Our Work - Contract Oversight
TweetThe use of contractors to provide services to the federal government has grown dramatically since the start of the last decade. According to USAspending.gov, in FY 2000 contract spending was approximately $200 billion, and in FY 2011 contract spending exceeded $535 billion, the majority of which was spent on services. POGO investigations have found that these contractor services cost almost two times more—and in the case of the Pentagon as much as six times more—what it would cost if the same work was performed by a federal employee. The move to “smaller government” by outsourcing work has in fact created an enormous shadow government of contractors that are largely or entirely dependent on taxpayers for their revenues.
Testimony of POGO's Scott Amey on Using the Suspension and Debarment System Effectively to Avoid Risky Contractors
June 12, 2013
Feds vs. Contractors: Federal Employees Often Save Money, But an Advisory Panel is Needed to Create a Cost Comparison Model
April 15, 2013
POGO Special Report: A ''Mutiny'' in Kabul – Guards Allege Security Problems Have Put Embassy at Risk
January 18, 2013
POGO Opposes Blanket Cost Accounting Standards Exemption for Commercial Item Acquisitions
January 18, 2013
Environmental and Workplace Safety are Crucial Elements of Contractor Responsibility
January 17, 2013
Congress Being Misled About True Costs of Service Contracts
November 30, 2012
BP Suspension was Needed to Protect Taxpayers
November 29, 2012
An Open Letter to the Senate in Support of More Protections for Whistleblowers and Taxpayer Dollars
November 28, 2012
Groups Urge Congress to Lower the Cap on Maximum Allowable Compensation Paid to All Pentagon Contractor Employees
October 18, 2012
President’s Executive Order on Human Trafficking Puts Contractors on Notice
September 25, 2012
POGO Supports Proposal To Enhance Oversight of Private Security Contractors
September 20, 2012
POGO Suggests Way to Improve Federal Contractor Accountability Database
September 17, 2012
