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478:(OSC). Bloch was accused by former OSC employees of ignoring and dismissing hundreds of whistleblower complaints, removing language guaranteeing protection against sexual orientation discrimination from OSC's website and official documents, and "relocating" several of his own employees who came forward with these allegations. When these accusations led to a congressional investigation of Bloch, Bloch allegedly hired a technology company to wipe the memory of his computer and several other OSC laptops in order to hide key evidence from the investigators. Bloch initially claimed that he ordered this as protection against a virus that had infected his computer, but he later admitted he was trying to withhold information. Bloch ultimately resigned his position as head of the OSC and pleaded guilty to withholding information from Congress. 502:, suing the largest oil and gas companies operating in the United States. The lawsuit alleged that the companies had defrauded the government by underpaying royalties owed for drilling on federal lands. By 2002, 15 companies had settled, paying a total of almost $ 440 million. POGO was awarded about $ 1.2 million from the settlements in 1998. That year, POGO shared its settlement with two federal employee whistleblowers, saying the payment was a "Public Service Award" to the whistleblowers. 38: 234:
investigated $ 500,000 in questionable expenses over three years, including $ 12,000 for Christmas parties, $ 25,000 for catered lunches, and $ 21,000 for the purchase and maintenance of office plants. The report also concluded that there was inadequate documentation for $ 203 million in project spending, or 40% of the money spent up to that point.
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the appeals court found the district judge had made a mistake in his directions to the jury. POGO and the agency went to trial again in 2012, but a mistrial was declared after jurors couldn't come to a unanimous verdict. A month later, in 2013, the Department of Justice said it would not litigate on the matter for a third time.
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information), and a memorandum to employees to "be careful what they say" to safety and security inspectors. In 2009, 69 computers disappeared, although plant officials insisted that the computers did not contain the most highly classified information. 2009 also saw a scare in which 2.2 pounds of missing plutonium prompted a
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ruled in favor of the agency. POGO appealed the case and went to trial in 2008, where a jury found POGO and the federal employee had violated the law. The judge ordered POGO to pay only $ 120,000 because he said the organization had acted "in good faith" when they made the payments. However, in 2010,
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POGO has conducted numerous investigations into the Los Alamos National Laboratory. LANL has been the subject of several controversies in the past, including employees charging personal expenses to government accounts, lost equipment or documents (including hundreds of computers containing classified
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The Project on Military Procurement, an arm of the National Taxpayers Legal Fund, was founded by Dina Rasor in February 1981. The Project's mission was to make the public aware of 'waste, fraud, and fat" in U.S. defense spending, according to Rasor. In the organization's early days, Rasor worked with
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then retroactively classified the manual, "threatened to prosecute anyone who had it in their possession, and demanded access to all of POGO's files to determine what other 'classified' information POGO possessed," Brian wrote in a signed legal declaration. The court ruled that the plaintiffs' case
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tank, which had undergone a "shocking (cost) increase" in 1980, according to Rasor. The Project first gained widespread attention in the early 1980s for publishing reports on "outrageously overpriced military spending", including a $ 7,600 coffee maker and a $ 436 hammer. These prices were actually
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In 2002, POGO launched the Federal Contractor Misconduct Database, a website that compiles instances of "misconduct and alleged misconduct" by the top government contractors since 1995, according to the website. POGO's database was the inspiration for a similar federal government database that was
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to sue the government on behalf of the woman and six former Area 51 workers for illnesses and death as a result of toxic waste exposure at Area 51. POGO executive director Danielle Brian said that, during the litigation, the organization obtained an unclassified Area 51 security manual, which POGO
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POGO has conducted many investigations into defense spending, particularly in cases where, "national security and needs of the troops have been compromised by greed, lack of oversight, and in many cases, sheer incompetence," according to its website. Some of the weapons systems that POGO has been
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investigation into the plant. The investigation found that the "missing plutonium" was a result of miscalculation by LANL's statisticians and did not actually exist, but the investigation did lead to heavy criticism of the plant by the DOE for security flaws and weaknesses that the DOE claimed to
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subpoena for documents relating to the payments. Young later withdrew the charge, lacking the votes for passage. The report, hearings, and contempt threat were described by Martin Lobel, an attorney involved in the case, as being driven by "oil company congressional lapdogs" bent on hounding oil
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project, which had already lost a 1992 vote in the House of Representatives as its cost estimates ballooned from $ 4.4 billion to $ 12 billion. In June 1993, POGO publicized a Department of Energy Inspector General report it had received in draft form from a whistleblower. The Inspector General
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to investigate whether the payment represented "improper influence" on the Department of the Interior's new oil royalty valuation policy. The agency released a report in 2000 that said it appeared POGO paid the two employees to influence the Department of the Interior to take actions and make
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birth control pills. POGO found that four members of the committee had ties to either the maker of the pills or the maker of a generic version, but did not announce the conflicts before endorsing the drugs. Both Yaz and Yasmin have been linked to fatal blood clots in some users.
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In 2006, POGO launched a series of nonpartisan trainings to teach congressional staff how to conduct oversight and investigations. Since then, POGO has hosted monthly training, as well as specialized training upon request, according to the organization's website.
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created by the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act. When POGO updated its database in 2010, it was reported that the organization had "found 642 instances since 1995 of misconduct by the top 100 firms, resulting in $ 18.7 billion in penalties."
