From Battlefield to Boardroom: Facilitating the DoD Revolving Door

From Battlefield to Boardroom: Facilitating the DoD Revolving Door The Project On Government Oversight has learned of a new avenue the private sector is using to facilitate the revolving door between the Department of Defense (DoD) and defense contractors. Read more Department of Justice’s Decision Undercuts, Weakens Federal Watchdogs IGs cannot be effective watchdogs on behalf of Congress and the American public if they have to negotiate with agency leaders for access to records on a case-by-case basis. Read more Watching the Watchdogs: GAO Finds Problems with Commerce IG A recent GAO report highlights deficiencies of the Commerce Department's Office of Inspector General under the former IG. Read more DoD Reply to 2010 FOIA: Go to the Army After five years, POGO finally receives a FOIA response from the Department of Defense...sort of. Read more Dodd-Frank Turns Five; Too Soon to Celebrate? The annual behemoth defense spending bill has become the method of choice for a lot of elected officials to shuttle unpopular legislation through Congress in near secrecy. Read more We’re Not Impressed with DoD Inspector General’s Lackluster Investigation of Navy Officials Unfortunately we're not surprised to find that the Department of Defense Inspector General did not hold senior Pentagon officials accountable. Read more Report Sheds More Light on Misconduct by Nuclear Contractor Nuclear contractor Sandia Corporation illegally used federal funds for lobbying, but will still likely be able to rebid for the billion dollar contract. Read more FOIA: Release to One, Wait, Release to All The Project On Government Oversight celebrates the Freedom of Information Act pilot program, "Release to One, Release to All," which will share requested information to the public—not only the requester. Read more From the World of POGO Public Listening Session on Federal Coal Wednesday, July 29 | 1:00-4:00pm ET Currently, outdated rules allow coal companies mining on public lands to pay less in royalty payments than other industries, cheating American taxpayers out of millions of dollars. Join POGO in attending this session and voicing your concerns. More details Open Gov National Action Plan Public Meeting Thursday, July 30 | 2:00-4:00pm ET This event will bring together civil society experts and U.S. Government colleagues who lead open government efforts across the Executive Branch to discuss this important work, providing individual attendees with an opportunity to share ideas and information. More details We're Hiring: Director of Communications Do you or someone you know have what it takes to get our message to the masses? We're hiring a new Director of Communications to oversee a strong communications team and perform a variety of functions, particularly in traditional and online outreach. More details

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