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DOD struggles with medical e-records system

By Laurel Adams

October 7, 2010

The Department of Defense (DOD) has struggled since 1988 to establish a comprehensive medical records database for the 9.6 million service m

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"… he agency may return as much as $50 million to the U.S. treasury (OIG). …"

Pentagon: We’re trying to break “the iron triangle”

By Nick Schwellenbach

September 10, 2009

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is “trying to break that tight bond between” the “iron triangle of Congress and industry and the bureaucra

Remembering Rep. John P “Jack” Murtha

By Nick Schwellenbach

February 9, 2010

Yesterday marked the passing of one of Washington’s most powerful and controversial legislators, one whose work was familiar to followers of

House Dems and GOP both claim earmark reform high ground

By Nick Schwellenbach

March 11, 2010

U.S. House Democrats and Republicans are in the midst of one-upping each other on the issue of earmarks – the very sort of earmarks that wer

A ‘Murtha Method’ encore

By Nick Schwellenbach

October 8, 2009

A review of the 2010 defense appropriations process reveals that most members of a key House of Representatives panel continue to engage in

DOD officials junket to Johnstown

By Nick Schwellenbach

July 7, 2009

The Center’s recent investigative report, Pentagon Travel, revealed that over a decade’s time, Defense Department employees took thousands o

Pentagon weapons test report harder to get since 9/11

By Nick Schwellenbach

February 25, 2010

How well do the Pentagon’s costly and complex weapons work? It’s more difficult to find out now that an annual evaluation report is no long

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"… UT THE DATA:What: An annual report on Pentagon weapons effectivenessWhere: Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.Availability: Printed copies can be requestedFormat: Pape …"

DoD bows to critics, denies Kuwaiti firm sole source contract

By Nick Schwellenbach

March 12, 2010

A Kuwaiti company held up to illustrate a major loophole in the accountability of foreign contractors won’t get a lucrative logistics contra

Pentagon contracting audit chief removed following critical Senate hearing

By Nick Schwellenbach

October 26, 2009

The head of the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), April G. Stephenson, is being removed, according to an e-mail she wrote today to DCAA

Warnings about revolving door in Pentagon from ex-lobbyist official

By Nick Schwellenbach and Nick Schwellenbach

October 22, 2009

At the dawn of a new administration, it’s fairly routine for top-level political appointees to remind their charges of the importance of eth

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