The (POGO) Blog
May 30, 2017
Strengthening Whistleblower Protections Still a Bipartisan Issue
Before Memorial Day recess and with little fanfare, Congress passed legislation to close a significant loophole in the Whistleblower Protection Act. The Follow the Rules Act protects whistleblowers from having to obey orders from a supervisor that would re
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
May 23, 2017
Investigation Pro-Tips from the Church Committee’s Chief Counsel
Fritz Schwarz, Jr., on what made the Church Committee work—and why Congressional investigations today are harder.
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Topics: Government Accountability
May 19, 2017
What to Look For Next: Leak Investigations and More Attacks on the Press
The administration has signaled it wants to aggressively go after the press and its sources. Congress should push back on attacks on the First Amendment.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
May 18, 2017
By Sean Moulton
New Public Accountability on Ethics Agreements
The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) established a new certification that tracks presidential appointees’ ethics compliance, which will be posted online. The move should create greater accountability when it comes to appointees’ ethics commitments.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Open Government
May 17, 2017
By Neil Gordon
Watchdog Finds DoD Must Improve Contractor Performance Monitoring
According to the Department of Defense Inspector General, Department agencies are not consistently tracking the performance of contractors, putting billions of taxpayer dollars at increased risk of fraud, waste, and other misconduct.
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Topics: Contract Oversight
