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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 ExposureDecember 10, 2008
POGO Releases DOD IG Report on MRAP DelaysDecember 10, 2008
POGO Urges Passage of SIGTARP BillDecember 9, 2008
Email Goof Exposes Whistleblower Problems at FAMSDecember 8, 2008
POGO Responds to GAO Report on BailoutDecember 3, 2008
Treasury Department IG Temporarily Oversees BailoutDecember 2, 2008
POGO Releases Report on Air Marshal Problems with the OSCNovember 25, 2008
POGO Calls on Congress to Hold Bailout Policymakers AccountableNovember 21, 2008
White House Ousts Special Counsel Bloch: Federal Workers Are VindicatedOctober 23, 2008
Special Counsel Scott Bloch Submits Resignation LetterOctober 22, 2008
POGO Provides Presidential Transition Teams Reform PrioritiesOctober 16, 2008
Myths about a Federal Contractor Responsibility DatabaseOctober 15, 2008
President Bush Signs Law Creating Contractor Responsibility Database; POGO's Database Extended to Top 100 ContractorsOctober 15, 2008
Protest of Latest Deepwater Contract Confirms Need for Contractor Responsibility DatabaseOctober 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 FDAOctober 9, 2008
DOJ Follows POGO’s Recommendation, Posts Byrne Grant Recipients OnlineOctober 6, 2008
POGO Salutes Good Government Legislation September 30, 2008
POGO Supports Legislation to Reform MMSSeptember 25, 2008
POGO Calls for Greater Transparency in Financial Industry Bailout PlanSeptember 23, 2008
POGO Royalties-In-Kind Report: Drilling The TaxpayerSeptember 17, 2008
POGO Testifies on Wasteful Homeland Security SpendingSeptember 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 LockheedSeptember 8, 2008
NRC Inspector General Releases Investigative Report in Response to POGO’s Letter on Peach Bottom IncidentSeptember 8, 2008
POGO Asks Air Force to Hold Officials Accountable for Security BreachSeptember 4, 2008
Photos Show the Brass and Troops are Worlds of Class ApartAugust 21, 2008
Court Rules Against University of California WhistleblowersAugust 12, 2008
DCAA Responds to GAO Report on Auditing ControversyAugust 12, 2008
FDA Announces New Policies to Improve Transparency and Public Disclosure for Advisory CommitteesAugust 8, 2008
In the Midst of Nuclear Weapons Site Security Test Failures, DOE Adopts New Test and Security RequirementsAugust 8, 2008
POGO and Others Urge White House to Wrap Up OSC InvestigationJuly 31, 2008
Rep. Waxman and Davis Call for Bloch's ResignationJuly 29, 2008
Senator McCaskill Calls for Terminations, Congressional Hearings on DCAA ScandalJuly 24, 2008
DOD IG Report on Tenenbaum Leaves Questions UnansweredJuly 22, 2008
SLICC Deal for Pentagon BrassJuly 18, 2008
Appropriating JusticeJuly 17, 2008
Deputy Criticizes Office of Special Counsel Scott Bloch in Resignation LetterJuly 17, 2008
Oberstar Pushes Stronger FAA Whistleblower OfficeJuly 17, 2008
House Dems Introduce Corporate Monitor Oversight BillJuly 16, 2008
Senators Upset Over Pentagon's Option for Destroying Chemical WeaponsJuly 16, 2008
SIGIR UpdateJuly 15, 2008
Not Exactly a Vote of ConfidenceJuly 14, 2008
Terror, Where? The HomecomingJuly 14, 2008
Lurching from Bad to Worse to...July 11, 2008
Updating the RecordJuly 10, 2008
POGO and Others Call for Improvements in Federal Electronic Record-KeepingJuly 9, 2008
Not Another DimeJuly 8, 2008
U.S.-Iraq Deal on Contractor Immunity Goes FourthJuly 3, 2008
NRC Feeling Heat on Fire SafetyJuly 3, 2008
Over 900 Whistleblower Fraud Cases in BacklogJuly 2, 2008
Constituents & Taxpayers Don't WynnJuly 1, 2008
Rep. Dingell Asks GAO to Examine Livermore Lab's SecurityJune 27, 2008
Senator Proposes Solutions to Contracting FraudJune 25, 2008
Cutting the W88 - The Right TargetJune 25, 2008
The Continuing Saga of the Munitions Maven from Miami BeachJune 24, 2008
New Legislation Closes Tax Loophole for Federal ContractorsJune 20, 2008
New Wartime Contracting Commission Members NamedJune 20, 2008
