The (POGO) Blog
January 17, 2017
By Neil Gordon
Court Blocks Peek Into Small Biz Contracting Program
No one really knows the extent to which federal small business contracts are diverted to large companies. Unfortunately, an appeals court recently refused to shine light on a defense contracting program designed to help small businesses that may be doing m
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Topics: Open Government, Contract Oversight
January 13, 2017
Second Ethics Office Challenged
Congress clashes with the Office of Government Ethics over handling of conflicts-of-interest issues involving the incoming administration and President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees.
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Topics: Government Accountability
January 12, 2017
By Sean Moulton
Open Government Win on Toxic Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to expand a toxic pollution reporting program—the Toxics Release Inventory program—to include natural gas processing plants. The proposed rule is an important win for open government as it will incre
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Topics: Government Accountability, Open Government, Energy and Natural Resources
January 10, 2017
POGO Reports Potential for Conflicts of Interest in Attorney General Nominee
A new Project On Government Oversight report this week highlights the potential conflicts of interest that might arise if Senator Jeff Sessions is confirmed to be Attorney General of the United States and is called upon to investigate or prosecute any of h
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Topics: Government Accountability
January 6, 2017
By Adam Zagorin
Affidavit: Trump Justice Nominee Backed Defiance of Court Orders
Trump Attorney General Pick Senator Jeff Sessions and Possible Supreme Court Nominee William Pryor Favored Defying Court Orders.
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Topics: Government Accountability
