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Our letters and reports are frequently cited by Congress and the media. Here are links to some of our most-requested reports. If you need help finding a publication, please contact our communications staff.
Experts
POGO's experts can speak on a wide range of issues related to government oversight and accountability. Our experts are often called to testify before Congress. To arrange an interview, please contact our communications staff.
Danielle Brian
Executive Director
Areas of expertise: National Security, Government Oversight, Wasteful Defense Spending, Ethics, Open Government, Whistleblower Issues
Scott H. Amey, J.D.
General Counsel
Areas of expertise: Contract Oversight, Contractor Responsibility, the Revolving Door and Conflicts of Interest, Government Transparency
Angela Canterbury
Director of Public Policy
Areas of expertise: advocacy campaigns, policy analysis, open/accountable government, whistleblower protections
Winslow Wheeler
Director, Straus Military Reform Project, CDI at POGO
Areas of Expertise: Defense Budget, Weapons, and Congress
Videos
POGO Executive Director Danielle Brian on C-SPAN talking about the cost of government oversight. 221 views
Talking Government Oversight on C-SPAN with POGO's Danielle Brian
The ratio of generals and admirals to enlisted soldiers in the U.S. military is higher than ever before. 303 views
A Top-Heavy Military is Costing You Money and Hurting Defense
As government increased spending on federal contractors from $200 billion to $500 billion a year, POGO took a look. 344 views
Is the U.S. spending too much on private contractors?
Latest Releases
Benghazi Ignored: New Evidence Exposes Gaps in Kabul Embassy Security;Top State Department Official Gave Misleading Testimony to Senate Panel | 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 Previously unpublished documents obtained by POGO buttress their accounts.
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.
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).
Latest on the Blog
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.
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.
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.
