Former J.P. Morgan Lobbyist Manages The Banking Committee Expected To Investigate J.P. Morgan’s Trading Loss
This is why we care about the revolving door.
Bob Skillen, the chief engineer at a small manufacturer called VX Aerospace, which has a plant in North Carolina, said he was shocked to see what the Army was spending for the Black Hawk drip pans. He designs drip pans that his company sells to the military for a different helicopter, the UH-46, for about $2,500 per pan, or about one-eighth the price that his Kentucky competitor charges. The pans attach beneath the roof of the helicopter to catch leaking transmission fluid before it can seep into the cabin.
“It’s not a supercomplex part,” said Mr. Skillen, an aerospace engineer who used to work for the Navy. “As a taxpayer, I’m just like, this isn’t right.”
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See that line of light? That’s the stern door of a brand new, and expensive, Navy ship that won’t close. The LCS Freedom has cracks, corrosion, flooding and engine problems, and the U.S. is planning on buying many more ships like it. Read more in the Aviation Week story.
GOP congressman defends pilots for speaking out about F-22
Theses pilots risked their careers by coming out about the problems with the F-22. Thankfully, Rep. Adam Kinzinger is standing up for these brave whistleblowers. Read more at The Hill.
In a rare interview, two F-22 fighter jet pilots speak out about why they are refusing to fly the brand new jet.
Top Fed Pay: $200K. President's Salary: $400K. Contractor Executive Compensation $730,029
The cap for executive compensation for contractor was raised 10 percent this year, even though some Senators and the administration have been trying to lower it. Read more at Federal Times.
Check out the new video of POGO’s Executive Director Danielle Brian. Danielle was on C-SPAN on Sunday to talk about the cost of government oversight and issues relating to the recent GSA scandal.
