Editing Project on Government Oversight (section)

==Activities==

=== Cancellation of the Superconducting Super Collider ===
POGO contributed to the successful effort to cancel [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]]'s [[Superconducting Super Collider]] 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 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.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-10-mn-1601-story.html  Super-Collider Perks Under Investigation : Science: Documents show costly parties and catered lunches. Officials say expenses are legal but some were inappropriate.]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Energy Chief Says Accounting Problems Snag Supercollider Project (Published 1993) |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 1993 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622111537/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/01/us/energy-chief-says-accounting-problems-snag-supercollider-project.html |archive-date=2018-06-22 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/01/us/energy-chief-says-accounting-problems-snag-supercollider-project.html}}</ref>

=== Area 51 hazardous waste investigation ===
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 [[Area 51]]. At the time, the U.S. government denied the existence of the Area 51, but POGO turned to [[George Washington University]] law professor [[Jonathan Turley]] 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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/blog/2013/08/government-confirms-area-51-but-answers-still-secret.html|title=Government Confirms Area 51, But Answers Still Secret|last=Amey|first=Scott|date=2013-08-19|website=Project on Government Oversight|language=en|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogoarchives.org/m/gp/a/Brian%20Declaration.pdf|title=Declaration of Danielle Brian in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss|date=2004-09-03|publisher=United States District Court for the District of Columbia|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref> POGO executive director Danielle Brian said that, during the litigation, the organization obtained an unclassified Area 51 security manual, which POGO gave to Turley and the plaintiffs so they could prove Area 51 existed. The [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] 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.<ref name=":3" /> The court ruled that the plaintiffs' case 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.<ref name=":2" /> In 2013, the government confirmed that Area 51 exists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wtop.com/news/2013/08/us-releases-records-confirming-existence-of-area-51/|title=U.S. releases records confirming existence of Area 51|date=2013-08-15|work=WTOP|access-date=2017-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Unpaid oil royalties investigation ===
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/our-work/reports/90s/nr-oil-1995.html|title=Department of Interior Looks the Other Way: The Government's Slick Deal for the Oil Industry|date=1995|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/our-work/reports/90s/nr-oil-1996.html|title=Wait! There Is More Money to Collect...Unpaid Oil Royalties Across the Nation|date=1996|website=Project on Government Oversight|language=en|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/our-work/reports/90s/nr-oil-19960301.html|title=With A Wink And A Nod: How the Oil Industry and the Department of Interior Are Cheating the American Public and California School Children|date=1996|website=Project on Government Oversight|language=en|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/our-work/reports/90s/nr-oil-1997.html|title=Drilling For The Truth: More Information Surfaces On Unpaid Oil Royalties|date=1997|website=Project on Government Oversight|language=en|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref> The reports claimed that the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]]'s [[Minerals Management Service|Mineral Management Service]] had a "sweetheart" relationship with oil companies that prevented the agency from going after the industry for moneys due.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1995/04/14/report-oil-firms-underpaid-royalties/4b6263b3-6b99-4f67-a94a-e3270ea22f63/|title=Report: Oil Firms Underpaid Royalties|last=Southerl|first=Daniel|date=1995-04-14|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2017-09-09|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://revellonretirement.blogs.money.cnn.com/1996/08/06/companies/govt_oil/|title=Watchdog group drills oil industry|date=1996-08-06|website=CNN Money|access-date=2017-09-09}}{{dead link |date=January 2025}}</ref>

=== Federal Contractor Misconduct Database ===
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.contractormisconduct.org/about-fcmd|title=About FCMD|website=Federal Contractor Misconduct Database|language=en-us|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref> POGO's database was the inspiration for a similar federal government database that was created by the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2008/11/04/contractor-watchdog-updates-misconduct-database.aspx|title=Contractor watchdog updates misconduct database|last=Lipowicz|first=Alice|date=2008-11-04|website=Washington Technology|language=en|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2010/04/watchdog-group-releases-updated-contractor-misconduct-database/31358/|title=Watchdog group releases updated contractor misconduct database|last=Newell Jochum|first=Elizabeth|date=2010-04-23|work=[[Government Executive]]|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref>

