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Transparency in Contracting
Related Resources (government documents and letters)
POGO Files
Proposed Contractor Compensation Data Collection Tool Will Enhance Accountability and Transparency
October 11, 2011
POGO Urges Public Disclosure of Contractor Past Performance Data
September 29, 2011
Testimony of POGO's Scott Amey on the Intelligence Community Contractors: Are We Striking the Right Balance?
September 20, 2011
Podcast: Discussing the Bad Business Report
September 15, 2011
POGO Joins Groups in Supporting the DATA Act
June 21, 2011
POGO Joins Groups in Supporting Transparency in Government Contracting E.O. Contractor Accountability?
May 4, 2011
POGO Urges Public Access to Contractor Past Performance and Pre-April 15th FAPIIS Data
March 25, 2011
Podcast: How Bad Performance Can Be Good for Business in Government Contracting POGO's Scott Amey dishes out a post-mortem on a recent Commission on Wartime Contracting hearing--at which he testified--on contractor accountability.
March 7, 2011
Obama Administration Plan to Open Contractor Database to Public Fails to Provide Full Access to Responsibility Histories
January 24, 2011
Federal Procurement Update: A Meeting of the Contracting Minds
December 10, 2010
POGO Opposes "Personal Privacy" FOIA Exemption for Corporations
November 17, 2010
New Law Paves the Way for Public Review of Contractor Data
August 4, 2010
POGO Demands Comprehensive Contract Disclosure
July 12, 2010
Contract Spending: Escaping the Dark Ages
May 20, 2010
Senate Considers Improvements to FAPIIS
May 12, 2010
POGO Letter Urging GSA to Improve Contractor Listings
April 22, 2010
POGO Requests Concealed Contractor Information
April 21, 2010
POGO's FAPIIS Fee Waiver Request
April 21, 2010
Testimony of POGO's Scott Amey on “Acquisition Deficiencies at the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs”
December 16, 2009
POGO Urges President Obama to Provide Public Access to Contracting and Ethics Databases
January 29, 2009
POGO signs Letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist to improve public access to federal spending information
September 6, 2006
Statement of Scott H. Amey, General Counsel Supporting Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S. 2590)
September 6, 2006
An Open Letter to the United States Senate: Support a Full Accounting of Federal Grants!
June 6, 2006
Investigations into Katrina Waste and Fraud Detailed
January 12, 2006
Related Resources
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program: Case Studies Show Fraud and Abuse Allowed Ineligible Firms to Obtain Millions of Dollars in Contracts
Statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report #GAO-10-306T
December 16, 2009
Veterans Health Administration: Inadequate Controls over Miscellaneous Obligations Increase Risk over Procurement Transactions
Statement of Kay L. Daly, Director Financial Management and Assurance, Government Accountability Office, Report #GAO-10-307T
December 16, 2009
POGO in the News
Lawmakers likely to expand cap on contractor pay, Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, December 14, 2011
Pentagon moves against conversion of in-house work to contractors, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive (govexec.com), December 7, 2011
Letter to the Editor: Cost comparisons, Paul Chassy, Investigator, Project On Government Oversight, Federal Times, October 17, 2011
Contract labor: Pay, benefits often double that of feds, Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, September 19, 2011
Study: Privatizing government doesn’t actually save money, Brad Plumer, The Washington Post; Ezra Klein's Wonkblog, September 15, 2011
Homeland security: 'Did we spend the money wisely — or did we just spend money?', Mike Sherry, St. Louis Beacon, September 9, 2011
Delinquent government contractors, Nancy Marshall Genzer, American Public Media; Marketplace, May 24, 2011
A no-bid contract worth $123 million cloaked in secrecy, Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, May 14, 2011
House members clash over contractor disclosure order, Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, May 12, 2011
When did sunlight become the infectant?, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), The Hill, May 12, 2011
Federal Contractors May Be Told to Disclose Donations, By Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com, April 27, 2011
Contractor database goes public - with limits, By Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, April 15, 2011
