The Project on Government Oversight

POGO letter to Congressional Oversight Committee leaders concerning certain financial companies seeking backdoor access to TARP funds
December 17, 2008

POGO and 77 other open-government groups call for bailout transparency
December 8, 2008

POGO makes comments on the final Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Records of Decision on Complex Transformation
November 21, 2008

POGO Letter to Vought Aircraft Inc., regarding product substitution
October 22, 2008

POGO Supports Reform of MMS and the RIK Program (S. 3543 ) - Hopes to Restore Ethical Conduct and Accountability to the Resource Management
September 24, 2008

POGO Letter to Acting DoD IG Heddell concerning Defense Contract Management Agency awarding an employee for helping Air Force and Lockheed Martin undermine then-Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld's efforts to cancel C130-J program.
September 8, 2008

POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Bodman regarding the lack of oversight of costs and quality at the MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility
August 25, 2008

POGO Letter to Senate Armed Services Committee regarding misleading testimony by General McNabb before the Committee
July 24, 2008

POGO urges the DOD IG to investigate CIRCUITS and an apparent employee retaliation action
July 23, 2008

POGO Letter to the Boeing Company regarding Airtech International Inc.'s product substitution
July 22, 2008

Strong, Consistent Federal Contractor Conflict of Interest Regulations Needed
July 17, 2008

POGO’s letter to White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten urging the removal of Scott Bloch as U.S. Special Counsel
July 17, 2008

POGO and others urge passage of H.R. 5811, the Electronic Message Preservation Act
July 9, 2008

POGO and 100+ Orgs Urge Congress: Restore Strong, Comprehensive Whistleblower Rights
June 4, 2008

POGO and Good Government and Openness Coalition Support Public Access to Government-Wide Contractor Responsibility Database
May 19, 2008

POGO letter requesting NRC Inspector General Bell to investigate Chairman Klein's negative and misleading comments about a whistleblower
May 1, 2008

POGO Letter to CDRH Director Daniel Schultz regarding a series of questions about the apparent decision not to enforce the GLP regulation
April 30, 2008

POGO Supports Movement of Contractor Responsibility Database (H.R. 3033) in the House hope to Give Government Officials a Tool to Decide Between Responsible and Risky Contractors
April 23, 2008

POGO and others urge White House to allow public input on secrecy rules for Controlled Unclassified Information
April 11, 2008

POGO and Groups Urge Congress to Protect Whistleblowing Scientists
March 18, 2008

Letter from POGO to congressional transportation committees on FAA and manufacturer oversight of suppliers
March 12, 2008

POGO’s Letter in Response to the February 26, 2008 NRC Region I Letter
March 5, 2008

Letter to House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and related Agencies Appropriations regarding accountability for royalty collections
February 8, 2008

POGO comments concerning the proposed third-party private financing for the new NNSA Weapons Project, otherwise known as the Kansas City Project
January 31, 2008

POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman, regarding the plutonium pit production program
January 18, 2008

POGO letter to Daniel Riemer, chair of the Royalty Policy Committee (RPC), addressing the Subcommittee on Royalty Management's recommendations to improve Department of Interior royalty collections
January 8, 2008

POGO letter to DOE Under Secretary Thomas D’Agostino requesting a stop work order for the CMRR at Los Alamos due to construction concerns
November 30, 2007

Stop No-Bid Earmarks; Support Section 828 of the Senate Defense Authorization Bill
November 5, 2007

POGO urges Department of Transportation investigation into Traffic Information Contract
October 15, 2007

POGO letter to Senators Webb and McCaskill supporting "The Commission on Wartime Contracting Act" (S.1825)
September 17, 2007

POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman regarding need for independent oversight of the nuclear weapons complex
September 5, 2007

POGO Letter to OMB's Clay Johnson regarding integrity of Inspector General system
August 17, 2007

POGO Supports Rep. Maloney's Legislation to Study Oil/Gas Royalty Collections
August 2, 2007

POGO's letter to Senators Levin and McCain regarding protecting the integrity of earmark reform
May 23, 2007

POGO's letter to Secretary Bodman regarding the security implications of the Pantex Nuclear Weapons Facility strike
May 10, 2007

POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Dale Klein regarding the 10 CFR Part 26 Fitness-for-Duty Draft Final Rule
March 9, 2007

Letter supporting Congressman Jeff Flake's (R-AZ) legislation to close the government lobbyist gift ban loophole
February 21, 2007

Follow-up Letter from POGO to Energy Secretary Bodman
January 22, 2007

POGO letter to DOE Secretary Bodman regarding serious safety problems at Pantex, a nuclear weapons assembly facility
December 12, 2006

Scientists Who Serve
November 15, 2006

Letter from POGO to DOE Secretary Bodman regarding unnecessary ongoing cybersecurity weaknesses
November 6, 2006

Government limits public access to contracting meeting by charging a fee
October 17, 2006

Surveillance Bill Would Criminalize Whistleblowing: Groups Urge Language Change
September 27, 2006

POGO pushes for detailed guidance on contracting
September 5, 2006

POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Bodman raising safety concerns
August 15, 2006

POGO fights to prevent multiple industry reps from determining how contractors account for their costs
August 10, 2006

POGO Letter to Congress urging true competition in federal contracting
June 21, 2006

POGO's Letter to Congress Regarding Removal of Funding for Night Vision Goggles for the Troops
June 1, 2006

POGO Letter to Congressional Committees that have jurisdiction over whistleblower protection issues
May 23, 2006

POGO and the AFSC letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson regarding groundwater testing
April 12, 2006

POGO supports the NRC's proposal for fines in whistleblower discrimination cases
March 28, 2006

