POGO Blog
Just ran into this one and it looks good:
POGO.org Project on Government Oversight
They have a blog here:
POGO Blog
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sample entry:
Guess which Iraq reconstruction project is on time and on budget?
It’s the gigantic US embassy in Baghdad. USA Today reports:The $592 million facility is being built inside the heavily fortified Green Zone by 900 non-Iraqi foreign workers who are housed nearby and under the supervision of a Kuwaiti contractor, according to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee report. Construction materials have been stockpiled to avoid the dangers and delays on Iraq's roads.
"We are confident the embassy will be completed according to schedule (by June 2007) and on budget," said Justin Higgins, a State Department spokesman.
The same cannot be said for major projects serving Iraqis outside the Green Zone, the Senate report said. Many — including health clinics, water-treatment facilities and electrical plants — have had to be scaled back or in some cases eliminated because of the rising costs of securing worksites and workers.
"No large-scale, U.S.-funded construction program in Iraq has yet met its schedule or budget," the committee report said. [all emphasis POGO's]
Good stuff!
Posted by DaveH at April 25, 2006 10:48 PM