs Repair
May 23, 2008


Parsons Corp. Goes Back to School in the Big Easy
May 23, 2008


Army: Bogus Materials Supplied to “Every Aircraft Manufacturer In the World” Supplier Committed Fraud, Bribery For a Decade Threatening Flying Safety
May 22, 2008


A Taxing Time on the Hill for Contractors
May 21, 2008


Congress: 33 Groups Support Public and Government-wide Federal Contractor Database
May 19, 2008


Livermore Mock Terrorists Exercise Ends in Debacle: TIME Magazine Reports Massive Security Failures
May 13, 2008


Less Alphabet Soup, Maybe, but Less Transparency
May 12, 2008


Pentagon IG's Handling of Tenenbaum Raises Troubling Questions; Serious Conflicts of Interest Deserve Review,
May 9, 2008


Internal Boeing Documents Support Whistleblower's Allegations: Aircraft Quality Control Problems Cited
May 8, 2008


POGO Reveals Internal OSC Document Shows Bloch Misused Own Task Force
May 7, 2008


FBI Agents Raid OSC Offices
May 6, 2008


Pentagon IG: Joint Strike Fighter Classified Information "May Have Been Compromised" Due to Lax Contractor Oversight by Pentagon Agency
May 1, 2008


When Public Information Goes Private
May 1, 2008


Criminal Charges Against Boeing Whistleblower Set Dangerous Precedent: Jurors Disagreed on Earlier Charges Resulting in a Mistrial
April 28, 2008


Say 'NYET!' to Mergers
April 28, 2008


Important Victory for Inspector General Oversight & Accountability
April 25, 2008


Seven Years Later: The Jury Is Still Out on Outsourcing
April 25, 2008


GAO Confirms That Bajagua Project Is A Stinky Deal
April 25, 2008


Breaking News: House Voting Today on Contractor Database Legislation
April 23, 2008


POGO Suggests Improvements to the NRC’s Office of Investigations’ Process for Interviewing Nuclear Power Plant Employees who have Safety and Security Concerns
April 22, 2008


An "A" for Contracting Accountability
April 21, 2008


Flawed Thunderbirds Contract Tainted with Improper Influence
April 18, 2008


Organizations Across The Political Spectrum Ask House And Senate Leaders To Post Committee Votes Online
April 15, 2008


Bush Legal Eagles Soar To Prestigious Private Roosts
April 14, 2008


Court Finds POGO Acted in “Good Faith”
April 11, 2008


Here We Go Again: No Accountability For Federal Credit Cards; Pushes Limits To New Highs (Or Lows)
April 9, 2008


Feds Reverse Course: Some Crime Not OK
April 3, 2008


7-Day Itch
April 3, 2008


POGO Salutes NRC For Implementing New Work Rules; Security Guards No Longer to Work Excessive Hours
April 2, 2008


Government Subpoenas Result in Suspension for IBM
April 1, 2008


The Federal Graveyard of Whistleblower Cases
April 1, 2008


GAO: Bad Problems Worsen with Pentagon Programs
March 31, 2008


Conflicts of Interest Rules Causing Conflicts
March 28, 2008


Air Force Wants Contractors to Write Its Strategy
March 28, 2008


Coast Guard Blogger Fired
March 19, 2008


U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: DOE Waiver Puts Livermore Homes and Plutonium at Risk
March 17, 2008


Mineral Royalties Hearing: Data Reliability is a Major Risk Factor
March 14, 2008


Sen. Grassley Seeks to Plug Multibillion-Dollar Contractor Accountability Loophole
March 13, 2008


Congress Needs to Learn a Little Openness Itself
March 13, 2008


Troubled Waters
March 12, 2008


DOJ Issues Guidelines on Corporate Monitors
March 11, 2008


Contractors are more than a shadow government
March 11, 2008


Congress Turns Its Attention to Royalty Collection
March 10, 2008


POGO: Government Pandemic Flu Vaccine Program Lacks Leadership
March 6, 2008


Attorney Urges End to Investigation Into Coast Guard Whistleblower
February 29, 2008


