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René Kladzyk

@ziembavision.bsky.social

Journalist and music-maker 🕸 investigative reporter for @pogo.org ⛲️ shares music as Ziemba 💌 tips: rene.kladzyk@pogo.org

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René Kladzyk@ziembavision.bsky.social · 2w ago

Extremely wild new investigation published today: the Pentagon’s contracted “independent” watchdog over military housing companies holds deep and longstanding business ties to many of those companies. (!!!) ALSO and equally bonkers (see next tweet)… www.pogo.org/investigates...

How a Military Housing Watchdog Games the System

As military families struggle to find affordable and safe housing, a real estate behemoth lines its pockets.

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René Kladzyk@ziembavision.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Great journalism job alert for DC-based journos! Come work with me and our small but mighty investigative team doing vital accountability reporting on the federal government! Please share with folks who’d be interested: pogo.breezy.hr/p/994a94987d...

Senior Investigative Reporter at Project On Government Oversight

Founded in 1981 in partnership with whistleblowers, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a nonpartisan independent watchdog that works to expose waste, corruption, abuse of power, and other i...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today's Government Accountability Office report on ICE's Camp East Montana is scandalous: - Evidence of a homicide was destroyed or went missing - Detainees with HIV and diabetes were not given treatment plans - Cells were filthy and only cleaned weekly - A guard lost a loaded gun in the facility

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Camp East Montana Two pictures are underneath, one is an aerial view of the tent camp, the other shows the tents from ground level. GAO found that the Army did not incorporate flexibilities in the contract to account for occupancy levels below the maximum, resulting in millions of dollars in waste. For example, the Army paid the full cost for meals and services from August 1 to August 15, 2025, when there were no detained noncitizens at the facility. GAO also found that ICE could save tens of millions of dollars through September 2026 by incorporating cost saving measures in the contract, such as tiered pricing for meals. In April 2026, ICE terminated the contract for convenience and chose a new contractor to operate the facility. However, ICE had not yet incorporated these cost saving measures into the new contract and continued to pay for meals that it did not need. GAO also identified serious performance and oversight challenges at Camp East Montana. The facility opened without meeting key detention standards. For example, the facility initially did not have perimeter security cameras, outdoor recreation space, or space for attorney and family visitation. ICE did not identify these issues because it did not inspect the facility prior to housing detained noncitizens there, as required by ICE policy. After the facility opened, ICE reported additional problems, including gaps in medical services, the loss of a loaded firearm, and unsanitary conditions, among other issues. These issues posed serious risks to the safety and security of both detained noncitizens and staff in the facility.
René Kladzyk@ziembavision.bsky.social · 2mo ago

More alarming reports emerging about the nation's largest ICE detention facility, Camp East Montana, located in my hometown, El Paso, TX. Read on for some of the shocking details from the GAO report that was published today [THREAD] files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-...

Nick Schwellenbach@schwellenbach.bsky.social · 3mo ago

David Venturella is being tapped to run ICE He's a former GEO Group executive, who went from ICE to GEO & back to DHS last year @pogo.org has been keeping tabs on Venturella & the ICE-GEO revolving door for a while Notable coverage: www.pogo.org/investigates...

Private Prison Exec Pursues Federal Cash, Spends at Trump Hotel

GEO became an avid fan of then-candidate Donald Trump after President Barack Obama’s Justice Department promised to stop approving new federal private prison contracts.

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Project On Government Oversight@pogo.org · 3mo ago

Camp East Montana is the nation’s largest ICE detention facility, but its current medical provider has a yearslong paper trail of poor management and substandard medical care. Follow along to learn more ⬇️

An illustration in faded green, red, and purple. Above, it shows a group of people in a room with a medical cross visible on the wall. The people rake dollar bills into massive piles around a hole in the floor. Below, a few dollar bills fall down the hole, which illuminates suffering people in detention.
René Kladzyk@ziembavision.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Despite lawsuits, deaths, and MANY allegations of medical neglect, the medical provider at Camp East Montana is in having its most lucrative year by far, with $1.8 billion in federal contracts in FY 2026. Read our new investigation about the company: www.pogo.org/investigates...

Troubled ICE Medical Provider Remains at Camp East Montana Despite Outcry

Camp East Montana’s current medical provider has a yearslong paper trail of poor management and substandard medical care.

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Project On Government Oversight@pogo.org · 3mo ago

Our latest investigation is a must-read:

Troubled ICE Medical Provider Remains at Camp East Montana Despite Outcry

Camp East Montana’s current medical provider has a yearslong paper trail of poor management and substandard medical care.

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René Kladzyk@ziembavision.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@veronicaescobartx.bsky.social called the medical care at the Camp East Montana detention facility “unacceptable.” She described a recent visit where she met a man with a broken forearm who had solely been treated with aspirin. “His arm had not been set. I could literally see the break.”

René Kladzyk@ziembavision.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In March, ICE fired the contractor running Camp East Montana detention facility in El Paso amid deaths, a measles outbreak, and allegations of substandard medical care. Quietly, the facility kept on using the same medical provider. Read our latest: www.pogo.org/investigates...

Troubled ICE Medical Provider Remains at Camp East Montana Despite Outcry

Camp East Montana’s current medical provider has a yearslong paper trail of poor management and substandard medical care.

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jenna newman phd@jennanewman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“The military knows that this is a big problem….[The Army‘s Operation Counter Mold tried] to battle mold in military housing & figure out a way to tackle it more comprehensively. But when it comes to data, we're really lacking in accurate data that would convey the true scale of the mold problem”🧪🛟

“When you live in military housing, your landlord and your boss are in a business partnership. So, when it comes to the potential for retaliation, which is something that I have heard from families that I have interviewed, there is a possibility that when you, a military family, speaks out about housing issues and complaints, their chain of command could get involved. They could face professional consequences for speaking out. So there's some very real disincentives for families to speak out and seek accountability. And that's just, like, one of those kind of unique factors of military housing.”
PBS News@pbsnews.org · 3mo ago

Military families are sounding the alarm about the presence of toxic mold in military housing. It’s an issue that has long been making service members and their families sick. https://to.pbs.org/4tEvmhc

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 3mo ago

Military families are sounding the alarm about the presence of toxic mold in military housing. It’s an issue that has long been making service members and their families sick. https://to.pbs.org/4tEvmhc

Families sound alarm on toxic mold in military housing

Military families are sounding the alarm about the presence of toxic mold in military housing. It’s an issue that has long been making service members and their families sick. Stephanie Sy reports on ...

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René Kladzyk@ziembavision.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“The growing line of Venezuela-related lobbying by Trump-linked firms underscores the view that getting favored treatment from U.S. agencies entails gaining access to top U.S. officials through people with insider access” The latest by @schwellenbach.bsky.social 🛢️ www.pogo.org/investigates...

K Street Cashes in On U.S. Control of Venezuelan Oil

The Trump administration’s power over Venezuelan mineral resources after the U.S. military captured Nicolás Maduro has been a bonanza for well-connected lobbyists in DC.

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