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Revolving Door
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Lawrence Lessig Makes the Case for Bipartisan Reform to Achieve Less Corrupt Democracy that Advances the Public Interest Lessig is focused like a laser beam on the challenge of finding common cause—that transcends party or ideology—around the urgent need to liberate Congress from the thrall of lobbyist cash.
December 14, 2011
The SEC’s revolving door
June 10, 2011
Watchdog Raises Questions about SEC's Oversight of Former Employees Who Go through the Revolving Door
June 1, 2011
Podcast: They Say They Want a Revolution: More Than 200 Former SEC Employees Passed through Revolving Door to Work for the Industry They Oversaw POGO staffers discuss POGO's latest report and accompanying database examining the issue of the revolving door and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
May 23, 2011
Revolving Regulators: SEC Faces Ethics Challenges with Revolving Door As part of an effort to shed light on the revolving door at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and to examine whether the SEC has adequate policies and procedures in place to detect and mitigate conflicts of interest involving former SEC employees, POGO has obtained five years' worth of statements filed by former SEC employees who appeared before the SEC seeking to represent outside clients within two years after leaving the agency. POGO has also made these post-employment statements publicly available in a searchable online database. This report provides an overview of the information disclosed in these statements, and examines the SEC's oversight of former employees who go through the revolving door.
May 13, 2011
Revolving Regulators: SEC Faces Ethic Challenges with Revolving Door As part of an effort to shed light on the revolving door at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and to examine whether the SEC has adequate policies and procedures in place to detect and mitigate conflicts of interest involving former SEC employees, POGO has obtained five years' worth of statements filed by former SEC employees who appeared before the SEC seeking to represent outside clients within two years after leaving the agency. POGO has also made these post-employment statements publicly available in a searchable online database. This report provides an overview of the information disclosed in these statements, and examines the SEC's oversight of former employees who go through the revolving door.
May 13, 2011
Interior Department Ethics Problems Spill into BLM
October 13, 2010
POGO Letter to Secretary Salazar Regarding Bureau of Land Management and the Revolving Door
October 12, 2010
POGO Applauds the Senate Energy Committee for Voting in Favor of Slowing Revolving Door between Industry and Interior
June 30, 2010
POGO Letter of Support for Amendment to Slow Revolving Door between Industry and Interior POGO, along with the undersigned groups, strongly supports Senator Wyden’s amendment to S. 3516, the Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, to slow the revolving door between the oil and gas industry and the Department of the Interior. We applaud Senator Wyden for his leadership on this critical issue and effort to enact the reform called for by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.
June 29, 2010
Letter in support of Grassley amendment to expose and slow the revolving door at financial regulatory agencies
May 13, 2010
Departing FINRA Executive to Join Other Former Enforcement Officials at Bingham McCutchen
April 12, 2010
The SEC at Its Worst
March 23, 2010
POGO Opposes Nomination Of William Magwood For NRC
February 8, 2010
NRC Needs Nuclear Power Regulators, Not Promoters
February 3, 2010
POGO's Request for Transparency to Revolving Door Database Denied
November 20, 2009
IG Found Former NRC Commissioner Merrifield Violated Ethics Laws
October 29, 2009
POGO Letter to Vice-President Biden Regarding IG Investigation of Jeffrey Merrifield
October 28, 2009
POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko Regarding IG Investigation of Jeffrey Merrifield
October 28, 2009
Timeline of Former Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield’s NRC Employment and Post-Employment
September 3, 2009
Katrina Contractor Named FEMA Chief Of Staff: Revolving Door Poses Threats to Effective Management
April 3, 2009
POGO wants Public DoD Revolving Door Database
March 16, 2009
POGO Releases Lynn’s Responses to Senator McCain’s Ethics Concerns
February 5, 2009
Grassley Says Lynn Waiver “Effectively Gutted the Ethical Heart” of Obama’s Revolving Door Ban
January 29, 2009
Open Government Groups Support Cautious Approach Of Senators Levin And McCain On William J. Lynn Nomination