POGO warns of risky federal buying method
March 6, 2006

POGO Opposes Proposed Reductions in Oversight of Government Contracts
February 9, 2006

POGO’s comments to the NRC about the guard fatigue issue
December 20, 2005

POGO & Others Urge Public Access to Katrina Contracting Information
December 15, 2005

POGO recently learned of another government attempt to sit down with private contracting officials, which could violate open government laws
October 18, 2005

POGO urges the Cost Accounting Standards Board to further financial transparency in accounting for the cost of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) sponsored by government contractors
September 20, 2005

Testimony before Defense Acquisition Review Panel should not be limited to defense contractors
September 2, 2005

POGO provides additional information to the panel reviewing the government's buying system
August 30, 2005

POGO questions IBWC decision to award a contract to build a sewage treatment plant in Mexico without full and open competition
August 15, 2005

POGO outlines its concerns with the International Boundary and Water Commission's Sensitive Information Protection Manual in a letter to the IBWC Commissioner
August 9, 2005

POGO letter to Congress raising concerns with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigative ability
July 6, 2005

POGO letter to NRC Chairman Diaz regarding ongoing nuclear security officer fatigue
June 10, 2005

POGO comments on a government attempt to restrict outsourcing jobs associated with purchasing goods and services
May 23, 2005

Letter Urging Funding for Public Interest Declassification Board
April 29, 2005

Suspension and debarment: The record shows that the system is broken
March 21, 2005

POGO supports the "OPEN Government Act of 2005," a bi-partisan bill co-sponsored by Sen. Cornyn (R-TX) & Sen. Leahy (D-VT) to strengthen FOIA and public access to government information
February 10, 2005

DHS Closes the Door on Accessing FOIA-able Information
January 25, 2005

POGO's comments to the Draft Request for Proposals for the contract to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory
January 6, 2005

POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Abraham concerning Los Alamos contract
November 30, 2004

Share-in-Savings Contracts Circumvent Congress' Appropriations Authority and Hide Behind Contractor Proclaimed "Savings" to the government
August 31, 2004

POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Spencer Abraham regarding security at nuclear weapons complex
August 13, 2004

POGO's letter to NRC Chairman Diaz criticizing nuclear industry lobbyists' improper influence over critical homeland security tests
July 30, 2004

POGO Letter to DOE Deputy Secretary McSlarrow, Chairman Barton and Representative DeGette concerning media-less security at Los Alamos National Laboratory
July 16, 2004

POGO's letter to NRC Chairman Diaz criticizing nuclear industry lobbyists' improper influence over critical homeland security tests
June 30, 2004

POGO letter to Senators regarding SA 3286 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
June 18, 2004

POGO letter to Members of Congress in response to Boeing's full page ad in the Washington Post
May 4, 2004

Joint POGO, PEER & GAP Letter to Office of Special Counsel, Scott Bloch, regarding gag order on career staff of the OSC
April 15, 2004

Citizens Against Government Waste and POGO ask the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate alleged conflicts of interest by Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
February 12, 2004

POGO comment on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Councils proposed rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation "Applicability of the Cost Principles and Penalties for Unallowable Costs"
January 27, 2004

POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Niles Diaz regarding NRC efforts to silence criticism
December 9, 2003

Letter to Department of Defense, Inspector General regarding expansion of inquiry into former Air Force acquisition chief Darleen Druyan's conduct with Boeing
September 4, 2003

Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge
July 8, 2003

POGO Letter to House Armed Services Committee on 2004 Defense Authorization
May 2, 2003

POGO Letter to Energy Secretary Abraham recommending immediate competition of management contract of Los Alamos
April 29, 2003

POGO Letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on briefing attended by POGO Executive Director Danielle Brian
January 17, 2003

POGO Letter to Sandra Gavutis of the C-10 Research and Education Foundation, Inc.
March 29, 2002

POGO Letter to Gen. John Gordon Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration concerning security at nuclear weapons facilities
January 24, 2002

Organizations call on Senate to vote against the Air Force leasing Boeing 767s at a price dramatically higher than the cost of direct purchase
December 19, 2001

POGO letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
December 13, 2001

POGO letter to Senators of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee
December 5, 2001

POGO letter to Department of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham regarding detailed maps of nuclear sites on DOE websites
October 3, 2001

POGO public comment on NRC proposal to limit public oversight in nuclear reactor licensing hearings
July 12, 2001

POGO Letter to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Recommending Cancellation of the Army's Crusader Program
April 23, 2001

POGO's Letter in Response to Raised Questions about Air Force/Boeing deal to make the C-17 Cargo Aircraft "Commercial"
March 23, 2001

POGO Supplementing Letter to Eric Shipley, Cost Accounting Standards Board Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on "Accounting for the Costs of Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (PRBs) Sponsored by Government Contractors."
January 17, 2001

POGO Letter to Eric Shipley, Project Director, Cost Accounting Standards Board Regarding Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on "Accounting for the Costs of Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (PRBs) Sponsored by Government Contractors"
December 18, 2000

POGO Letter to Rudolph Schuhbauer, CAS Board Regarding Proposed "Review" of CAS and its Role in the Government Contracting Process
September 25, 2000

POGO Comments on Responsible Contractor "Anti-Scofflaw" Federal Regulations
August 29, 2000

Letter From Coalition Of 24 Organizations: to David Guzy, Chief, Rules & Regulations Staff, Royalty Management Program, MMS
January 31, 2000

POGO Comments on Responsible Contractor "Anti-Scofflaw" Federal Regulations
November 5, 1999

POGO's Letter to Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, regarding major oil companies trying to reopen the comment period for the proposed crude oil valuation Rule
July 1, 1998

POGO Letter to Congress Endorsing a Cap on Future Federal Spending on the Big Dig
September 29, 1997