DoD Pays Premium for Gas Station in Afghanistan

DoD Pays Premium for Gas Station in Afghanistan The Department of Defense (DoD) spent nearly $43 million to build a gas station in Afghanistan that should have cost no more than $500,000 according to a new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). Additionally, DoD is unable—or unwilling—to provide a justification for its decision. Read more Legislation Aims to Fix Bad OLC Decision that Stymies IGs POGO supports the bipartisan Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2015. Read more NAP Causes Irritability Among Civil Society Groups The White House's National Action Plan is filled with many promises, but lacks details and misses opportunities. Read more

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Congress Adds Insult to 9/11 Injuries

Congress Adds Insult to 9/11 Injuries Congress lets funding for 9/11 medical assistance for first responders expire, which is just the latest in a series of poor government actions around health and safety issues surrounding the 9/11 attacks. Read more

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Bringing Back Retired Military Voices Supporters of real military reform recently gathered to celebrate two new efforts by the Project On Government Oversight’s Center for Defense Information (CDI). Read more Watch the video FDA Approves Antidote for Pradaxa, Calls It “Necessary” Five years after approving the blood thinner Pradaxa without an antidote, the FDA approved an antidote and said it was “medically necessary” when bleeding “can’t be controlled.” Read more The 100-Hour Workday Is the New $435 Hammer Why have there been so many federal contractor labor fraud cases in the news lately? Read more Lt. Gen. Bogdan Hedges on Operational Testing Air Force officials are reluctant to subject the F-35 to realistic close air support testing because they admit it will not perform as well as the A-10. Read more Congress Adds Insult to 9/11 Injuries Congress lets funding for 9/11 medical assistance for first responders expire, which is just the latest in a series of poor government actions around health and safety issues surrounding the 9/11 attacks. Read more United Nations: Whistleblowers Need Protection The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression has weighed in on whistleblower protections, highlighting especially the need to provide protections to employees in the national security field. Read more From the World of POGO President Obama Vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)! In his veto statement, the President rejected the use of budget gimmicks and the lack of reform measures in the bill. Thank you to everyone who participated in our action to the President!

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Drug Problems: Dangerous Decision-Making at the FDA

Drug Problems: Dangerous Decision-Making at the FDA How much comfort should medical consumers take from the words “FDA approved”? In judgment call after judgment call involving the prescription blood thinner Pradaxa, which has been named as a suspect in thousands of patient deaths, the FDA took a lax or permissive approach, a Project On Government Oversight investigation has found. Read our new report U.S. Embraces Conditional Aid for Afghanistan Beginning to impose conditions on our aid to Afghanistan may help incentivize systemic changes within the Afghan government, especially in the areas of sexual abuse prevention and anti-corruption. Read more Who’s Ripping Off the Government Now? The Government! The General Services Administration charges other agencies fees when they use GSA-established contracts. Those fees have provided a slush fund to GSA that exceeds $1 billion. Read more From the World of POGO Tell President Obama to Veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) The NDAA contains budget gimmicks to inflate Pentagon spending beyond the legal caps and several provisions that actually weaken oversight of the Pentagon’s $612 billion budget. It also fails to modernize our antiquated system of protections for military whistleblowers. Take action Beth Daley Casino Night Please join us Wednesday, October 21 for a Speakeasy Casino Night in DC. Proceeds from this event will support the Beth Daley Impact Fellowship Fund and help POGO nurture a new generation of government accountability advocates. Purchase tickets or support the fellowship

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Ten Things You Should Know About the Air Force’s F-35 Propaganda Effort

Ten Things You Should Know About the Air Force’s F-35 Propaganda Effort Recently, the Air Force’s F-35 program has been facing fresh skepticism and new scrutiny. Interestingly, it’s not the program’s trillion-dollar price tag, dubious design, or stunted development raising new doubts, but something more fundamental: senior officials speaking for the program are hemorrhaging public credibility with transparently desperate misrepresentations aimed at putting a positive face on a failing program. Read more shared from

Ten Things You Should Know About the Air Force’s F-35 Propaganda Effort Recently, the Air Force’s F-35 program has been facing fresh skepticism and new scrutiny. Interestingly, it’s not the program’s trillion-dollar price tag, dubious design, or stunted development raising new doubts, but something more fundamental: senior officials speaking for the program are hemorrhaging public credibility with transparently desperate misrepresentations aimed at putting a positive face on a failing program. Read more POGO’s Center for Defense Information Names New Military Advisory Board POGO's Center for Defense Information (CDI), one of the nation’s leading advocates for Pentagon reform, announced today it has created a new advisory board of former military officers who will help guide CDI’s mission. Read more VA Whistleblowers Testify at Senate Hearing There is an ongoing culture of retaliation and fear across the VA, and those responsible for it are often going unpunished. Read more From the World of POGO POGO Joins Groups Calling for Congress To Reject Defense Authorization Bill When the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is used to create a slush fund of unaccountable cash to fund pet projects in and out of the Pentagon’s budget, it grievously undermines the budget process. Read more Beth Daley Casino Night Please join us Wednesday, October 21 for a Speakeasy Casino Night in DC. Proceeds from this event will support the Beth Daley Impact Fellowship Fund and help POGO nurture a new generation of government accountability advocates. Purchase tickets or support the fellowship

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