Morning Smoke: Leadership Vacancy at Key State Dept. Watchdog Attracts Criticism
From the Project On Government Oversight
Vacant State Department inspector general position draws criticism
R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post
Related:
- POGO Questions the Independence of the State Department’s Inspector General
- House Committee Tackles Issues of IG Independence
Rivet Manufacturing Flaw Suspected in Jet’s Roof
Matthew L. Wald and Jad Mouawad, The New York Times
Related:
- Internal Boeing Documents Support Whistleblower’s Allegations: Aircraft Quality Control Problems Cited
- Leaked Audit: Manufacturers and FAA Allowing Defective Parts on Planes Insufficient Oversight of Foreign and Domestic Outsourcing
Afghanistan Reconstruction
Kabul’s Police Tab Fails a U.S. Audit
Nathan Hodge, The Wall Street Journal
Defense
Linking the Readiness of the Armed Forces to DoD’s Operation and Maintenance Spending
Congressional Budget Office Director’s Blog
Pentagon ends F-35 engine program
Theo Emery, The Boston Globe
U.S. Air Force to Launch Competition for 93 New Helicopters
Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg
Health and Human Services
U.S. Effort to Remove Drug CEO Jolts Firms
Alicia Mundy, The Wall Street Journal
Oil Spill
New Containment Technologies Jump-Start Offshore Drilling but Fail to Quell Oil Spill Concerns
Katie Howell, Greenwire
Offshore Drilling Oversight
US Agency Looking At Applying ‘All’ Regulations to Drilling Contractors
Ryan Tracy, FoxBusiness
Financial Sector Oversight
A Regulator Moves Postcrisis to Expand Power Over Wall St.
Ben Protess, DealBook
Government Documents
Contingency Contracting: Observations on Actions Needed to Address Systemic Challenges
Government Accountability Office
Linking the Readiness of the Armed Forces to DoD’s Operation and Maintenance Spending
Congressional Budget Office
One Year Ago Today
Ex-SEC Official’s Pitch To Prospective Client: I Promoted The Guys Who Filed Complaint Against You
Justin Elliott, TPMMuckraker
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