Leaked Audit: Manufacturers and FAA Allowing Defective Parts on Planes Insufficient Oversight of Foreign and Domestic Outsourcing
February 29, 2008


Exchange Between Senator McCaskill and Marine Commandant Conway on Franz Gayl
February 29, 2008


Senators Urge the Defense Secretary to Investigate Rapid Acquisition Failures POGO and GAP Also Recommend Senate Armed Service Hearing
February 27, 2008


POGO/GAP Urge Senate to Investigate MRAP and Other Delays, Retaliation Against Gayl
February 27, 2008


Pentagon Report Rebukes Air Force Demands for More C-17s; More C-17s are "Unaffordable," Unnecessary
February 21, 2008


Internal Study: Marine Corps Mismanagement Cost Lives: Armored Vehicles Held Up by "Byzantine" Procurement System
February 20, 2008


POGO’S Day In Court: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
February 12, 2008


Army Missile Program Dependent on Flawed Contractor Plan Requirements Shortfalls Could Result in Weapon "Of Little Value"
February 12, 2008


POGO Criticizes Lack of Accountability in Coast Guard Program and Scurrilous Investigation of Whistleblower
February 1, 2008

 

 


2007


POGO Salutes NNSA Nuclear Stockpile Consolidation Plan Urges Faster Action on Livermore National Lab
December 19, 2007


Whistleblower Demands NRC Commission Conducts Investigation of Security Violations and Its Campaign of Retaliation
December 10, 2007


POGO Asks DOE to Issue Stop Work Order For Los Alamos Facility: CMRR of Dubious Value and Questionable Construction
December 3, 2007


Whistleblower groups call on President Bush to fire Special Counsel Scott Bloch in wake of relevations he destroyed evidence and obstructed investigation of his misconduct
November 28, 2007


Watchdog Groups Urge Senators to Oppose Budget Secrecy
November 15, 2007


Air Force Weakens Requirements Of Key Search And Rescue Project
November 15, 2007


Congress Unwilling To Abide By Competitive Contracting Rules For Congressional Earmarks
November 5, 2007


GAO Report Confirms POGO Report Citing DOE Failures on Nuclear Materials Storage
October 29, 2007


Government Audit: Marine Corps Rapid Acquisition System "Not Effective"
October 22, 2007


Groups Urge Congress to Deny Funds to Discredited Special Counsel Obstruction Delaying Completion of Investigation
October 11, 2007


POGO's Statement on NRC Investigation into Security Failures at Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant
October 10, 2007


GAO Report: NRC Capitulates to Industry on Nuclear Security
October 3, 2007


POGO Supports Inspector General Bill Now Facing Administration Veto Threat
October 2, 2007


Oil Companies Billed $66 Million In Late Interest Payments
October 2, 2007


POGO Lauds Senate Vote On Wartime Contracting Commission
October 1, 2007


Security Warnings Ignored at Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant; March 2007 Letter Warned of Sleeping Guards
September 28, 2007


Former NRC Commissioner Moves through the Revolving Door
September 25, 2007


Who Is Watching? NRC Investigative Team Announces Site Visit At Pennsylvania Nuclear Plant
September 21, 2007


POGO Cites Failing Grade for Los Alamos Oversight and Accountability in Letter to DOE Secretary
September 6, 2007


POGO Urges Accountability in Inspector General System
August 21, 2007


Email: Air Force Secretary Wants to "Stay With" Boeing for CSAR-X
August 16, 2007


Another Security Breach at Los Alamos
August 6, 2007


Nuke Weapons Site Deploys Grenade Launcher
July 19, 2007


POGO Releases Federal Contractor Misconduct Database
July 18, 2007


Brownout Accidents Plague CSAR-X Helicopter: Controversy Surrounds Air Force Selection
June 21, 2007


Whistleblowers & POGO to Testify at Hearing on NASA IG
June 7, 2007


U.S. Government Among Lowest Recipients of Drilling Fees
June 1, 2007


LEAKED DOCUMENT: Urgent Requests at Marine Corps Stymied
May 31, 2007


Deepwater Whistleblower Challenges Testimony by Lockheed Martin
May 25, 2007


Taxpayers Win Earmark Transparency & Whistleblower Protections
May 25, 2007


Armed Services Language Strikes Blow to Earmark Reform
May 23, 2007


Under a Cloud of Scandal, Minerals Officials Flee Interior Department
May 23, 2007