January 23, 2009
Letter from Open Government Groups to Senate Armed Services Committee regarding the nomination of William J. Lynn III
January 23, 2009
White House Waiver For DoD Appointee Lynn Undermines White House Ethics Standards And Sends Wrong Message
January 22, 2009
Oberstar Pushes Stronger FAA Whistleblower Office
July 17, 2008
Constituents & Taxpayers Don't Wynn
July 1, 2008
Senator Proposes Solutions to Contracting Fraud
June 25, 2008
Revolving Door Needs Repair
May 23, 2008
Flawed Thunderbirds Contract Tainted with Improper Influence
April 18, 2008
Bush Legal Eagles Soar To Prestigious Private Roosts
April 14, 2008
Former NRC Commissioner Moves through the Revolving Door
September 25, 2007
POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Klein concerning former NRC Commissioner Merrifield departure through the revolving door
September 14, 2007
POGO Comment on Boeing Settlement
May 15, 2006
POGO's Conflict of Interest and Ethic Proposals
February 1, 2006
Ethics Office Proposes Revolving Door Rules Changes
January 31, 2006
A Matter of Trust: How The Revolving Door Undermines Public Confidence In Government - And What To Do About It After exposing the revolving doors at the top 20 federal contractors in POGO’s 2004 report The Politics of Contracting, POGO assisted in forming the Revolving Door Working Group and authored multiple chapters in the group’s report A Matter of Trust. This report details the various forms of the revolving door, including movement from industry to government, government to industry, and government to lobbyist, and provides recommendations to limit outside influences that might conflict with the best interests of the federal government and taxpayers.
October 1, 2005
Former Head of FEMA Lobbies for Disaster Relief for Halliburton
September 7, 2005
Investigative Lead: Pentagon Inspector General Resigns
August 31, 2005
Ex Boeing Official Sentenced to Four Months in Prison
February 18, 2005
Unreleased Document: Pentagon Updates Revolving Door Rules
November 19, 2004
Unreleased Document: Pentagon Updates Revolving Door Rules
November 19, 2004
Jail Sentence for Darleen Druyun is warranted, POGO says
October 1, 2004
Government Should Consider Suspending Halliburton Contracts
August 18, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Lockheed Martin
June 29, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Boeing
June 29, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Bechtel
June 29, 2004
The Politics of Contracting There is a revolving door between the government and large private contractors where conflict of interest is the rule, not the exception. Within the government contracting system, individuals move seamlessly between government and contractor positions, potentially subverting the contracting process. This practice is both accepted and entrenched. The Politics of Contracting details specific revolving door cases and sheds light on the flawed system that allows them.
June 29, 2004
A contracting system where current and former public servants use their positions for private gain means powerful private corporations can rig the system in their favor. This skewed process costs taxpayers, limits or eliminates competition from businesses that may be the best for the job, and results in flawed policies and bad procurement decisions. In addition, the revolving door exacerbates public distrust, which can result in the decline in civic participation and it demoralizes career civil servants to see their supervisors and co-workers use their government positions as stepping stones for private gain.
POGO letter to Senators regarding SA 3286 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
June 18, 2004
POGO letter to Senators regarding SA 3286 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
June 18, 2004
The Politics of Contracting
May 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - General Electric
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Health Net, Inc.
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - General Dynamics
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - L3 Communications
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - AmerisourceBergen
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - TRW
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Raytheon
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Northrop Grumman
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - University of California
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - BAE Systems
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Honeywell International
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - United Technologies
March 1, 2004
