The (POGO) Blog
April 17, 2018
POGO’s Outsized Tax-Day Impact
Over the past 37 years, the Project On Government Oversight’s investigations have saved taxpayers billions of dollars.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Energy and Natural Resources, Contract Oversight
March 21, 2018
Short-Staffed: Vacancies Leave Life-Altering Oversight Work for Later
Several administrative review boards lack adequate membership to decide important questions of workers’ rights and surveillance oversight. As a result, workers can’t find relief and the American public is worse off.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Whistleblower Protections, National Security
March 1, 2018
By Mia Steinle
ICE is Giving Money Away Hand over Fist in Bizarre Contract
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is paying the city of Eloy, Arizona, half a million dollars a year for no good reason.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
February 26, 2018
By Peter Tyler
I See Dead People . . . Cashing Federal Checks; Legislation Targets Payments Made in Error
Would you believe that some federal agencies are still mistakenly paying people long after they are dead? Fortunately, new bipartisan legislation in the Senate takes steps to tackle this problem.
Topics: Government Accountability
January 31, 2018
By Neil Gordon
Justice Department Plan to Weed Out “Frivolous” Whistleblower Cases May Do More Harm than Good
This month, the Department of Justice formally issued its new policy of more aggressively seeking to throw out False Claims Act lawsuits it deems “frivolous” or “meritless.” POGO explains why this is a bad idea.
Topics: Contract Oversight