POGO's Statement on the Department of Energy’s Decision to Award University of California the Lawrence Livermore Management Contract
May 8, 2007


POGO Cheers MMS Director’s Resignation
May 8, 2007


New Probe of White House Already Foundering; Jurisdiction and Subpoena Limits Hamstring Questionable Special Counsel Gambit
April 26, 2007


The Earmark from Nowhere; $90 million earmark remains “classified”
April 25, 2007


Who Will Blink First? White House and OSC Investigate Each Other: Bloch Must Recuse Himself
April 24, 2007


The U.S. Missile Defense System-It Can't Stand the Rain: POGO Sources Report that Rainfall Has Wiped Out 25% of U.S. Missile Defense Launch Capability
March 26, 2007


"New" LANL Management Can't Get a Grip
March 22, 2007


POGO Calls for Congress to Protect Whistleblowers Despite White House Veto Threat
March 14, 2007


POGO Urges NRC to Approve New Protections for Power Plant Security Officers; Long-overdue Rules Acknowledge the Role of Worker Fatigue
March 12, 2007


GSA Hired CACI to Process Suspension and Debarment Cases
February 5, 2007


POGO Disgusted by DOI’s ‘Honor System’ for Big Oil Companies
January 18, 2007


POGO Releases Its “Bakers Dozen” of Issues for Congress 2007
January 5, 2007


POGO's 2007 Baker's Dozen of Suggested Congressional Oversight Priorities
January 5, 2007


Project On Government Oversight Calls Resignation of NNSA Administrator Linton Brooks a Good Move
January 4, 2007

 

 

 
2006


Acquisition Panel Wraps Up: What does it all mean?
December 22, 2006


POGO urges Congress to review Hamilton Sundstrand’s 9-year no-bid commercial item spare parts contract
November 27, 2006


Interior Dept. Officials Told Auditor Not to Bill Oil Company; Jury Trial Scheduled in False Claims Act Case
November 17, 2006


POGO Applauds Senate Legislation Extending SIGIR's Term
November 15, 2006


British Embassy Has Questions about Latest LANL Security Breach; Internal Emails from DOE Show the U.K. Following Up on News Reports
November 1, 2006


Department of Homeland Security Violates Whistleblower Protection Laws: TSA Fired Air Marshal for Exposing Operational Plan that Endangered Public Safety
October 30, 2006


Los Alamos Classified Info Found in Drug Raid
October 25, 2006


Los Alamos Classified Info Found in Drug Raid
October 25, 2006


POGO Report Finds Security Is a Moving Target at the Nation’s Major HEU Storage Facility
October 16, 2006


POGO Disgusted by Reports of Retaliation Against Interior Department Auditors
September 21, 2006


POGO Finds Steep Drop in Royalties Collected by MMS
September 14, 2006


Enforcement Actions for Safety Violations at Los Alamos National Laboratory 1996-2006; Total Fines Waived: $3.4 MILLION in 10 years
September 12, 2006


Leaked Docs: Los Alamos Safety Foibles Result in Largest Estimated Fine Ever
September 12, 2006


POGO Calls for TSA to Open Up Pre-9/11 Security Information: Agency Needs to Open Information that Has Been Mislabeled as "Sensitive"
September 11, 2006


List of resources related to the policies and use of the Transportation Security Administration’s dubious Sensitive Security Information secrecy category
September 11, 2006


Leave Sharon Stone Look at Home: Govt Sexism Investigator
September 7, 2006


Statement of Scott H. Amey, General Counsel Supporting Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S. 2590)
September 6, 2006


"Who the Hell is Regulating Who?" The NRC's Abdication of Responsibility
September 1, 2006


POGO Slams Decision Not to Investigate Recent Accident at LANL
August 3, 2006


Members of Congress Question Interior Department re: Royalties
July 24, 2006


GAO Report Echoes POGO's Concerns with the DHS Katrina Purchase Card Program
July 19, 2006


