The (POGO) Blog
February 27, 2018
Meet the Oil-Friendly Federal Panel that Could Give Drillers a Sweetheart Deal
The oil, gas and mining industry has six voting seats out of 20 on the panel, known as the Royalty Policy Committee, and they predictably advocate for paying the public less. But industry’s voice on the committee is supposed to be balanced with perspective
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
February 28, 2018
By Sean Moulton
Census Needs Strong Objective Leadership—Now
A controversial pick for a top Census Bureau job has withdrawn. Strong nonpartisan leadership is needed at the Bureau to ensure the 2020 census goes well.
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Topics: Government Accountability
February 27, 2018
Government Prison Contracts Gamble with Taxpayer Dollars
The Justice Department is implementing President Trump’s promise to bring back private prison contracts, ignoring its own Inspector General’s recommendations.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Open Government, 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
February 26, 2018
How an Influential Committee can Make Energy Royalties Great Again
An influential committee meeting this week has the power to fix that system by implementing important reforms to the way the public is compensated for resources extracted from public land.
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
