The (POGO) Blog
May 19, 2017
What to Look For Next: Leak Investigations and More Attacks on the Press
The administration has signaled it wants to aggressively go after the press and its sources. Congress should push back on attacks on the First Amendment.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
April 5, 2017
By Mia Steinle
Senators Question Administration’s Reversal on Phasing out Private Prisons
Senators Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker are questioning the Justice Department’s reversal of its decision to phase out private prisons.
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March 13, 2017
Justice Dept. Improves Access to Foreign Lobbying Documents
The Department of Justice has made a key set of foreign lobbying documents available online for the first time. American lobbyists working on behalf of foreign governments or political parties are required to file these documents, known as informational ma
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Topics: Government Accountability, Open Government
February 27, 2017
Private Prisons Are Back: Here's Why That's a Terrible Idea
Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed the Justice Department’s decision last year to phase out its use of private prisons, despite new reports raising concerns about their use.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
February 23, 2017
By Neil Gordon
Tracking Obama’s Corporate Crime Crackdown Coda
Good Jobs First added to its Violation Tracker corporate misconduct database a flood of cases settled in the final weeks of the Obama administration, as well as enforcement data from nine more federal agencies.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Whistleblower Protections, Financial Sector, Contract Oversight