POGO Calls for Federal Investigation of the “Big Dig”
July 11, 2006


POGO Calls on Congress to Stop the Department of Homeland Security from Mislabeling Average Information as "Sensitive"
July 7, 2006


Subpoena to Rumsfeld from House Government Reform Committee – Answers Demanded re: Abu Ghraib
July 5, 2006


POGO Urges Congress to Restore Funding for Equipment Being Used in Iraq War
June 5, 2006


Defense Inspector General Originally Hid Boeing Role in Scandal Report: White House and Congress’ Roles in Tanker Lease Deal Still Unclear
May 25, 2006


Defense Inspector General Originally Hid Boeing Role in Scandal Report
May 25, 2006


POGO Says FannieMae Case Shows Whistleblowers Still Subject to Retaliation
May 23, 2006


POGO Comment on Boeing Settlement
May 15, 2006


POGO Questions Senate's Move to Fund Troubled Aviation Programs Instead of Supporting War Fighters
April 26, 2006


Project On Government Oversight Hails Introduction of Davis-Waxman Legislation; Calls the "Executive Branch Reform Act of 2006" a Landmark Step
April 6, 2006


POGO Hails Introduction of Davis-Waxman Legislation: Calls the "Executive Branch Reform Act of 2006" a Landmark Step on the Road to Open Government
April 6, 2006


Project on Government Oversight Hails Introduction of Davis-Waxman Legislation
April 6, 2006


POGO Report Uncovers Bajagua’s Murky Deal
April 4, 2006


Nuke Plants Not Protected Against RPGs
February 22, 2006


Oil Industry Tycoon Disputes Royalty Claims Made by Government
February 15, 2006


POGO Testifies before Congress: Without Protections Against Retaliation, Whistleblowers Will Leak to News Media
February 13, 2006


POGO's Conflict of Interest and Ethic Proposals
February 1, 2006


Ethics Office Proposes Revolving Door Rules Changes
January 31, 2006


Manager Censors Analyst at Congressional Research Service
January 25, 2006


Lobbyists, Defense Contractors Held Holiday Party for House Government Reform Committee
January 13, 2006


Investigations into Katrina Waste and Fraud Detailed
January 12, 2006


Government Report: National Security Whistleblower Protections Have Failed
January 6, 2006

 

 

 
2005


U.S. Strong Arms Mexican Government on Water Project: Political Influence Behind $600 Million No-Bid Contract
December 21, 2005


Bureau of Prisons Retaliates – Puts Whistleblower in Danger: FBI Arrests Individual Who Threatens Whistleblower
December 14, 2005


Another Kind of Prison Torture
December 8, 2005


Porkbarrel for Boeing: Senate Amendment to Keep C-17 Cargo Jet Production Line Open
November 10, 2005


Coalition Release Report Warning that the Revolving Door is giving Business Interests Undue Influence Over Federal Policy and Procurement Decisions; Revolving Door Group Proposes Aggressive Set of Lobbying and Ethics Reforms
October 26, 2005


V-22 Engines Freeze: Can't Fly Through Clouds
October 25, 2005


POGO Urges Supreme Court to Consider State Secrets Case: POGO joined other organizations in urging the Supreme Court to examine whether the State Secrets Privilege is constitutional
October 10, 2005


White House Backs Down on $250K Government Purchase Card Limit
October 3, 2005


Republicans Embrace Whistleblower Protections for Contractors; Baggage Screeners, National Security Whistleblowers Left Behind
September 29, 2005


National Security Whistleblowers Criticize Legislative Markup As Pentagon Blocks Able Danger Testimony
September 21, 2005


POGO's Government Contracting Concerns and Recommendations
September 16, 2005


"Disaster Profiteering Act (H.R. 3766)" Makes Its Debut Seeks to Waive Taxpayer Protections & Competition on Government Contracts
September 16, 2005


Electromagnetic Pulse Boogey Man
September 9, 2005


Katrina Relief Bill: Contractors at the Pig Trough
September 8, 2005


Former Head of FEMA Lobbies for Disaster Relief for Halliburton
September 7, 2005