Hostile Work Environment & E-Discovery: OSC Gives On-the-job LessonsJune 19, 2008
DOJ Grant Program: Cronyism And Favoritism Taint ProcessJune 19, 2008
Court Orders IRS to Comply with 30-Year-Old FOIA RequestJune 17, 2008
KBR Whistleblower Comes ForwardJune 17, 2008
'Small' Business Administration?June 12, 2008
Interior Staff Had Inappropriate Relationships with Oil IndustryJune 5, 2008
DoD IG Investigating C-17: Yet Another Reason Why the Air Force Needs to Grow UpJune 5, 2008
112 Organizations Endorse Quick Action to Restore Comprehensive Federal Worker Whistleblower RightsJune 5, 2008
Obama for...TransparencyJune 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 CostsJune 3, 2008
Oak Ridge Managers Enjoy Luxuries at Taxpayers' ExpenseMay 30, 2008
DOJ Documents Shed Light on Deferred Prosecution Agreements and Corporate MonitorsMay 29, 2008
Taxpayers Could Lose $53 Billion From Oil LeasesMay 28, 2008
Pentagon IG: Watchdog Agency Outgunned by Rising Tide of Defense SpendingMay 27, 2008
Pentagon Audit Reveals Widespread Problems in Iraq ContractingMay 23, 2008
Revolving Door Needs RepairMay 23, 2008
Parsons Corp. Goes Back to School in the Big EasyMay 23, 2008
Army: Bogus Materials Supplied to “Every Aircraft Manufacturer In the World” Supplier Committed Fraud, Bribery For a Decade Threatening Flying SafetyMay 22, 2008
A Taxing Time on the Hill for ContractorsMay 21, 2008
Congress: 33 Groups Support Public and Government-wide Federal Contractor DatabaseMay 19, 2008
Livermore Mock Terrorists Exercise Ends in Debacle: TIME Magazine Reports Massive Security FailuresMay 13, 2008
Less Alphabet Soup, Maybe, but Less TransparencyMay 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 ForceMay 7, 2008
FBI Agents Raid OSC OfficesMay 6, 2008
Pentagon IG: Joint Strike Fighter Classified Information "May Have Been Compromised" Due to Lax Contractor Oversight by Pentagon AgencyMay 1, 2008
When Public Information Goes PrivateMay 1, 2008
Criminal Charges Against Boeing Whistleblower Set Dangerous Precedent: Jurors Disagreed on Earlier Charges Resulting in a MistrialApril 28, 2008
Say 'NYET!' to MergersApril 28, 2008
Important Victory for Inspector General Oversight & AccountabilityApril 25, 2008
Seven Years Later: The Jury Is Still Out on OutsourcingApril 25, 2008
GAO Confirms That Bajagua Project Is A Stinky Deal April 25, 2008
Breaking News: House Voting Today on Contractor Database LegislationApril 23, 2008
POGO Suggests Improvements to the NRC’s Office of Investigations’ Process for Interviewing Nuclear Power Plant Employees who have Safety and Security ConcernsApril 22, 2008
An "A" for Contracting AccountabilityApril 21, 2008
Flawed Thunderbirds Contract Tainted with Improper InfluenceApril 18, 2008
Organizations Across The Political Spectrum Ask House And Senate Leaders To Post Committee Votes OnlineApril 15, 2008
Bush Legal Eagles Soar To Prestigious Private RoostsApril 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 OKApril 3, 2008
7-Day ItchApril 3, 2008
POGO Salutes NRC For Implementing New Work Rules; Security Guards No Longer to Work Excessive HoursApril 2, 2008
Government Subpoenas Result in Suspension for IBMApril 1, 2008
The Federal Graveyard of Whistleblower CasesApril 1, 2008
GAO: Bad Problems Worsen with Pentagon ProgramsMarch 31, 2008
Conflicts of Interest Rules Causing ConflictsMarch 28, 2008
Air Force Wants Contractors to Write Its StrategyMarch 28, 2008
Coast Guard Blogger FiredMarch 19, 2008
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: DOE Waiver Puts Livermore Homes and Plutonium at RiskMarch 17, 2008
Mineral Royalties Hearing: Data Reliability is a Major Risk FactorMarch 14, 2008
Sen. Grassley Seeks to Plug Multibillion-Dollar Contractor Accountability LoopholeMarch 13, 2008
Congress Needs to Learn a Little Openness ItselfMarch 13, 2008
Troubled WatersMarch 12, 2008
DOJ Issues Guidelines on Corporate MonitorsMarch 11, 2008
