The (POGO) Blog
August 8, 2017
By Neil Gordon
Prison Time for GSA Official Caught in Nepotism Scheme
Helen Rene’e Ballard, a former GSA contracting official who played a key role in a POGO investigation more than a decade ago, was recently sentenced to prison for a nepotism scheme.
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June 8, 2017
More Trump Appointees Get Waived Past Ethics Pledge
The Office of Government Ethics posted waivers to the ethics pledge for 10 Trump appointees after demanding them from federal agencies.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Open Government
June 1, 2017
White House Releases Ethics Waivers After Battle with OGE
The White House reversed its decision to fight the Office of Government Ethics over the release of government ethics records the day after POGO requested that it should proactively release copies of ethics waivers on public websites.
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Topics: Government Accountability
April 6, 2017
Advisors to the President Should Be Subject to Ethics Laws
In a letter to White House Counsel, POGO urged the White House to make Stephen Feinberg and Carl Icahn subject to federal ethics laws given their vast conflicts of interest.
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 28, 2017
By Ari Goldberg
POGO's 2017 Baker’s Dozen Wishlist for Congress
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has unveiled its biennial list of 13 policy areas ripe for Congressional action. It includes recommendations for legislative fixes to make the federal government more transparent, accountable, and ethical.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Open Government, Whistleblower Protections, Energy and Natural Resources, National Security, Public Health and Science, Contract Oversight