What POGO learned from a contracting panel, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week, March 4, 2011
Contractors nervous about public access to database of past problems, By Marjorie Censer, The Washington Post, February 21, 2011
Watchdog group faults Obama decision to withdraw transparency proposal, By Matthew Weigelt, Washington Technology, February 11, 2011
HUD managers: PLEASE don’t toss those questionnaires!, By Sean Reilly, Federal Times, February 11, 2011
Publishing contracts online? Not so fast, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, February 10, 2011
Establish transparency standards for military contractors; Reforms, yes; transparency standards, not yet, By Abby Brownback, PolitiFact.com, February 2, 2011
POGO argues for release of past-performance information, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week; FCW.com, January 28, 2011
Fed contractors' history could be open to public in April, By Matthew Weigelt and Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, January 24, 2011
Subcontractor, subgrantee data now available to the public, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive.com, December 7, 2010
Contractor performance data to become public, By Tom Spoth, Federal Times.com, August 6, 2010
New law puts contractor performance in the public spotlight, By Matthew Weigelt, Washington Technology, August 5, 2010
New law requires OMB to post information on contractors, By Aliya Sternstein, Nextgov; Technology And The Business Of Government, August 4, 2010
USAspending.gov makeover leaves room for improvement, By Emily Long, NextGov: Technology and the Business of Government, May 24, 2010
Contract Overload: Multiple award procurements costing millions, With Jason Miller, Executive Editor, Federal News Radio, May 17, 2010
Federal acquisition councils anticipate mandate to increase transparency, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive, GovExec.com, May 13, 2010
Contractor Misconduct Database updated, With Suzanne Kubota, Federal News Radio 1500 AM, April 27, 2010
Watchdog group seeks better-quality contract data, By Tom Spoth, Federal Times.com, April 23, 2010
Cerberus to acquire DynCorp for $1 billion, By Kyle Peterson in Chicago, Andrea Shalal-Esa in Washington, and Steve Eder and Elinor Comlay in New York. Editing by Lisa Von Ahn, Robert MacMillan and Tim Dobbyn, Reuters, April 12, 2010
A missed opportunity for accountablity from the Obama administration, By Matthew Weigelt, Federal Computer Week, March 24, 2010
Acquisition councils create database to track contractor misdeeds, By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive, March 23, 2010
Air Force Base overspent by nearly $1M, By John Nolan, Dayton Daily News, November 13, 2009
Contractor integrity, performance to face higher level of scrutiny, By Jason Miller, Federal News Radio, September 4, 2009
Blackwater tapped foreigners on secret CIA program, By Adam Goldman and Pamela Hess, Associated Press; ABC News, August 31, 2009
U.S. Still Using Security Firm It Broke With, By Mark Landler and Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, August 21, 2009
New contracting rules could have big impact on DOE, By Alexander Duncan, Inside Energy (By subscription only), August 3, 2009
House contracting caucus tackles acquisition workforce issues, By Robert Brodsky, Government Executive Magazine, May 18, 2009
Senate Makes Major Concession in Stripping Internet Posting Provision From Stimulus, By Daphne Eviator, Washington Independent (Online), March 11, 2009
President Orders Review of Federal Contracting System More Competition, Accountability for Procurement Sought, By Scott Wiilson and Robert O'Harrow, Jr., The Washington Post, March 5, 2009
Obama Supports Acquisition Reform Bill, By John M. Doyle, Aviation Week, March 5, 2009
Payton Mandates More Openness with Industry as KC-X Award Nears, , Inside the Air Force, December 21, 2007
Fee for briefing raises hackles, by David Hubler, Federal Computer Week, October 30, 2006
Watchdog barks about admission charge to FAR conference, by Michael Hardy, Federal Computer Week, October 20, 2006
10 organizations worth watching, by Christopher J. Dorobek, Federal Computer Week, September 4, 2006
Coburn-Obama Effort To Curb Wasteful Federal Spending, by Stephen M. Lilienthal, Free Congress Foundation, August 17, 2006
Groups urge support for bill creating new database for OMB, by Jim Snyder, The Hill, June 13, 2006
Private Company to Oversee Database on Public Contracts, , Los Angeles Times, January 1, 2004