Contractors are more than a shadow governmentMarch 11, 2008
Congress Turns Its Attention to Royalty CollectionMarch 10, 2008
POGO: Government Pandemic Flu Vaccine Program Lacks LeadershipMarch 6, 2008
Attorney Urges End to Investigation Into Coast Guard WhistleblowerFebruary 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 GaylFebruary 29, 2008
Senators Urge the Defense Secretary to Investigate Rapid Acquisition Failures POGO and GAP Also Recommend Senate Armed Service HearingFebruary 27, 2008
POGO/GAP Urge Senate to Investigate MRAP and Other Delays, Retaliation Against GaylFebruary 27, 2008
Pentagon Report Rebukes Air Force Demands for More C-17s; More C-17s are "Unaffordable," UnnecessaryFebruary 21, 2008
Internal Study: Marine Corps Mismanagement Cost Lives: Armored Vehicles Held Up by "Byzantine" Procurement SystemFebruary 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 WhistleblowerFebruary 1, 2008
2007
POGO Salutes NNSA Nuclear Stockpile Consolidation Plan Urges Faster Action on Livermore National LabDecember 19, 2007
Whistleblower Demands NRC Commission Conducts Investigation of Security Violations and Its Campaign of RetaliationDecember 10, 2007
POGO Asks DOE to Issue Stop Work Order For Los Alamos Facility: CMRR of Dubious Value and Questionable ConstructionDecember 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 misconductNovember 28, 2007
Watchdog Groups Urge Senators to Oppose Budget SecrecyNovember 15, 2007
Air Force Weakens Requirements Of Key Search And Rescue ProjectNovember 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 StorageOctober 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 InvestigationOctober 11, 2007
POGO's Statement on NRC Investigation into Security Failures at Peach Bottom Nuclear Power PlantOctober 10, 2007
GAO Report: NRC Capitulates to Industry on Nuclear SecurityOctober 3, 2007
POGO Supports Inspector General Bill Now Facing Administration Veto Threat October 2, 2007
Oil Companies Billed $66 Million In Late Interest PaymentsOctober 2, 2007
POGO Lauds Senate Vote On Wartime Contracting CommissionOctober 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 DoorSeptember 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 SecretarySeptember 6, 2007
POGO Urges Accountability in Inspector General SystemAugust 21, 2007
Email: Air Force Secretary Wants to "Stay With" Boeing for CSAR-XAugust 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 DatabaseJuly 18, 2007
Brownout Accidents Plague CSAR-X Helicopter: Controversy Surrounds Air Force SelectionJune 21, 2007
Whistleblowers & POGO to Testify at Hearing on NASA IG June 7, 2007
U.S. Government Among Lowest Recipients of Drilling FeesJune 1, 2007
LEAKED DOCUMENT: Urgent Requests at Marine Corps StymiedMay 31, 2007
Deepwater Whistleblower Challenges Testimony by Lockheed MartinMay 25, 2007
Taxpayers Win Earmark Transparency & Whistleblower ProtectionsMay 25, 2007
Armed Services Language Strikes Blow to Earmark ReformMay 23, 2007
Under a Cloud of Scandal, Minerals Officials Flee Interior DepartmentMay 23, 2007
POGO's Statement on the Department of Energy’s Decision to Award University of California the Lawrence Livermore Management ContractMay 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 GambitApril 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 HimselfApril 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 CapabilityMarch 26, 2007
"New" LANL Management Can't Get a Grip March 22, 2007
POGO Calls for Congress to Protect Whistleblowers Despite White House Veto ThreatMarch 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 CasesFebruary 5, 2007
POGO Disgusted by DOI’s ‘Honor System’ for Big Oil CompaniesJanuary 18, 2007
POGO Releases Its “Bakers Dozen” of Issues for Congress 2007January 5, 2007
POGO's 2007 Baker's Dozen of Suggested Congressional Oversight PrioritiesJanuary 5, 2007