Former Head of FEMA Lobbies for Disaster Relief for Halliburton
September 7, 2005


Controversial Nuclear Security Report Released
September 2, 2005


Los Alamos Workers Exposed to Hazardous Chemical Fumes
August 10, 2005


Radioactive Package Shipped Fedex to Pennsylvania
August 8, 2005


Sandia Employee Sells Robotic Dog on eBay iPods, Computers, Robotic Dog Charged to Federal Government
July 28, 2005


Congress Moves to Consolidate Nuclear Weapons Materials; Report: Cutting Sites in Half Could Save $3 Billion
May 19, 2005


Groups Urge Funding for Secrecy Oversight Board
May 3, 2005


Biologist Critiques Biodefense Safety
April 27, 2005


Government Fails to Protect Employees Who Blow the Whistle on National and Homeland Security Weaknesses
April 26, 2005


Statement on the Army's New Stryker Video
April 21, 2005


POGO and Public Citizen Urge Court to Open Hearing on Sibel Edmonds Case
April 20, 2005


Statement by POGO's Danielle Brian for Briefing on Growing Government Secrecy & the Sibel Edmonds Case
April 20, 2005


DOE makes the right move by recommending to relocate the Moab, Utah uranium pile from the banks of the Colorado River
April 7, 2005


Future Combat System to be Restructured
April 5, 2005


FBI to Investigate Whistleblower Protection Agency New Complaint Charges Partisanship in Enforcement of Hatch Act
March 31, 2005


Leaked Report: Stryker Armored Vehicle
March 31, 2005


McCain Puts Spotlight on Pentagon Contracts
March 15, 2005


Sunshine Week - Open Government Experts Available
March 14, 2005


Special Counsel Tags Interns to Close Out Whistleblower Cases; Staff Resignations Leave Agency Short-Handed
March 9, 2005


Government's Timeout System Needs Reform
March 4, 2005


Whistleblower Staff Blow the Whistle on Special Counsel
March 3, 2005


POGO vs. Ashcroft: Lawsuit over retroactive classification of FBI whistleblowers allegations; compendium of court documents
March 1, 2005


Sandia Fails to Protect Public from Nuclear Release
February 25, 2005


Justice Department Caves In: Allows Publication of Retroactively Classified Information; Lawsuit Challenged Classification of Public Information
February 22, 2005


Ex Boeing Official Sentenced to Four Months in Prison
February 18, 2005


McCain: Pentagon Stonewalls Tanker Investigation
January 31, 2005


Contracting Advisory Panel Deck Stacked; Panel Violates Federal Advisory Committee Act
January 31, 2005


New GAO Report: Contracts Promoted by Industry Waste Money
January 21, 2005


Homeland Security Secrecy Policy Still Overreaching; Statement of Scott Amey, General Counsel of POGO
January 12, 2005


Staff "PURGE" at Office of Special Counsel; Whistleblower Staff Claiming Retaliation Forced Moves to New "Midwest Field Office"
January 10, 2005

 

 

 
2004


POGO: Hold New Manager at Los Alamos Accountable Draft Request for Proposal Issued to Manage Los Alamos National Laboratory
December 1, 2004


Unreleased Document: Pentagon Updates Revolving Door Rules
November 19, 2004


Unreleased Document: Pentagon Updates Revolving Door Rules
November 19, 2004


Gonzales Record on Government Secrecy
November 16, 2004


Stryker Problems Highlight Testing Shortfalls
November 1, 2004


Wackenhut Guards Almost Shot During Nuclear Security Test
October 23, 2004


Jail Sentence for Darleen Druyun is warranted, POGO says
October 1, 2004


'Report Card' Finds 60% Rise in Secrecy at a Rising Cost of $6.5 Billion Last Year
August 26, 2004


Government Should Consider Suspending Halliburton Contracts
August 18, 2004


Proposal to Secure Los Alamos Quashed
August 13, 2004


Man Who Holds Purse Strings Declares: "..glory years for the nuclear weapons complex are over"
August 11, 2004