The Politics of Contracting - Carlyle Group
March 1, 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 Calls for Senator Stevens' Resignation
December 19, 2003
Boeing Fires Former Top Air Force Official Over Unethical Conduct
November 24, 2003
Nuclear Workers Exposed: The Politics of Contracting
October 31, 2003
Letter to Department of Defense, Inspector General regarding expansion of inquiry into former Air Force acquisition chief Darleen Druyun's conduct with Boeing
September 4, 2003
The Pentagon's Self-Proclaimed "Godmother of the C-17"
January 6, 2003
Related Resources
McCain Raises Concerns About Former Raytheon Lobbyist’s Ability to be Effective
Senator John McCain (R-AZ), United States Senate
January 26, 2009
Letter from Senator John McCain Asking William Lynn III How Raytheon Experience Will Impact His Work
, Senate Armed Services Committee
January 26, 2009
House panel weighs contracting reform legislation
By Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive
February 26, 2008
Jamming the Revolving Door
By Stuart Nibley, The Procurement Lawyer, Volume 41, No.4, Summer 2006, Permission Granted
June 1, 2006
POGO promotes government ethics and intregrity in presentation before the Interagency Ethics Council
By Scott Amey, POGO
April 6, 2006
DOD challeges defense contractors on ethics and integrity
J. Kenneth Krieg, Department of Defense
January 2, 2006
It's Time To Tighten Ethics Laws To Ensure Integrity And Fairness In Public Policy
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October 26, 2005
Defense Ethics Program; Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Safeguards for Procurement Integrity
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
April 29, 2005
GAO finds second case of misconduct in Druyun contracts and recommends a new competition for avionics upgrades for C-130 aircraft
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
February 24, 2005
GAO finds misconduct tied to Druyun and recommends a new competition for Small Diameter Bomb contract
Anthony H. Gamboa, General Counsel, GAO, Government Accountability Office
February 18, 2005
Statement of Facts Against Sears
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February 18, 2005
U.S. Attorney press release on the sentencing of Michael M. Sears
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February 18, 2005
Statement filed by Michael Sears
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February 18, 2005
The federal government's position regarding the sentencing of former Boeing CFO Michael Sears
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February 15, 2005
U.S. Department of Defense news release
, Department of Defense
February 14, 2005
Guilty Plea of Michael M. Sears the former CFO of Boeing
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November 15, 2004
White House has announced a new Administration policy concerning waivers for senior Administration appointees who intend to negotiate for outside employment.
Andrew Card Jr., Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, The White House
January 6, 2004
POGO in the News
Former gov’t watchdogs land in private sector, Sarah Chacko, Federal Times, January 6, 2012
Supreme Group Probed Over No-Bid Contracts to Feed Troops in Afghanistan, Aram Roston, The Daily Beast, November 27, 2011
Revolving Door at S.E.C. Is Hurdle to Crisis Cleanup, Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times, August 1, 2011
Recusal policy reveals oil industry-gov't ties, Dina Cappiello, Associated Press, CNBC, July 26, 2011
SEC Lawyer Leaves To Help Whistleblowers, Samuel Rubenfeld, The Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2011
David Obey heading to K Street, Chris Frates, POLITICO, June 3, 2011
Revolving door ensures that some people have a job, Timothy Lange aka Meteor Blades, Daily Kos, June 3, 2011
7 Ex-Politicians Who Are Now On Wall Street, Samuel Ro, The Fiscal Times, Business Insider, June 2, 2011
Incest: The SEC and Wall Street, Don Bauder, San Diego Reader, June 1, 2011
Judd Gregg, Goldman’s New International Man Of Mystery, Chris Frates, POLITICO, May 31, 2011
Rules for Employees, Including Its Own, Put S.E.C. on Hot Seat, Peter J. Henning, New York Times; Dealbook, May 17, 2011
Critics slam SEC's ‘revolving door', Mark Schoeff Jr., Investment News, May 13, 2011
Former S.E.C. Official Said to Be Subject of Criminal Inquiry, Edward Wyatt, The New York Times, May 13, 2011
New Study Casts Light On SEC 'Revolving Door' Claims, Jessica Holzer, Dow Jones Newswires, NASDAQ, May 13, 2011
UPDATE 1-FBI probing ex-SEC official on Stanford matter, Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters, May 13, 2011
Ex-SEC employees enjoy 'revolving door,' study says, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive, May 13, 2011
