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POGO Blog Has Moved 6 Dec 2012 | 11:26 pm
As you can see, the POGO blog is not looking as pretty as it once did. This is because we have moved our blog to a new site. The new POGO blog can be found at http://www.pogo.org/blog/. Our new blog.....
President Opposes Nuke Facility, Threatens to Veto Defense Bill 3 Dec 2012 | 10:01 pm
The President said he will veto the National Defense Authorization Act as it is currently written because it includes, among other things, funding for a costly nuclear weapons facility.
DoD Contractors Cost Nearly 3 Times More than DoD Civilians 1 Dec 2012 | 02:05 am
Defense Department contractor employees are costing nearly 3 times more than an average DoD civilian employee, but little is being done by DoD and Congress to prevent such wasteful spending.
Video: Freeman on the Revolving Generals 29 Nov 2012 | 08:34 pm
A new report shows that 70 percent of retired generals took jobs with defense contractors or consultants. POGO's Ben Freeman goes on HuffPost Live to discuss the report.
EPA Sends a Message With BP Suspension 29 Nov 2012 | 01:41 am
The EPA's suspension of BP sends a message to all federal contractors, large and small, that they will be held accountable for their misconduct.
KBR November Litigation Round-Up 27 Nov 2012 | 01:35 am
November was a tough month for defense contractor KBR. The Houston-based company found itself in court on several issues, including a liability case in Oregon that saw a jury return an $85.2 million v...
Star Creeps: Petraeus & the Price of the Top-Heavy Pentagon 21 Nov 2012 | 09:21 pm
In addition to extramarital affairs and "flirtatious e-mails," the General Petraeus sex scandal highlighted another of the Pentagon's dirty little secrets - generals live like billionaires, and taxpay...
Wyden Pumps the Brakes on Anti-Leaks Legislation 20 Nov 2012 | 01:31 am
POGO applauds Senator Ron Wyden for placing a hold on the Intelligence Authorization Act--problematic anti-leak provisions in the bill threaten the public's right to know and government accountability...
Stop U.S. Involvement in Human Trafficking 17 Nov 2012 | 06:12 pm
Help us end U.S.-supported human trafficking so not another cent of your tax dollars go to funding modern-day slavery.
ABC News: Paula Broadwell's Gun Commercial Raises Ethical Concerns 17 Nov 2012 | 03:02 am
Paula Broadwell, General David Petraeus' mistress, may have used her closeness to Petraeus to promote a new lightweight machine gun for a defense contractor.