Project On Government Oversight Calls Resignation of NNSA Administrator Linton Brooks a Good MoveJanuary 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 contractNovember 27, 2006
Interior Dept. Officials Told Auditor Not to Bill Oil Company; Jury Trial Scheduled in False Claims Act CaseNovember 17, 2006
POGO Applauds Senate Legislation Extending SIGIR's TermNovember 15, 2006
British Embassy Has Questions about Latest LANL Security Breach; Internal Emails from DOE Show the U.K. Following Up on News ReportsNovember 1, 2006
Department of Homeland Security Violates Whistleblower Protection Laws: TSA Fired Air Marshal for Exposing Operational Plan that Endangered Public SafetyOctober 30, 2006
Los Alamos Classified Info Found in Drug RaidOctober 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 AuditorsSeptember 21, 2006
POGO Finds Steep Drop in Royalties Collected by MMSSeptember 14, 2006
Enforcement Actions for Safety Violations at Los Alamos National Laboratory 1996-2006; Total Fines Waived: $3.4 MILLION in 10 yearsSeptember 12, 2006
Leaked Docs: Los Alamos Safety Foibles Result in Largest Estimated Fine EverSeptember 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 categorySeptember 11, 2006
Leave Sharon Stone Look at Home: Govt Sexism InvestigatorSeptember 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 ResponsibilitySeptember 1, 2006
POGO Slams Decision Not to Investigate Recent Accident at LANLAugust 3, 2006
Members of Congress Question Interior Department re: RoyaltiesJuly 24, 2006
GAO Report Echoes POGO's Concerns with the DHS Katrina Purchase Card ProgramJuly 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 GhraibJuly 5, 2006
POGO Urges Congress to Restore Funding for Equipment Being Used in Iraq WarJune 5, 2006
Defense Inspector General Originally Hid Boeing Role in Scandal Report: White House and Congress’ Roles in Tanker Lease Deal Still UnclearMay 25, 2006
Defense Inspector General Originally Hid Boeing Role in Scandal ReportMay 25, 2006
POGO Says FannieMae Case Shows Whistleblowers Still Subject to RetaliationMay 23, 2006
POGO Comment on Boeing SettlementMay 15, 2006
POGO Questions Senate's Move to Fund Troubled Aviation Programs Instead of Supporting War FightersApril 26, 2006
Project On Government Oversight Hails Introduction of Davis-Waxman Legislation; Calls the "Executive Branch Reform Act of 2006" a Landmark StepApril 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 GovernmentApril 6, 2006
Project on Government Oversight Hails Introduction of Davis-Waxman LegislationApril 6, 2006
POGO Report Uncovers Bajagua’s Murky Deal April 4, 2006
Nuke Plants Not Protected Against RPGsFebruary 22, 2006
Oil Industry Tycoon Disputes Royalty Claims Made by GovernmentFebruary 15, 2006
POGO Testifies before Congress: Without Protections Against Retaliation, Whistleblowers Will Leak to News MediaFebruary 13, 2006
POGO's Conflict of Interest and Ethic ProposalsFebruary 1, 2006
Ethics Office Proposes Revolving Door Rules ChangesJanuary 31, 2006
Manager Censors Analyst at Congressional Research ServiceJanuary 25, 2006
Lobbyists, Defense Contractors Held Holiday Party for House Government Reform CommitteeJanuary 13, 2006
Investigations into Katrina Waste and Fraud DetailedJanuary 12, 2006
Government Report: National Security Whistleblower Protections Have FailedJanuary 6, 2006
2005
U.S. Strong Arms Mexican Government on Water Project: Political Influence Behind $600 Million No-Bid ContractDecember 21, 2005
Bureau of Prisons Retaliates – Puts Whistleblower in Danger: FBI Arrests Individual Who Threatens Whistleblower December 14, 2005
Another Kind of Prison TortureDecember 8, 2005
Porkbarrel for Boeing: Senate Amendment to Keep C-17 Cargo Jet Production Line OpenNovember 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 ReformsOctober 26, 2005
V-22 Engines Freeze: Can't Fly Through CloudsOctober 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 constitutionalOctober 10, 2005