SEC's revolving door to Wall Street gets fresh scrutiny, Tim Reid, Reuters, May 13, 2011
Citing Revolving Door, Watchdog Report Questions SEC's Independence , Brian Baxter, The AM LAW Daily, May 13, 2011
Congress takes action on Pentagon mentors, Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, May 13, 2011
Darpa Gave $400,000 to Chief’s Family Firm, By Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman, WIRED; Danger Room, March 7, 2011
Government agency under fire for contract to director’s ex-firm, By John T. Bennett, The Hill, March 6, 2011
SEC’s FCPA Chief Leaves For Simpson Thacher, Samuel Rubenfeld, The Wall Street Journal, March 1, 2011
Earmarks wane but lobbying doesn't, By Chris Frates, Politico, January 28, 2011
Budget office keeps comments on lobbyist policy under wraps, By Kevin Bogardus, The Hill, January 16, 2011
Pentagon Issues Ethics Memo Before Gutting Conflict-of-Interest Rules, By Spencer Ackerman, Wired; Danger Room, January 4, 2011
Pentagon Issues Ethics Memo Before Gutting Conflict-of-Interest Rules, By Spencer Ackerman, Wired; Danger Room, January 4, 2011
Pentagon issues conflict of interest rule for contractors, By Marjorie Censer, The Washington Post, January 3, 2011
From the Pentagon to the private sector, By Bryan Bender, The Boston Globe, December 26, 2010
BLM took no action against manager who took oil company gifts, By Bryant Furlow, The New Mexico Independent, October 18, 2010
Ex-regulator's new job queried; 'Revolving door' charge rebuffed, By Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, October 17, 2010
Report: Interior Dept. Took No Action After Official Accepted Oil Industry Gifts, By Andrew Restuccia, The Washington Independent, October 13, 2010
Defense Panel: Go For Broke, By Mandy Smithberger, Defence Professionals, August 4, 2010
‘Revolving door’ is still spinning for lawmakers, lobbyists, By Diana Marrero, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 30, 2010
Obama Adm. Defends Hiring Of Ex-Health Insurance Exec To Oversee Reform, By Sam Stein, The Huffington Post, July 16, 2010
Job door revolves despite fed rule; Career official walks thin line, By Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, June 16, 2010
Former FEMA director's firm to help consult on flood, By Getahn Ward, The Tennessean.com, May 25, 2010
Conflict of Interest Worries Raised in Spill Tests, By Ian Urbina, The New York Times, May 20, 2010
Chertoff Joins BAE, Defense Contractor Recently Embroiled In Bribery Scandal, By Dan Froomkin, The Huffington Post, March 25, 2010
How some retired military officers became well-paid consultants; Top military brass to hear review of 'mentors' program, By Tom Vanden Brook and Ken Dilanian, USA Today, March 24, 2010
Chronology-US Air Force tanker saga continues, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters, February 24, 2010
Defense official example of revolving door between governing, lobbying, From Drew Griffin and Scott Bronstein, CNN Special Investigations Unit, CNN, February 23, 2010
Defense official example of revolving door between governing, lobbying, By Drew Griffin, CNN Special Investigations Correspondent, CNN, February 23, 2010
Obama nuke commission choice tells Senate he’s independent, By Ben Geman, The Hill, February 9, 2010
Obama's Pick for Commerce Post Raises Ethical Question, , FoxNews.com, January 28, 2010
Obama's exports pick tied to arms makers, By Jim McElhatton, Washington Times, January 28, 2010
Army defends hiring of two former Bragg commanders, By Henry Cunningham, Fayetteville Observer (NC), December 10, 2009
Ethics law skipped in Army mentoring hires, , United Press International, December 9, 2009
Army mentoring deals bypass ethics law, By Ken Dilanian, Tom Vanden Brook and Ray Locker, USA Today, December 7, 2009
Rule could slow Pentagon's revolving door, By Robert Brodsky, GovExec.com, November 20, 2009
How Retired Military Officers Make Bank As Pentagon 'Mentors', By Arthur Delaney , The Huffington Post, November 18, 2009
Defense nominee won't reveal potential conflicts, By Jim Elhatton, Washington Times, November 10, 2009
Coziness between regulators and business laid bare, By Timothy Carney, The Washington Examiner, October 30, 2009
Bush Nuclear Regulator Contacted Potential Employers With Business Before Agency, By Zachary Roth, Talking Points Memo, October 29, 2009
Nuclear regulator broke rules, says inspector general, By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, October 29, 2009
POGO Points To NRC Ethics Probe Into Ex-Commissioner, By George Lobenz, Energy Daily, July 14, 2009
Obama Ex-Lobbyist Pick in New Flap, By Justin Rood, Rood From Washington; ABC News/Online, June 11, 2009