POGO: Internal Los Alamos document proves cyber security lapses long known
August 5, 2004


Nuclear Power Plant Lobbyists Shape Post-9/11 Security Tests
August 3, 2004


Thumbs Up to Secretary Abraham's Decision to Halt Classified Removable Media Operations in Nuclear Weapons Complex
July 23, 2004


Nuclear Weapons Complex Chief Linton Brooks Should Resign
July 21, 2004


At Los Alamos, Security Failures keep "happening, and happening, and happening."
July 15, 2004


Only Half-truths from Los Alamos - POGO Recommends Termination of University of California's Los Alamos Contract
July 14, 2004


In Their Own Words: Marines Critique V-22's "Human Factors"
July 13, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - Boeing
June 29, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - Bechtel
June 29, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - Lockheed Martin
June 29, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL)
June 29, 2004


Government Contractors Wield Influence Through Revolving Door, Campaign Contributions
June 29, 2004


Attorney General's Reclassification of Information Critical of FBI is Illegal; Project On Government Oversight Has Right to Inform Public of Problems at FBI, Lawsuit Says
June 23, 2004


LEAKED DOCUMENT: Retroactive Classification of Sibel Edmonds Congressional Briefings
June 4, 2004


Government Considers Barring CACI Contracts
May 28, 2004


Government Considers Barring CACI Contracts
May 28, 2004


Oil Companies Cash in On Homeland Security Grants
May 26, 2004


Classified Computer Media Missing at Los Alamos
May 20, 2004


Defense Science Board Concludes There is No Tanker Emergency
May 13, 2004


Statement of POGO on DOE's Nuclear Security Announcement
May 7, 2004


The Politics of Contracting
May 1, 2004


POGO Testimony: Nukes Need Consolidation
April 26, 2004


Portions of the Pentagon's Department of Operational Test and Evaluation 2003 Annual Report
April 16, 2004


U.S. Special Counsel Issues Gag Order to His Own Employees
April 15, 2004


Joint Chiefs of Staff Rejected "Airplanes as Missiles" Scenario Five Months prior to 9/11
April 13, 2004


Pentagon Inspector General report further supports a decision to halt a sweetheart deal for Air Force to lease Boeing 767 tankers
April 9, 2004


POGO's Statement Regarding DOE's Movement of Los Alamos Nuclear Materials
April 1, 2004


Fighting with Failures Series: Case Studies of How the Pentagon Buys Weapons; F/A-22 Raptor
March 15, 2004


Questionable Iraq Reconstruction Contracts Due to Federal Contracting System Weaknesses
March 11, 2004


Security Still Lax at Nuclear Power Plants: POGO
March 10, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - Carlyle Group
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - BAE Systems
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - AmerisourceBergen
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - California Institute of Technology
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - University of California
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - General Electric
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - Raytheon
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - L3 Communications
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - Health Net, Inc.
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - United Technologies
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - Honeywell International
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - TRW
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - General Dynamics
March 1, 2004


The Politics of Contracting - Northrop Grumman
March 1, 2004


Hot Docs on Comanche Helicopter Announcement
February 23, 2004


POGO Supports OMB Request for F/A-22 and Comanche Program Studies
February 10, 2004


Comanche Helicopter Development: 21 Years, $12.2 Billion, and Counting
January 22, 2004


Fighting with Failures Series: Case Studies of How the Pentagon Buys Weapons - RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter
January 22, 2004


GSA's Deal with WorldCom: Bad Business for Taxpayers
January 8, 2004


The Army's Stryker: A Troublesome Mix of Revolving Door and Rush to Deploy
January 6, 2004


The Army's Stryker: A Troublesome Mix of Revolving Door and Rush to Deploy
January 6, 2004

 

 

 
2003


POGO Calls for Senator Stevens' Resignation
December 19, 2003


POGO Calls for Halliburton To Disclose Cost Details of Iraq Contracts
December 12, 2003


Computer Disks with Classified Information Missing at Los Alamos
December 9, 2003


Boeing Fires Former Top Air Force Official Over Unethical Conduct
November 24, 2003