White House Backs Down on $250K Government Purchase Card LimitOctober 3, 2005
Republicans Embrace Whistleblower Protections for Contractors; Baggage Screeners, National Security Whistleblowers Left BehindSeptember 29, 2005
National Security Whistleblowers Criticize Legislative Markup As Pentagon Blocks Able Danger TestimonySeptember 21, 2005
POGO's Government Contracting Concerns and RecommendationsSeptember 16, 2005
"Disaster Profiteering Act (H.R. 3766)" Makes Its Debut Seeks to Waive Taxpayer Protections & Competition on Government ContractsSeptember 16, 2005
Electromagnetic Pulse Boogey ManSeptember 9, 2005
Katrina Relief Bill: Contractors at the Pig TroughSeptember 8, 2005
Former Head of FEMA Lobbies for Disaster Relief for HalliburtonSeptember 7, 2005
Controversial Nuclear Security Report ReleasedSeptember 2, 2005
Los Alamos Workers Exposed to Hazardous Chemical FumesAugust 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 GovernmentJuly 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 BoardMay 3, 2005
Biologist Critiques Biodefense SafetyApril 27, 2005
Government Fails to Protect Employees Who Blow the Whistle on National and Homeland Security WeaknessesApril 26, 2005
Statement on the Army's New Stryker VideoApril 21, 2005
POGO and Public Citizen Urge Court to Open Hearing on Sibel Edmonds CaseApril 20, 2005
Statement by POGO's Danielle Brian for Briefing on Growing Government Secrecy & the Sibel Edmonds CaseApril 20, 2005
DOE makes the right move by recommending to relocate the Moab, Utah uranium pile from the banks of the Colorado RiverApril 7, 2005
Future Combat System to be RestructuredApril 5, 2005
FBI to Investigate Whistleblower Protection Agency New Complaint Charges Partisanship in Enforcement of Hatch Act March 31, 2005
Leaked Report: Stryker Armored VehicleMarch 31, 2005
McCain Puts Spotlight on Pentagon ContractsMarch 15, 2005
Sunshine Week - Open Government Experts AvailableMarch 14, 2005
Special Counsel Tags Interns to Close Out Whistleblower Cases; Staff Resignations Leave Agency Short-HandedMarch 9, 2005
Government's Timeout System Needs ReformMarch 4, 2005
Whistleblower Staff Blow the Whistle on Special CounselMarch 3, 2005
POGO vs. Ashcroft: Lawsuit over retroactive classification of FBI whistleblowers allegations; compendium of court documentsMarch 1, 2005
Sandia Fails to Protect Public from Nuclear ReleaseFebruary 25, 2005
Justice Department Caves In: Allows Publication of Retroactively Classified Information; Lawsuit Challenged Classification of Public InformationFebruary 22, 2005
Ex Boeing Official Sentenced to Four Months in PrisonFebruary 18, 2005
McCain: Pentagon Stonewalls Tanker InvestigationJanuary 31, 2005
Contracting Advisory Panel Deck Stacked; Panel Violates Federal Advisory Committee Act January 31, 2005
New GAO Report: Contracts Promoted by Industry Waste MoneyJanuary 21, 2005
Homeland Security Secrecy Policy Still Overreaching; Statement of Scott Amey, General Counsel of POGOJanuary 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 RulesNovember 19, 2004
Gonzales Record on Government SecrecyNovember 16, 2004
Stryker Problems Highlight Testing ShortfallsNovember 1, 2004
Wackenhut Guards Almost Shot During Nuclear Security TestOctober 23, 2004
Jail Sentence for Darleen Druyun is warranted, POGO saysOctober 1, 2004
'Report Card' Finds 60% Rise in Secrecy at a Rising Cost of $6.5 Billion Last YearAugust 26, 2004
Government Should Consider Suspending Halliburton ContractsAugust 18, 2004
Proposal to Secure Los Alamos QuashedAugust 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 knownAugust 5, 2004
Nuclear Power Plant Lobbyists Shape Post-9/11 Security TestsAugust 3, 2004
Thumbs Up to Secretary Abraham's Decision to Halt Classified Removable Media Operations in Nuclear Weapons ComplexJuly 23, 2004
Nuclear Weapons Complex Chief Linton Brooks Should ResignJuly 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 ContractJuly 14, 2004
