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September 13, 2013
DATA Act Gets a Boost at Transparency Conference
At the Data Transparency Conference this week, there was a lot of bipartisan support for proposed legislation to fix the many problems the public encounters with tracking federal spending: the Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act.
September 13, 2013
Why Zero Wall Street CEOs Are in Jail
Five years after Lehman Brothers fell and the U.S. economy collapsed in on itself, not a single Wall Street C.E.O. is in jail. In fact, none of them have even faced criminal charges.
September 12, 2013
Senators Ask State Department To Respond to POGO Report on Embassy Security
Leaders of a Senate panel are asking the State Department to explain how its assurances about security at the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan square with a report this week by the Project On Government Oversight documenting problems.
September 12, 2013
SIGIR Releases Its Final Report
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) released its final report this week, detailing an impressive list of accomplishments over the past decade.
September 12, 2013
VA Makes Headway on Backlog with New Technology
The Department of Veterans Affairs is finally cutting down on its huge backlog of veterans’ benefits claims thanks to a new computer system meant to aid the compensation process.
September 10, 2013
The private security force tasked with defending the U.S. Embassy in war-torn Afghanistan has been chronically understaffed, leaving the compound at risk, former guards told the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). Previously unpublished documents obtained by POGO buttress their accounts.
September 9, 2013
Benghazi Ignored: New Evidence Exposes Gaps in Kabul Embassy Security
Interviews with security personnel and documents obtained by the Project On Government Oversight show gaps in the defenses at the U.S. embassy in war-torn Afghanistan long after a deadly attack in Benghazi brutally reminded Washington of the risks.
August 28, 2013
POGO and Campaign Partners Thank House Members for Smart Spending Votes on Defense
Our undersigned organizations offer you our sincere gratitude for your support for curtailing wasteful and unnecessary spending at the Pentagon. We, and our many members and supporters in your district, thank you for voting in favor of amendments that the House approved on the Defense Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2014 (H.R. 2397).
August 21, 2013
A devastating court decision Tuesday stripped federal employees of their right to appeal a personnel action—even if it is discriminatory or in retaliation for whistleblowing. This deeply flawed, activist decision arms agencies with sweeping power not granted by the president or Congress, leaving untold numbers of federal workers with no right to challenge discrimination or retaliation for whistleblowing.
August 15, 2013
When Congress returns from its August break, members will consider a bill that improves oversight of the billions of dollars in aid that flows from the U.S. to foreign countries each year. The Obama administration wants to exempt the billions it sends to foreign security forces—$25 billion in 2012—from this scrutiny. POGO disagrees and supports the Foreign Assistance Transparency and Accountability Act (FATA), with no exemptions for foreign security forces.
September 5, 2013
Lawmakers Highlight Poor-Performing VA Execs Awarded Bonuses
Government Executive | Charles S. Clark
September 3, 2013
Treasury IG Faces Its Own Lawsuit Alleging FOIA Violations
Government Executive | Charles S. Clark
August 23, 2013
BP, EPA Spar Over Government Contract Suspension
The Huffington Post | Kate Sheppard
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