Subject: Weekly Reader: DoD's Forgotten Real Estate
From: "Andre, Project On Government Oversight" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 07:00:51 -0500

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September 20, 2014          

Editor's Choice

Report Finds Pentagon's Real Estate Inventory Incomplete, Incorrect and Inconsistent

The Department of Defense has no idea what's going on in more than half the properties it owns and it has no plans to figure that information out, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The Pentagon's real estate holdings include more than 5,000 sites valued at about $828 billion. Read more on POGO's blog.
http://getinvolved.pogo.org/site/R?i=KD41WUNtXVAdI1tangyNBQ

DOE Handling of Whistleblower Case Leaves Much To Be Desired

In 2013, the Department of Energy suspended Dr. James Doyle, a 17-year contract employee, after he wrote an article arguing the benefits of getting rid of nuclear weapon stockpiles. This week, POGO and 17 concerned organizations and individuals wrote a letter to the DOE with serious concerns about how Dr. Doyle has been attacked since publishing his article. Read more on POGO's blog.
http://getinvolved.pogo.org/site/R?i=cf0fKZSCjz539pcRqWQv7Q

Millions Wasted on Communication Towers in Afghanistan

The State Department paid $6.5 million for six communication towers in Afghanistan that were never used as intended, according to a new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction. Two of the towers are now in use by the Pentagon, but it seems they will never serve Afghan civilians as intended. Read more on POGO's blog.
http://getinvolved.pogo.org/site/R?i=HXK_BVMKFY7mJ9e-pUje2Q

USIS Loses Federal Background Check Business

Background check contractor U.S. Investigations Services LLC (USIS) will lose nearly $3 billion in contracts from the Office of Personal Management after USIS was the victim of a cybersecurity attack that compromised the personal data of thousands of government employees. USIS is also being sued for fraud by the Justice Department for submitting 655,000 incomplete or improper background checks. Read more on POGO's blog.
http://getinvolved.pogo.org/site/R?i=agT-uGJZRPH9olw-MWk5wQ

SIGAR Tells Fellow Watchdogs to Shout from the Rooftops

Federal watchdogs are constantly producing important investigations about government waste, fraud and abuse, but many inspectors general offices bury their findings in dense reports. One watchdog, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, has chosen to heavily publicize its work and is now encouraging other offices to follow suit. Read more on POGO's blog.
http://getinvolved.pogo.org/site/R?i=lKCouQ1zBQdKoSRWe6T2zw

From the World of POGO

Groups Call for Public Disclosure of the Legal Rationale for US Force Against Islamic State

This week, POGO joined a coalition of other transparency groups in calling for the public disclosure of all Office of Legal Counsel memoranda and other legal opinions setting forth the legal rationale for the United States to use military force against the Islamic State. Read the full letter on POGO.org.
http://getinvolved.pogo.org/site/R?i=LSV9YNfw4opqmFq1afwMJg

Congress Must Debate and Decide Whether to Authorize the Continued Use of Military Force Against Islamic State

In a statement this week, POGO's Danielle Brian urged Congress to hold a robust, transparent and fact-based debate about whether to authorize the use of military force against the Islamic State militant organization. Read the full statement on POGO.org.
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Tell Your Senator to Support the Bipartisan FOIA Improvement Act
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Tweets of the Week

Ex-military & government officials calling for war on ISIS havedefense industry ties http://getinvolved.pogo.org/site/R?i=xFWUDVoYoYe33Vehle9xqg via @thenation
- Neil Gordon (@NEGordon) September 15, 2014
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"The govt's assertion of the state secrets privilege in certain cases has been less than reassuring." Judge Trenga http://getinvolved.pogo.org/site/R?i=qPvvjASsZHywUMJ8WlUPOA
- Liz Hempowicz (@lizzy_loo_hoo) September 16, 2014
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When the NSA sues you - "Imagine a well-known, publicly traded company suddenly ceased operating, and the CEO couldn't explain why."
- Andre Francisco (@andrefrancisco) September 16, 2014
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