In Their Own Words: Marines Critique V-22's "Human Factors"July 13, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - BoeingJune 29, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - BechtelJune 29, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Lockheed MartinJune 29, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL)June 29, 2004
Government Contractors Wield Influence Through Revolving Door, Campaign ContributionsJune 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 SaysJune 23, 2004
LEAKED DOCUMENT: Retroactive Classification of Sibel Edmonds Congressional BriefingsJune 4, 2004
Government Considers Barring CACI ContractsMay 28, 2004
Oil Companies Cash in On Homeland Security GrantsMay 26, 2004
Classified Computer Media Missing at Los AlamosMay 20, 2004
Defense Science Board Concludes There is No Tanker EmergencyMay 13, 2004
Statement of POGO on DOE's Nuclear Security AnnouncementMay 7, 2004
The Politics of ContractingMay 1, 2004
POGO Testimony: Nukes Need Consolidation April 26, 2004
Portions of the Pentagon's Department of Operational Test and Evaluation 2003 Annual ReportApril 16, 2004
U.S. Special Counsel Issues Gag Order to His Own EmployeesApril 15, 2004
Joint Chiefs of Staff Rejected "Airplanes as Missiles" Scenario Five Months prior to 9/11April 13, 2004
Pentagon Inspector General report further supports a decision to halt a sweetheart deal for Air Force to lease Boeing 767 tankersApril 9, 2004
POGO's Statement Regarding DOE's Movement of Los Alamos Nuclear MaterialsApril 1, 2004
Fighting with Failures Series: Case Studies of How the Pentagon Buys Weapons; F/A-22 RaptorMarch 15, 2004
Questionable Iraq Reconstruction Contracts Due to Federal Contracting System Weaknesses March 11, 2004
Security Still Lax at Nuclear Power Plants: POGOMarch 10, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Carlyle GroupMarch 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - BAE SystemsMarch 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - AmerisourceBergenMarch 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - California Institute of TechnologyMarch 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - University of CaliforniaMarch 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - General ElectricMarch 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - RaytheonMarch 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - L3 CommunicationsMarch 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 TechnologiesMarch 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Honeywell InternationalMarch 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - TRWMarch 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - General DynamicsMarch 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Northrop GrummanMarch 1, 2004
Hot Docs on Comanche Helicopter AnnouncementFebruary 23, 2004
POGO Supports OMB Request for F/A-22 and Comanche Program StudiesFebruary 10, 2004
Comanche Helicopter Development: 21 Years, $12.2 Billion, and CountingJanuary 22, 2004
Fighting with Failures Series: Case Studies of How the Pentagon Buys Weapons - RAH-66 Comanche HelicopterJanuary 22, 2004
GSA's Deal with WorldCom: Bad Business for TaxpayersJanuary 8, 2004
The Army's Stryker: A Troublesome Mix of Revolving Door and Rush to DeployJanuary 6, 2004
2003
POGO Calls for Senator Stevens' ResignationDecember 19, 2003
POGO Calls for Halliburton To Disclose Cost Details of Iraq ContractsDecember 12, 2003
Computer Disks with Classified Information Missing at Los AlamosDecember 9, 2003
Boeing Fires Former Top Air Force Official Over Unethical ConductNovember 24, 2003
Nuclear Workers Exposed: The Politics of ContractingOctober 31, 2003
Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Abuses: Expanded Loopholes Considered by Defense Authorization Conference CommitteeOctober 23, 2003
