The (POGO) Blog
April 18, 2018
By Neil Gordon
Public Interest Group Wins Legal Fees in Transparency Lawsuit
A California court recently ordered a contractor that tried to block the release of public records to pay the legal expenses of an organization that requested the records.
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Topics: Open Government, Contract Oversight
April 17, 2018
What the Senate Needs to Ask Gina Haspel
A list of questions the Senate needs to ask CIA director nominee Gina Haspel about her role in torture and rendition.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Open Government, National Security
March 13, 2018
Gina Haspel’s Troubling Role in the CIA Torture Program
President Trump’s nominee to head the CIA reportedly oversaw one of the agency’s black sites and helped destroy videos of interrogations there.
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 12, 2018
The Modern Politics of American Whistleblowing
Whistleblowers are critical to journalists; their disclosures can inform the public and help hold the powerful accountable. They can reveal wrongdoing that government officials or corporate titans would rather keep under wraps.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
January 30, 2018
Scott Pruitt to Testify Today: Here Are POGO’s Most Pressing Questions
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will testify today in front of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. POGO hopes for thorough answers about EPA accountability.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Public Health and Science, Contract Oversight