=== Lawsuit against John Ashcroft ===
In 2004, POGO filed a lawsuit against then-U.S. Attorney General [[John Ashcroft]] for illegally retroactively classifying documents critical of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]. The classification came to light after [[Sibel Edmonds]], an FBI translator, discovered that intercepted memos relevant to the [[September 11 attacks|September 11 terrorist attacks]] had been ignored due to poor translation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/07/05/translator_in_eye_of_storm_on_retroactive_classification/?page=full|title=Translator in eye of storm on retroactive classification|last=Kornblut|first=Anne E.|date=2007-07-05|website=The Boston Globe|language=en|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref> POGO won the lawsuit in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citizen.org/media/press-releases/justice-department-cavesin-allows-publication-retroactively-classified|title=Justice Department Caves In: Allows Publication of Retroactively Classified Information|date=2005-02-22|website=Public Citizen|language=en|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref>

=== Congressional Oversight Initiative ===
In 2006, POGO launched a series of nonpartisan trainings to teach congressional staff how to conduct oversight and investigations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.govexec.com/management/2006/12/congressional-staff-members-gather-tips-on-oversight/23232/|title=Congressional staff members gather tips on oversight|last=Singer|first=Paul W.|date=2006-12-01|work=[[Government Executive]]|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref> Since then, POGO has hosted monthly training, as well as specialized training upon request, according to the organization's website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/coi/|title=Congressional Oversight Initiative|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref>

=== Ending the Royalty-In-Kind program ===
In 2008, POGO released a report that documented corruption and mismanagement in the Department of the Interior's [[Minerals Management Service]] (MMS) royalty-in-kind program. The investigation revealed inadequate royalty accounting, as well as the provision of sex, drugs, and other favors to MMS officials by oil company representatives in exchange for favorable business deals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/our-work/reports/2008/nr-rik-20080918.html|title=Drilling the Taxpayer: Department of Interior's Royalty-In-Kind Program|date=2008-09-18|website=Project on Government Oversight|language=en|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> Following this report and others by the federal [[Government Accountability Office]], the royalty in-kind program was terminated, and MMS was split into three different bureaus.<ref name="TNRMMS">DePillis, Lydia (September 18, 2009). [http://www.tnr.com/blog/no-more-sex-and-drugs-the-interior-department "No More Sex and Drugs in the Interior Department"].  ''[[The New Republic]]''. Retrieved 2010-07-01.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/09/16/16greenwire-interior-to-eliminate-royalty-in-kind-program-81731.html?pagewanted=all|title=Interior to Eliminate Royalty-In-Kind Program|last1=Straub|first1=Noelle|last2=Geman|first2=Ben|date=2009-09-16|website=The New York Times|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref><ref>Straub, Noelle (May 20, 2010). [https://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/05/20/20greenwire-interior-unveils-plan-to-split-mms-into-3-agen-72654.html "Interior Unveils Plan to Split MMS Into 3 Agencies"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref>