GAO Study: Boeing Tanker Compromise Would Save Taxpayers from $3.5 - $4.2 BillionOctober 16, 2003
S. 1358 and H.R. 3281 Will Strengthen Protections for WhistleblowersOctober 16, 2003
The B-1 Bomber: Less is MoreSeptember 25, 2003
GAO on Lax Nuclear Power Plant Security: Confirms Many of POGO's FindingsSeptember 24, 2003
Pentagon Admits Tanker Lease Costs $5.5 Billion More, But Defends the Boeing Handout AnywaySeptember 23, 2003
President Bush Renews Environmental Exemption for Area 51September 17, 2003
President Bush's Support of Tanker Lease Proposal as an Insult to the TaxpayersSeptember 17, 2003
Los Alamos Myths and FactsSeptember 12, 2003
More Documents Show Darleen Druyun's Inappropriate Role in Boeing Leasing DealSeptember 4, 2003
POGO Hails Victory for Taxpayers on Boeing Leasing DealSeptember 4, 2003
Boeing Leasing Deal Originally Conceived to Save Boeing's Faltering Operations post 9/11September 2, 2003
Senate Armed Services Committee Should Reject Air Force Tanker LeaseAugust 29, 2003
Near $1 Million Settlement Received by Los Alamos Whistleblower Compensation for Retaliatory Firing by University of CaliforniaAugust 21, 2003
Robert MacLean v. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)July 29, 2003
Boeing Suspension Announcement Sends Message to ContractorsJuly 24, 2003
POGO Releases Updated Contractor Misconduct Database: Legislation Introduced TodayJuly 17, 2003
Private Interests Influence Homeland Security Agenda: POGO Criticizes Conflicts of Interest & Secrecy of Advisory CouncilJuly 9, 2003
New GAO Report on Nuclear Weapons Complex SecurityJune 23, 2003
Los Alamos Admits Losing PlutoniumJune 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 SheetJune 9, 2003
Air Force Begins Witch Hunt for A-10 Warthog DefendersJune 4, 2003
POGO Makes Public V-22 Osprey Test ReportMay 20, 2003
Concern Over Rumsfeld Transformation GrowsMay 13, 2003
Leaked Documents: Late Night Cramming for Security Test at Indian PointApril 30, 2003
Los Alamos Contract Open for BidsApril 30, 2003
POGO Calls for Immediate Competition of Los Alamos Contract - New Documents Show Safety Violations Sugar-CoatedApril 29, 2003
NRC Announces Improvements to Nuclear Power Plant SecurityApril 29, 2003
Inappropriate Influence? Senators Pressure NRC to Delay Security ImprovementApril 28, 2003
Investigative Lead: Patriot Missile Problems Date Back to 1993April 16, 2003
Contractor Goody Bag Legislation Rears Its Ugly HeadApril 8, 2003
Good Governments Groups Hail Tentative Approval of State of the Art Nuclear Safety Whistleblower ProtectionApril 2, 2003
Bush Administration Stonewalls Congressional Investigation Representative Christopher Shays Demands into Nuclear Security Counter-Terrorism RecordsApril 1, 2003
Security Guards Asleep at Sandia Poisonous Culture at Nuclear Labs puts National Security at RiskMarch 25, 2003
Fire Sale at Nevada Test SiteMarch 20, 2003
POGO Opposes "Buy Now, Fix Later" Approach to Ballistic Missile Defense: Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing March 18thMarch 17, 2003
POGO Reports Revisited: Boston Harbor Tunnel ProjectMarch 1, 2003
Reporter Sneaks into Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Lab UndetectedFebruary 25, 2003
Public Access to Congressional Research Service ProductsFebruary 10, 2003
Whistleblower Groups Challenge DOE Officials' Optimism That Employees Who Raise Concerns Will Be ProtectedFebruary 5, 2003
Inspector General Report Damaging to Los Alamos Lab and Department Of EnergyJanuary 30, 2003
Energy Secretary Abraham "Deeply Troubled" Over Missing Classified Hard Drive at Los Alamos LabJanuary 17, 2003
DOE Broadens Scandal Inquiry to Livermore LabJanuary 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 LaxDecember 9, 2002
Whistleblowers at Los Alamos Fired in RetaliationNovember 22, 2002
Leaked Document: Mishandling Lost and Stolen Computers at Los AlamosNovember 19, 2002