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to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis, who challenged military leaders' depictions of the "rosy" situation on the ground in Afghanistan—by sending letters to Congress and the agencies involved.
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POGO released a series of reports from 1995 to 1997 that said the U.S. federal government was owed billions of dollars in unpaid oil royalties from companies that drilled oil from public lands. The reports claimed that the
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could not be proved because it could not confirm the existence of Area 51, however Area 51 was thereafter required to comply with environmental laws. In 2013, the government confirmed that Area 51 exists.
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The organization expanded its scope beyond military spending and changed its name to the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) in 1990. Danielle Brian joined POGO as its executive director in 1993.
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POGO has worked to protect the rights of several specific whistleblowers—including Franz Gayl, who criticized military leaders' decision to not deliver protective armored vehicles called
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an artifact of government accounting rules, and include not just the cost of the equipment but also a portion of the overhead cost of the entire project they were associated with.
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Super-Collider Perks Under Investigation : Science: Documents show costly parties and catered lunches. Officials say expenses are legal but some were inappropriate.
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It is described as a "how-to guide" for government employees who wish to expose corruption or misconduct in their organization without endangering their careers.
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POGO reported that in 1995 it was contacted by a woman who claimed her husband had died as the result of being exposed to toxic waste while working at
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House Panel Seeks Contempt of Congress Charges Against Watchdog Group - Organization exposed oil companies' underpayment of royalties to government
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and other harmful chemicals leaking from a nearby dump site for radioactive material. POGO and other organizations claimed in 2012 that the
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in North Carolina. From 1953 until at least 1985, U.S. Marines and their families living at Camp Lejeune had used tap water that contained
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finalized rules to provide benefits for people who had been diagnosed with certain diseases as a result of living at Camp Lejeune.
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In 2012, POGO working with whistleblower retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger, advocated for openness regarding
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had a "sweetheart" relationship with oil companies that prevented the agency from going after the industry for moneys due.
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Other watchdog organizations have folded into POGO over the years. In 2012, the Straus Military Reform Project of the
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In 2008, POGO released a report that documented corruption and mismanagement in the Department of the Interior's
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In 2003, the Department of Justice filed a civil action against POGO and one of the federal employees, and a
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Starting in 2011, POGO conducted an investigation into conflicts of interest of an advisory committee at the
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disputed the agency's report, saying that it did not provide any evidence that the payments were improper.
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voted to approve healthcare for those who lived at Camp Lejeune and suffered health problems. In 2017, the
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for its relative effectiveness and inexpensiveness compared to what POGO considers more wasteful weapons.
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Report on an Inquiry into Payments Made by the Project on Government Oversight to Two Federal Officials
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POGO, along with several other public interest groups, was involved in the investigation and trial of
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policies that benefited POGO. While calling the payments a "mistake" on POGO's part, U.S. Senator
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hid information about the nature and extent of the contamination, citing a report released by the
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POGO Calls for Hearings on Afghanistan Allegations from Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis
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The Art of Anonymous Activism: Serving the Public while Surviving Public Service.
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WITH A VENGEANCE: Big Oil Uses Its Congressional Lapdogs to Hound Its Enemies
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In 2015, POGO received five awards from the Washington, DC, chapter of the
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gave to Turley and the plaintiffs so they could prove Area 51 existed. The
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Society of Professional Journalists Washington, D.C. Professional Chapter
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had been ignored due to poor translation. POGO won the lawsuit in 2005.
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charge against POGO, after the organization refused to comply with a
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The Art of Congressional Oversight: A User's Guide to Doing It Right
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The Art of Congressional Oversight: A User's Guide to Doing It Right
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for illegally retroactively classifying documents critical of the
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In 2004, POGO filed a lawsuit against then-U.S. Attorney General
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Trounson, Rebecca and Ralph Vartabedian. (January 29, 2005)
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Solidarity Letter in Support of Whistleblower Franz Gayl
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Your life may depend on a whistleblower, so protect him
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Following the news of the award in 1999, U.S. Senator
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that was redacted by the Navy. Later that year, the
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POGO contributed to the successful effort to cancel
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Defense spending and Straus Military Reform Project
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The Project On Government Oversight website. 343:In 2009, POGO conducted an investigation into 2150:"Mistrial declared in case of watchdog group" 159:whistleblowers to expose design flaws in the 8: 2310:Vogel, Barry; Ruch, Jeff (14 January 2005). 2036:"Whistleblower Franz Gayl gets his job back" 739:"Would you pay $ 382 for a six-pack of Bud?" 30: 2005:"Head of Rove Inquiry in Hot Seat Himself." 1856:"Air Force's F/A-22 is a Relic and a Loser" 1543:"Lab Scandal Undermines Nuclear Credibility 647:Washington Information Directory 2017–2018 29: 2392:. Project On Government Oversight. 2015. 1466:"ArmorGroup Loses Kabul Embassy Contract" 1370:Straub, Noelle; Geman, Ben (2009-09-16). 302:. The classification came to light after 2360:Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy 2223:), July 20, 2000. Retrieved 2010-07-15. 2179:. General Accounting Office. July 2000. 1728:"Letter to Secretary of Defense Panetta" 1592:Reichbach, Matthew. 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