=== Kabul embassy investigation ===
In 2009, POGO conducted an investigation into [[ArmorGroup]], a private security contractor in charge of protecting the U.S. embassy in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]]. POGO uncovered and released documents, photos, and videos depicting drunken behavior, nudity, and hazing among the guards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/09/animal-house-afghanistan/|title=Animal House in Afghanistan|last=Schulman|first=Daniel|date=2009-09-01|work=Mother Jones|access-date=2017-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/our-work/letters/2009/co-gp-20090901.html|title=POGO Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding U.S. Embassy in Kabul|last=Brian|first=Danielle|date=2009-09-01|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref> POGO's investigation led to the dismissal of several managers and eight guards, the resignation of an additional two guards, and ultimately, the cancellation of the U.S. military's contract with ArmorGroup.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/12/armorgroup-axed-kabul-embassy-contract/|title=ArmorGroup Loses Kabul Embassy Contract|last=Schulman|first=Daniel|date=2009-12-08|work=Mother Jones|access-date=2017-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Nuclear facility safety investigations ===
POGO has conducted numerous investigations into the Los Alamos National Laboratory.<ref>[http://www.pogo.org/investigations/nuclear-security/lanl.html Los Alamos National Laboratory Files] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707025243/http://www.pogo.org/investigations/nuclear-security/lanl.html |date=2010-07-07 }}. Project on Government Oversight website.</ref> LANL has been the subject of several controversies in the past, including employees charging personal expenses to government accounts,<ref>Schactman, Noah. (November 8, 2002) [https://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2002/11/56270 "Los Alamos on Hot Seat Again]. [[Wired News]].</ref> lost equipment or documents (including hundreds of computers containing classified information),<ref>Kilian, Michael. (January 3, 2003) [http://pogoarchives.org/m/ep/ep-030103-chicagotribune.pdf "Los Alamos Loses Director Under Clouds of Scandals"](PDF). [[Chicago Tribune]].</ref><ref>Trulock, Notra. (March 5, 2003) [http://www.aim.org/publications/weekly_column/2003/03/05.html "Lab Scandal Undermines Nuclear Credibility]. [[Accuracy in Media]].</ref><ref>Trounson, Rebecca and Ralph Vartabedian. (January 29, 2005) [http://pogoarchives.org/m/hsp/hsp-LATimes-01292005.pdf "A Slew of Safety, Security Weaknesses Found at Los Alamos]. [[Los Angeles Times]].</ref> and a memorandum to employees to "be careful what they say" to safety and security inspectors.<ref>Wald, Matthew. (July 5, 2003) [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/05/world/threats-responses-nuclear-safety-arms-official-brushes-off-complaint-about-audit.html "Arms Official Brushes Off a Complaint About Audit"]. [[New York Times]].</ref> In 2009, 69 computers disappeared, although plant officials insisted that the computers did not contain the most highly classified information.<ref>Reichbach, Matthew. (February 12, 2009) [http://newmexicoindependent.com/18263/69-computers-missing-at-lanl "69 Computers Missing at LANL"]. [[The New Mexico Independent]].</ref> 2009 also saw a scare in which 2.2 pounds of missing plutonium prompted a [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]] 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 have found.<ref>Vartabedian, Ralph. (March 26, 2009) [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-26-na-nuke26-story.html "Los Alamos' Security Flaws Exposed"]. [[Los Angeles Times]].</ref><ref>Webb, Greg. (February 27, 2009). [http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/ts_20090227_5921.php "New Security Lapse at Los Alamos Triggers Angry Response from Energy Department"]. [[NTI]].</ref>

=== FDA conflicts of interest investigation ===
Starting in 2011, POGO conducted an investigation into conflicts of interest of an advisory committee at the [[Food and Drug Administration]] that was reviewing the Yaz and [[Drospirenone|Yasmin]] 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-stanford-doctor-in-birth-control-vote-had-ties-to--2012jan20-htmlstory.html|title=Stanford doctor in birth control vote had ties to pill's maker|date=2012-01-20|work=San Diego Union Tribune|access-date=2017-09-09|agency=The Center for Investigative Reporting|language=en-US}}</ref> Both Yaz and Yasmin have been linked to fatal blood clots in some users.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/health/policy/stronger-label-urged-for-yaz-and-yasmin-contraceptives.html|title=Stronger Label Urged for Yaz and Yasmin Contraceptives|last=Belluck|first=Pam|date=2011-12-08|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-09-09|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

=== Advocacy for Camp Lejeune victims ===
In 2012, POGO working with whistleblower retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger, advocated for openness regarding [[Camp Lejeune water contamination|toxic water contamination]] at [[Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune]] 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 [[carcinogens]] and other harmful chemicals leaking from a nearby dump site for radioactive material.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/report-camp-lejeune-water-contaminated-at-unprecedented-levels/2108929/|title=Report: Camp Lejeune water highly contaminated with carcinogens|last=Levesque|first=William R.|date=2013-03-14|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en-us|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> POGO and other organizations claimed in 2012 that the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] and [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] hid information about the nature and extent of the contamination, citing a report released by the [[Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry]] that was redacted by the Navy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.openthegovernment.org/sites/default/files/Secretary%20Panetta%20II%20on%20Camp%20Lejeune%201.23.2012.pdf|title=Letter to Secretary of Defense Panetta|date=2012-01-24|website=Open The Government|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> Later that year, the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] voted to approve healthcare for those who lived at Camp Lejeune and suffered health problems.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2012/07/closer-than-ever-to-justice-for-camp-lejeune-water-contamination-victims.html|title=Closer Than Ever to Justice for Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Victims|last=Canterbury|first=Angela|date=2012-09-19|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> In 2017, the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans' Affairs]] finalized rules to provide benefits for people who had been diagnosed with certain diseases as a result of living at Camp Lejeune.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/military/veterans/us-agrees-to-pay-billions-to-marines-affected-by-toxic-water-at-camp/2309435/|title=U.S. agrees to pay billions to Marines affected by toxic water at Camp Lejeune|last=Levesque|first=William R.|date=2017-01-12|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en-us|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref>

