Megan McCloskey

Megan McCloskey covers the military for ProPublica. Previously she was the national correspondent at Stars and Stripes.

News

Environment & Health

Afghanistan Waste Exhibit A: Kajaki Dam, More Than $300 Million Spent and Still Not Done

A Senate subcommittee is looking at waste by a Pentagon task force.

By: Megan McCloskey ,; ProPublica

January 22, 2016

News

Economy & Labor

The US Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan With “Limited Progress“

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has labelled yet another project in danger of failing.

By: Megan McCloskey ,; ProPublica

January 17, 2016

News

War & Peace

Pentagon Faces More Scrutiny Over $766 Million Task Force

There are criminal investigations and questions about retaliation against a whistleblower.

By: Megan McCloskey ,; ProPublica

November 27, 2015

News

Watchdog Accuses Pentagon of Evading Questions on $800 Million Afghanistan Program

The inspector general determined that nearly $43 million had been spent on a natural gas station.

By: Megan McCloskey ,; ProPublica

November 3, 2015

News

War & Peace

US Military Built Another Multimillion-Dollar Building in Afghanistan That No One Used

US military continued to build a $14.7 million warehouse after it knew it wasn't needed.

By: Megan McCloskey ,; ProPublica

July 22, 2015

News

War & Peace

Behavior of Military Lawyer in Boondoggle HQ Inquiry Under Scrutiny

New emails are drawing scrutiny from the military legal community and from US senators charged with military oversight.

By: Megan McCloskey ,; ProPublica

June 2, 2015

News

War & Peace

Boondoggle HQ: The $25 Million Building in Afghanistan Nobody Needed

The US military built a lavish headquarters in Afghanistan that wasn't needed, wasn't wanted and wasn't ever used.

By: Vince Dixon &; Megan McCloskey ,; ProPublica

May 22, 2015

News

Pentagon Finally Identifies the Remains of a POW Lost Since 1942

Pvt. Arthur “Bud” Kelder is on his way home after a lawsuit by his family.

By: Megan McCloskey ,; ProPublica

January 31, 2015

News Analysis

War & Peace

Big Revamp of Pentagon’s Troubled Mission to Find Missing Soldiers Looks a Lot Like Old Revamp

Without change of leadership throughout, meaningful change could be elusive, critics say.

By: Megan McCloskey ,; ProPublica

April 17, 2014

News Analysis

Four Ways To Really Fix the Pentagon’s Effort To ID the Missing

Changes must go beyond bureaucracy to update the scientific approach and embrace outside help.

By: Megan McCloskey ,; ProPublica

March 17, 2014

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