Nuclear Workers Exposed: The Politics of Contracting
October 31, 2003


Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Abuses: Expanded Loopholes Considered by Defense Authorization Conference Committee
October 23, 2003


GAO Study: Boeing Tanker Compromise Would Save Taxpayers from $3.5 - $4.2 Billion
October 16, 2003


S. 1358 and H.R. 3281 Will Strengthen Protections for Whistleblowers
October 16, 2003


The B-1 Bomber: Less is More
September 25, 2003


GAO on Lax Nuclear Power Plant Security: Confirms Many of POGO's Findings
September 24, 2003


Pentagon Admits Tanker Lease Costs $5.5 Billion More, But Defends the Boeing Handout Anyway
September 23, 2003


President Bush Renews Environmental Exemption for Area 51
September 17, 2003


President Bush's Support of Tanker Lease Proposal as an Insult to the Taxpayers
September 17, 2003


Los Alamos Myths and Facts
September 12, 2003


More Documents Show Darleen Druyun's Inappropriate Role in Boeing Leasing Deal
September 4, 2003


POGO Hails Victory for Taxpayers on Boeing Leasing Deal
September 4, 2003


Boeing Leasing Deal Originally Conceived to Save Boeing's Faltering Operations post 9/11
September 2, 2003


Senate Armed Services Committee Should Reject Air Force Tanker Lease
August 29, 2003


Near $1 Million Settlement Received by Los Alamos Whistleblower Compensation for Retaliatory Firing by University of California
August 21, 2003


Robert MacLean v. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
July 29, 2003


Boeing Suspension Announcement Sends Message to Contractors
July 24, 2003


POGO Releases Updated Contractor Misconduct Database: Legislation Introduced Today
July 17, 2003


Private Interests Influence Homeland Security Agenda: POGO Criticizes Conflicts of Interest & Secrecy of Advisory Council
July 9, 2003


New GAO Report on Nuclear Weapons Complex Security
June 23, 2003


Los Alamos Admits Losing Plutonium
June 20, 2003


Head of Nuclear Weapons Complex Government and Lab Employees: "It's all a misunderstanding"
June 19, 2003


Wall Street: Boeing Sweetheart Deal Equivalent of up to 1,033 B-737 Aircraft Commercial Orders Without the Risk: Now Owes Political "Payback"
June 17, 2003


Boeing's Rap Sheet
June 9, 2003


Air Force Begins Witch Hunt for A-10 Warthog Defenders
June 4, 2003


POGO Makes Public V-22 Osprey Test Report
May 20, 2003


Concern Over Rumsfeld Transformation Grows
May 13, 2003


Leaked Documents: Late Night Cramming for Security Test at Indian Point
April 30, 2003


Los Alamos Contract Open for Bids
April 30, 2003


POGO Calls for Immediate Competition of Los Alamos Contract - New Documents Show Safety Violations Sugar-Coated
April 29, 2003


NRC Announces Improvements to Nuclear Power Plant Security
April 29, 2003


Inappropriate Influence? Senators Pressure NRC to Delay Security Improvement
April 28, 2003


Investigative Lead: Patriot Missile Problems Date Back to 1993
April 16, 2003


Contractor Goody Bag Legislation Rears Its Ugly Head
April 8, 2003


Good Governments Groups Hail Tentative Approval of State of the Art Nuclear Safety Whistleblower Protection
April 2, 2003


Bush Administration Stonewalls Congressional Investigation Representative Christopher Shays Demands into Nuclear Security Counter-Terrorism Records
April 1, 2003


Security Guards Asleep at Sandia Poisonous Culture at Nuclear Labs puts National Security at Risk
March 25, 2003


Fire Sale at Nevada Test Site
March 20, 2003


POGO Opposes "Buy Now, Fix Later" Approach to Ballistic Missile Defense: Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing March 18th
March 17, 2003


POGO Reports Revisited: Boston Harbor Tunnel Project
March 1, 2003


Reporter Sneaks into Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Lab Undetected
February 25, 2003