=== Defense spending and Straus Military Reform Project ===
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/our-work/national-security.html|title=Our Work - National Security|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> Some of the weapons systems that POGO has been critical of include the [[littoral combat ship]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/weapons/2016/overhaul-of-littoral-combat.html|title=Overhaul of Littoral Combat Ship Program Likely to Increase Risks and Costs|last1=Smithberger|first1=Mandy|date=2016-12-13|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11|last2=Sprey|first2=Pierre}}</ref> the [[Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor|F/A-22 fighter aircraft]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/weapons/2005/air-forces-fa-22-is-a-relic-and-a-loser.html|title=Air Force's F/A-22 is a Relic and a Loser|last=Wheeler|first=Winslow|date=2005-02-02|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> and the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/weapons/2014/how-much-does-an-f-35-cost.html|title=How Much Does an F-35 Actually Cost?|last=Wheeler|first=Winslow|date=2017-07-29|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref>  On the other hand, POGO has supported the production of the [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 aircraft]] for its relative effectiveness and inexpensiveness compared to what POGO considers more wasteful weapons.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/weapons/2017/air-force-headquarters-starving-a-10-squadrons-again.html|title=Air Force Headquarters Starving A-10 Squadrons (Again)|last1=Grazier|first1=Dan|date=2017-06-16|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11|last2=Smithberger|first2=Mandy}}</ref>

In 2012, the Straus Military Reform Project of the [[Center for Defense Information]] moved to POGO with director and military analyst [[Winslow T. Wheeler|Winslow Wheeler]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/straus/about/cdi-at-pogo.html|title=CDI at POGO|website=Project on Government Oversight|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> Wheeler retired in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/winslow-wheeler-114795|title=Winslow Wheeler's War|last=Wright|first=Austin|date=2015-02-01|work=POLITICO Magazine|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref>

=== Whistleblower protection ===
POGO, along with several other public interest groups, was involved in the investigation and trial of [[Scott Bloch]], ex-head of the U.S. [[Office of Special Counsel]] (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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pogoarchives.org/m/gp/gp-OSCcomplaint-03032005.pdf|title=Complaint of Prohibited Personnel Practices Against Special Counsel Scott Bloch|author=Adams & Katz, Esq|date=March 3, 2005|publisher=POGO|access-date=August 3, 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>Wilke, John (November 28, 2007). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119621772122306160?mod=hpp_us_whats_news "Head of Rove Inquiry in Hot Seat Himself."] [[The Wall Street Journal]]</ref> Bloch ultimately resigned his position as head of the OSC and pleaded guilty to withholding information from Congress.<ref>Jordan, Lara Jakes (October 21, 2008). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/20/AR2008102003561.html "U.S. Special Counsel Bloch to Resign"] ''The Washington Post''.</ref>

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 [[MRAP]]s 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.<ref>Ukman, Jason (November 17, 2011). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/checkpoint-washington/post/a-whistleblower-gets-his-security-clearance-back/2011/11/17/gIQAWuJPUN_blog.html "Whistleblower Franz Gayl gets his job back"] ''The Washington Post''.</ref><ref>Davis, Lt. Col. Daniel. [http://armedforcesjournal.com/2012/02/8904030 "Truth, lies and Afghanistan"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605111626/http://armedforcesjournal.com/2012/02/8904030 |date=2012-06-05 }} ''Armed Forces Journal''.</ref><ref>[http://www.pogo.org/pogo-files/letters/whistleblower-issues/wp-wi-20101119.html Solidarity Letter in Support of Whistleblower Franz Gayl] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717095912/http://www.pogo.org/pogo-files/letters/whistleblower-issues/wp-wi-20101119.html |date=2012-07-17 }} Project on Government Oversight. November 19, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.pogo.org/pogo-files/letters/whistleblower-issues/wi-wp-20120217-afghanistan-allegations-whistleblower-daniel-davis.html POGO Calls for Hearings on Afghanistan Allegations from Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717014432/http://www.pogo.org/pogo-files/letters/whistleblower-issues/wi-wp-20120217-afghanistan-allegations-whistleblower-daniel-davis.html |date=2012-07-17 }} Project on Government Oversight. February 17, 2012.</ref>