How-to Guide for Public Employees Exposing Problems - Support Groups Warn: Anonymous Whistleblowing SaferNovember 14, 2002
Letter to the House Government Reform Committee urging them to oppose Share-in-Savings and the Digital Tech Corps ActOctober 11, 2002
Security Guards Comment on POGO's ReportSeptember 30, 2002
Leaked Documents: DOE to Move Nuclear Weapons MaterialAugust 11, 2002
Good Government Groups Hail Historic Whistleblower Accord As Legal Revolution For Corporate Freedom Of SpeechJuly 24, 2002
Army Purchase Card Used for Escort ServiceJuly 17, 2002
Whistleblower Protections Included on Homeland Security BillJuly 12, 2002
Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Facility TA-18 To Close: One of Most Vulnerable to Terrorist Attack July 2, 2002
Whistleblower Protection Act PetitionJuly 1, 2002
Organizations and Individuals Signing the Whistleblower Protection Act PetitionJuly 1, 2002
POGO Applauds Decision on Boeing 767 Leasing Deal: Senator McCain Prevails in Battle Against $26 Billion Pork ProvisionMay 10, 2002
Big Companies Break Law But Still Win Lucrative Government Contracts: $3.4 Billion in Settlements, Judgements, Fines & Penalties Since 1990May 6, 2002
East Coast Nuclear Power Plant Guards Raise Security ConcernsApril 25, 2002
EPA Ombudsman Resigns: Accountability in Handling of Superfund Sites ThreatenedApril 22, 2002
DOE Admits DOE Security Weaknesses: Claims Budget Increases NeededApril 22, 2002
Fighting with Failures Series: Case Studies of How the Pentagon Buys Weapons - Predator UnManned Aerial VehicleMarch 25, 2002
Hype vs. Reality in War Weapons: POGO's New Fighting with Failures Report on the PredatorMarch 25, 2002
Defense Contractor Prices Skyrocket House Hearing Today on Legislation that Would Roll Back Taxpayer ProtectionsMarch 7, 2002
Fighting with Failures Series: Case Studies of How the Pentagon Buys Weapons - Update Crusader HowitzerMarch 7, 2002
POGO ran this ad February 10, 2002
EPA Ombudsman's Office Shut Down, Whitman Attempts to Confiscate FilesJanuary 29, 2002
POGO to DOE's General John Gordon: You Are Being MisledJanuary 24, 2002
POGO Compilation: Over 50 Reports, Hearings, Testimonies and Commissions in the Past Five Years Concluding that DOE has Serious Security ProblemsJanuary 22, 2002
POGO Urges Department of Energy to Restore Access to Web SitesJanuary 14, 2002
FACT SHEET: Federal Oil Royalty LitigationJanuary 2, 2002
Federal Natural Gas Royalty Underpayment LitigationJanuary 2, 2002
POGO Fact Sheet: Background on Security FailuresJanuary 1, 2002
Nuclear Whistleblowers Fighting Terrorism Face RetaliationJanuary 1, 2002
2001
POGO Denounces Defense Authorization Conference Committee Dropping DOE Labs from the BRAC ProcessDecember 12, 2001
Whistleblowers Propose "10 Commandments" For Reducing Vulnerabilities of Nuclear Power Plants and Weapons Facilities to Terrorist AttackNovember 29, 2001
The Pentagon Attempts to Quietly Push Two Sweetheart Deals for Boeing Through CongressNovember 27, 2001
The Pentagon Attempts to Quietly Push Two Sweetheart Deals for Boeing Through CongressNovember 26, 2001
Nuclear Security Budget SlashedNovember 16, 2001
Media Dazzled by Pentagon Propaganda While Pentagon's Chief Tester Declares that Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle "Not Operationally Effective or Suitable"October 30, 2001
Nuclear Weapons Complex Vulnerable To Terrorist AttackOctober 15, 2001
Whistleblowers Are Modern Paul Reveres Against TerrorismSeptember 19, 2001
F-22: Is the Air Force Spending Itself into Unilateral Disarmanent?August 2, 2001
Pentagon May Have Violated Lobbying Prohibition: Email Shows Collusion with Defense Contractors on Pentagon BudgetAugust 1, 2001
Senate Hearings on Whistleblower Protections Set for Wednesday, July 25; Experts to Discuss Whether Whistleblowers Are Protected from Retaliation July 23, 2001
Taxpayers Will Lose Millions of Dollars to Big Oil under Energy BillJuly 10, 2001
Media Briefer: Whistleblower Protectio