Several Bush officials work in areas related to former jobs, By Fredreka Schouten, USA Today, May 20, 2009
FEMA Chief of Staff’s Conflict of Interest, By Jason McNamara, AllGov, May 2, 2009
100 days: half-truths and contradictions, By Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2009
Nonprofit Lobbyists Want To Work For Obama, By Bara Vaida , The National Journal Online, April 9, 2009
Nonprofit Lobbyists Want To Work For Obama, , National Journal's Under the Influence, April 9, 2009
FEMA Chief of Staff to Recuse Himself from Contracts with Former Employer, By Daniel Fowler, CQ Homeland Security, April 3, 2009
FEMA's revolving door?, By Jen DiMascio , Politico, April 2, 2009
Bush Faithful Rewarded With Jobs, By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, February 10, 2009
The Difficulty Of Walking The Line, By Eliza Newlin Carney, National Journal, February 9, 2009
Ethics Groups Pounce On Gibbs' Statement, By Rob Stein, Huffington Post, January 29, 2009
McCain presses Obama's Pentagon nominee on conflicts, By Jim Wolf, Reuters, January 28, 2009
Watchdogs give lobbyist a pass for senior health post, By Jeffrey Young, The Hill, January 26, 2009
Lynn's appointment still not settled, By Jen Dimascio, Politico, January 23, 2009
Raytheon lobbyist picked for deputy Defense post, By Julian Barnes, The Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2009
The President Orders Transparency, Editorial, The New York Times, January 23, 2009
Watchdogs want ex-lobbyist out, By Jen Dimascio, Politico, January 22, 2009
Committee Needs Waiver to Act on Lynn Nomination for Defense Deputy, By Josh Rogin, CQ Online, January 22, 2009
Blair hearing likely smooth, By Shaun Waterman, United Press International and Washington Times, January 22, 2009
Obama's shunning of lobbyists in his administration isn't ironclad, By Jim Drinkard & Ann Flaherty, Associated Press & The Minneapolis - St. Paul Star Tribune, January 22, 2009
Ex-Lobbyist, Defense Official Criticized for Conflicts of Interest, Record, By Justin Rood, ABC News for Brian Ross, January 22, 2009
Gates tries to reassure US Congress on deputy pick, By Andrew Gray; and Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters News , January 22, 2009
Obama Lobbyist Rules May Bar Deputy SecDef Nominee, By William Matthews, Defense News, January 22, 2009
POGO urges Obama to withdraw Lynn's nomination, By Alice Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, January 22, 2009
Obama’s ethics rules come with exceptions, By Elise Castelli , Federal Times, January 22, 2009
Principi prodded VA on Chantix; Ex-secretary asked if use would continue, By Audrey Hudson and Jen Haberkorn, The Washington Times, July 9, 2008
Vacant Government Jobs, With Lisa Sylvester, CNN: Lou Dobbs This Week, June 26, 2008
Defense executive running for Third District GOP nomination faces scrutiny, By Cynthia Burton, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13, 2008
Bills would slow revolving door between FAA, airlines, By Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, April 15, 2008
Ike's Warning on Military-Industrial Complex Ignored, by William Hughes, American Chronicle, April 11, 2008
DHS allows industry liaison to keep his business ties, By Ben Bain, Federal Computer Week, February 26, 2008
Departing FAA Chief Comes Under Fire, by Alan Levin, USA Today, September 11, 2007
FAA' s Blakey to head Aerospace Industries Association, By Daniel Freedman, FederalTimes.com, August 22, 2007
FAA's Blakey to head Aerospace Industries Association, by Daniel Freedman, FederalTimes.com, August 22, 2007
DHS Returns to Broader 1-Year Lobby Ban, By Dan Caterinicchia, Houston Chronicle (Associated Press), March 8, 2007
Spy chief nominee faces echoes of past, by Ted Bridis, Associated Press, USA Today, January 31, 2007
Shaw aims to extend worldwide reach, By Ryan Huff, Contra Costa Times, December 10, 2006
Site revealing salaries could shake up Hill management, by Sheila Vemmer, Federal Times, October 30, 2006
A lucrative connection, by John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader, October 22, 2006
5 ethical missteps and how to avoid them, by Brian Robinson, FCW.com, September 4, 2006
Enough with the 'one bad apple' defense; Policies to curb violations have served as Band-Aids when the face of government is changing, Op-ed by POGO's Scott H. Amey, Federal Computer Week, September 4, 2006
From brass to gold: Ex-general cashes in on corporate boards, By Scott Cannon, Contra Costa Times, July 7, 2006
Hookers for the Homeland?, , Geraldo At Large Blog, June 19, 2006
Former Antiterror Officials Find Industry Pays Better, by Eric Lipton, The New York Times, June 18, 2006
Can you spell A-$-A? How about incestuous?, Posted by Max Brantley , Arkansas Blog, June 17, 2006
