Our work - Open Government
TweetExcessive government secrecy erodes public confidence in government. And that secrecy typically has less to do with matters of national security and more to do with hiding corruption, wrongdoing, or gross mismanagement. POGO is working to advance reforms that will enhance the robust implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, as well as reforms that will make more government information disclosed proactively.
Amendments to Defense Budget Will Hold Pentagon More Accountable; POGO Urges Senate to Follow Suit
May 27, 2011
POGO Joins Groups Calling for Public Access to Complaint Database at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
May 25, 2011
POGO Calls on Congress to Amend Defense Budget to Protect the Public’s Right to Know, Cut Wasteful Spending
May 25, 2011
POGO Joins Groups in Supporting Transparency in Government Contracting E.O. Contractor Accountability?
May 4, 2011
Suggestions for How to Make the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a Prototype for a More Open, Effective, and Accountable Government
April 19, 2011
Two Pitfalls
April 11, 2011
Federal Agencies Blocking FOIA Requests with 'Exemptions Gone Wild,' POGO Tells Congressional Panel
March 17, 2011
Podcast: Now It's "Personal": The Case of Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T Inc.
January 27, 2011
POGO's Guide to the 2011 State of the Union
January 25, 2011
Obama Administration Plan to Open Contractor Database to Public Fails to Provide Full Access to Responsibility Histories
January 24, 2011
POGO Joins Letter Calling For Reopening of the NARA Investigation into the CIA Destruction of Federal Records
December 22, 2010
POGO Joins Letter Voicing Concern About Public Access to Critical Information in Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2010
October 20, 2010