Public Access to Congressional Research Service Products
February 10, 2003


Whistleblower Groups Challenge DOE Officials' Optimism That Employees Who Raise Concerns Will Be Protected
February 5, 2003


Whistleblower Groups Challenge DOE Officials' Optimism That Employees Who Raise Concerns Will Be Protected
February 5, 2003


Inspector General Report Damaging to Los Alamos Lab and Department Of Energy
January 30, 2003


Energy Secretary Abraham "Deeply Troubled" Over Missing Classified Hard Drive at Los Alamos Lab
January 17, 2003


DOE Broadens Scandal Inquiry to Livermore Lab
January 17, 2003


Congressional / Citizen Oversight Forum on the need for an independent ombudsman at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
January 10, 2003


Removal of Top Security Officials at Los Alamos
January 8, 2003


The Pentagon's Self-Proclaimed "Godmother of the C-17"
January 6, 2003

 

 

2002


Leaked Document: More Evidence Surfaces
December 23, 2002


Whistleblower from Indian Point Nuclear Plant: Security is Lax
December 9, 2002


Whistleblowers at Los Alamos Fired in Retaliation
November 22, 2002


Leaked Document: Mishandling Lost and Stolen Computers at Los Alamos
November 19, 2002


How-to Guide for Public Employees Exposing Problems - Support Groups Warn: Anonymous Whistleblowing Safer
November 14, 2002


Letter to the House Government Reform Committee urging them to oppose Share-in-Savings and the Digital Tech Corps Act
October 11, 2002


Security Guards Comment on POGO's Report
September 30, 2002


Leaked Documents: DOE to Move Nuclear Weapons Material
August 11, 2002


Good Government Groups Hail Historic Whistleblower Accord As Legal Revolution For Corporate Freedom Of Speech
July 24, 2002


Army Purchase Card Used for Escort Service
July 17, 2002


Whistleblower Protections Included on Homeland Security Bill
July 12, 2002


Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Facility TA-18 To Close: One of Most Vulnerable to Terrorist Attack
July 2, 2002


Whistleblower Protection Act Petition
July 1, 2002


Organizations and Individuals Signing the Whistleblower Protection Act Petition
July 1, 2002


POGO Applauds Decision on Boeing 767 Leasing Deal: Senator McCain Prevails in Battle Against $26 Billion Pork Provision
May 10, 2002


Big Companies Break Law But Still Win Lucrative Government Contracts: $3.4 Billion in Settlements, Judgements, Fines & Penalties Since 1990
May 6, 2002


East Coast Nuclear Power Plant Guards Raise Security Concerns
April 25, 2002


EPA Ombudsman Resigns: Accountability in Handling of Superfund Sites Threatened
April 22, 2002


DOE Admits DOE Security Weaknesses: Claims Budget Increases Needed
April 22, 2002


Fighting with Failures Series: Case Studies of How the Pentagon Buys Weapons - Predator UnManned Aerial Vehicle
March 25, 2002


Hype vs. Reality in War Weapons: POGO's New Fighting with Failures Report on the Predator
March 25, 2002


Defense Contractor Prices Skyrocket House Hearing Today on Legislation that Would Roll Back Taxpayer Protections
March 7, 2002


Fighting with Failures Series: Case Studies of How the Pentagon Buys Weapons - Update Crusader Howitzer
March 7, 2002


POGO ran this ad
February 10, 2002


EPA Ombudsman's Office Shut Down, Whitman Attempts to Confiscate Files
January 29, 2002


POGO to DOE's General John Gordon: You Are Being Misled
January 24, 2002


POGO Compilation: Over 50 Reports, Hearings, Testimonies and Commissions in the Past Five Years Concluding that DOE has Serious Security Problems
January 22, 2002


POGO Urges Department of Energy to Restore Access to Web Sites
January 14, 2002


FACT SHEET: Federal Oil Royalty Litigation
January 2, 2002


Federal Natural Gas Royalty Underpayment Litigation
January 2, 2002


POGO Fact Sheet: Background on Security Failures
January 1, 2002


Nuclear Whistleblowers Fighting Terrorism Face Retaliation
January 1, 2002

 

 

2001