Where there's smoke, there's fire. POGO's Morning Smoke is a collection of the previous day's investigations, scoops, and opinions related to the world of government oversight. Have a story you'd like to see included? Contact POGO's blog editor.

Administration falling short on FOIA compliance, critics say

Robert Brodsky, Government Executive

Pentagon not spotting overpayments to contractors, IG finds

George A. Warner, Government Executive

Lockheed Martin’s First Littoral Combat Ship Develops Cracks, Navy Says

Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg

Oil, gas execs lobbying the regulators

Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Hearst Newspapers

U.S. Agency Ends Accounting Firm’s Afghan Contract

Alissa J. Rubin and James Risen, The New York Times

IG faults IRS for contracting with tax-delinquent firms

Sarah Chacko, Federal Times

FEMA recoups millions in improper payments

Kellie Lunney, Government Executive

Defense Department to eliminate 200 senior civilian jobs

Nicole Blake Johnson, Federal Times

TARP Watchdog: Big Banks Got Unfair Advantage

Alan Zibel and Jeffrey Sparhott, The Wall Street Journal

Is the Government's Nuclear Regulator Up to the Job?

Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones

Behind Administration Spin: Bailout Still $123 Billion in the Red

Paul Kiel, ProPublica

U.S. Libor Probe Includes BofA, Citi, UBS

David Enrich, Carrick Mollenkamp and Jean Eaglesham, The Wall Street Journal

The FDIC’s WaMu suit

Felix Salmon

Regulators aware for years of understated seismic risks to nuclear plants

Jim Morris and Bill Sloat, Center for Public Integrity