The (POGO) Blog
July 18, 2016
Improper Payments: $1 Trillion of Simple Mistakes
The federal government’s improper payments have cost taxpayers over $1 trillion since 2003.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Open Government
May 11, 2016
Revenue Issues at CBP Potentially Cost Taxpayers Billions
Long-standing issues at Customs and Border Protection have resulted in failures to collect appropriate duties, penalties, and interest from importers, potentially costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
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Topics: Government Accountability
April 15, 2016
IRS Corporate Tax Recovery Suffers After Deep Budget Cuts
The government might be losing as much as $15 billion each year in unrecovered taxes as the IRS shortens the time it spends auditing large companies, according to a nonprofit that gathers and analyzes government data.
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Topics: Financial Sector
February 10, 2016
By Neil Gordon
Divided Loyalty: Financial Industry Fights To Keep Its Interests Ahead of Investors'
It took almost six years, but the government is set to issue a rule that will increase transparency and accountability in financial advice given to retirement savers.
Topics: Financial Sector, Contract Oversight
August 24, 2015
U.S. Spending in Afghanistan: A Credit to Oversight
With billions in U.S. tax dollars still left to be spent on reconstruction in Afghanistan, it’s critical that the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction continue his oversight role.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
