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Date: Jun 7, 2014 7:51 AM
Subject: Weekly Reader: Outsourcing the War on Whistleblowers
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| Some federal contractors require employees to sign confidentially agreements. Editor's Choice Outsourcing the War on Whistleblowers Two of the federal government's largest contractors make their employees sign away their rights to report fraud, waste and abuse on federal contracts and grants. This week, POGO wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting an investigation into these confidentiality agreements. Read more on POGO's blog. Court Overturns Rare Challenge of SEC-Wall St. Settlement A U.S. appeals court told U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff that he overstepped his bounds when he objected to the standard way the Securities and Exchange Commission deals with wrongdoing on Wall Street. In 2011, Rakoff criticized a $285 million settlement between the SEC and Citigroup calling it "neither fair, nor reasonable, nor adequate, nor in the public interest." Read more on POGO's blog. POGO Comments on Contractor Personal Conflicts of Interest This week, POGO submitted a public comment in support of a rule change that would extend guidelines on contractor employee conflicts of interest. POGO's Neil Gordon believes the new rule could bolster the public's confidence in the government and federal contractors. Read more on POGO's blog. From the World of POGO POGO's Policy Letters This week, POGO put online a number of public policy letters that we have sent in the last month. The letters were on a range on topics including drones, the USA FREEDOM Act, transparency and the NSA. |
Tweets of the Week Is $487K Too Little to Pay Federal Contractors? http://t.co/XfCZkAhgdH via @govexec — Scott Amey (@SAmeyJD) June 6, 2014 I thought persecuting #whistleblowers was an inherently governmental function http://t.co/xOnIpJrfsv via @POGOBlog — Neil Gordon (@NEGordon) June 5, 2014 Ridiculousness. #FOIA RT @KateReports A response to a records request for phone records #redactionclassics pic.twitter.com/LetBq7dOsU — Danielle Ivory (@danielle_ivory) June 3, 2014 What would the ideal #FOIA regulations include? http://t.co/dUw5IlN8qO via @Reporter_Hicks #opengov #FOIAFriday — Keith Rutter (@KWRutter) June 3, 2014  | |
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