POGO In the News
TweetWounded Whistleblower’s Story of Retaliation Underscores Need for Reforms
December 7, 2011
With Small Fine, NRC Doesn't Rise To Hold EXELON Accountable
January 6, 2009
August 1, 2011
Will the House Stand Up for Greater Bailout Transparency?
November 18, 2009
January 22, 2009
White House Ousts Special Counsel Bloch: Federal Workers Are Vindicated
October 23, 2008
Whistleblowers Convene in the District, Lobby Policymakers for Reform
September 30, 2011
Whistleblowers & POGO to Testify at Hearing on NASA IG
June 7, 2007
September 29, 2010
Whistleblower Bill Heads to Vote in the House with Unanimous Bipartisan Support
November 3, 2011
Whistle-Blower Protections for All Federal Workers
September 17, 2009
When Public Information Goes Private
May 1, 2008
What the Pentagon's Top Tester Said About the F-35B
January 20, 2011
June 1, 2011
Watchdog Groups Identify Nearly $700 Billion in Wasteful Spending on National Security
May 8, 2012
Watchdog Groups Identify Nearly $600 Billion in National Security Spending Cuts
July 21, 2011
July 13, 2009
July 10, 2008
February 28, 2011
U.S.A.'s Poor Contract Oversight Fuels Human Trafficking in War Zones
November 2, 2011
U.S.-Iraq Deal on Contractor Immunity Goes Fourth
July 3, 2008
March 29, 2012
U.S. Military's Inflated Brass is Burden on Taxpayers, POGO Tells Senate Panel
September 14, 2011
U.S. Government Failed Taxpayers in Oversight of Spending in Iraq and Afghanistan
August 31, 2011
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Selling SEC Secrecy
September 21, 2010
April 11, 2011
March 12, 2008
Treasury Stands Down from Attempt to Challenge SIGTARP's Authority
September 3, 2009
Treasury Department IG Temporarily Oversees Bailout
December 2, 2008
Transforming the U.S. Strategic Posture and Nuclear Weapons Complex
April 7, 2009
Toxic Secrecy: The Marine Corps' Cover-up of Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune
June 29, 2011
January 13, 2009
To Defend U.S. 'We Must' Cut Bases, Cut Weapons, Cut Contractors: POGO
July 28, 2011
Timeline of Former Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield’s NRC Employment and Post-Employment
September 3, 2009
Time for New Direction in U.S. Oversight of Afghanistan Reconstruction
January 11, 2011
Time for Bernanke to Deliver on Transparency Promises
August 26, 2009
They Self-Fund Extra Engines, Don't They?
June 21, 2011
The Sky Is Not Falling: The Truth About Pentagon Budget Cuts And Jobs
July 31, 2012
June 10, 2011
May 1, 2004
The Pentagon Director of Test and Evaluation Annual Report for FY2010
January 18, 2011
The Open Government Partnership
September 9, 2011
The Magna Carta for Transparency? POGO explores the White House Open Government Directive memo
December 8, 2009
The Federal Graveyard of Whistleblower Cases
April 1, 2008
The Defense Contract Auditing Agency As the Whipping Boy
September 24, 2009
The Continuing Saga of the Munitions Maven from Miami Beach
June 24, 2008
The Case of the Missing Inspector General Reports
November 3, 2010
August 6, 2009
July 14, 2008
Taxpayers Could Lose $53 Billion From Oil Leases
May 28, 2008
Taxpayers are Victims of Continued Government Charge Card Abuse
May 28, 2009
TARP Turns One Year Old, but Still Experiencing Growing Pains
September 25, 2009
Take it from the Top: Ten Contracting Behemoths Pull in 25 Percent of All Federal Contract Dollars
June 21, 2011
Supreme Court Makes it Harder to Hold Contractors Accountable for Fraud
May 17, 2011
April 19, 2011
Stimulus Funds Vulnerable to Pay-to-Play Contracting
September 24, 2009
Stimulus Bill Offers Historic Transparency and Accountability
January 15, 2009
Stimulus Bill Offers Historic Transparency and Accountability
January 15, 2009
Stimulus Act "Lettermarking" at the Defense Department
October 19, 2010
Stimulate Good Government, Report Your State's [Government’s] Accountable Recovery Efforts
July 28, 2009
July 14, 2009
July 28, 2009
Special Counsel Scott Bloch Submits Resignation Letter
October 22, 2008
Solution: How the Government Can Stop Doing Business With Risky Contractors
March 3, 2011
July 18, 2008
SIGTARP Reports That Bailout Accomplishments Came at a Great Cost
October 21, 2009
July 15, 2008
Should Taxpayers Say Goodbye to Their Investment in the Auto Industry?
November 2, 2009
Should Debarred Contractors Be Allowed to Build Military Aircraft?
February 11, 2011
Seven Years Later: The Jury Is Still Out on Outsourcing
April 25, 2008
Serious lapses in planning by DHHS may have contributed to the present vaccine shortage
October 22, 2009
Sensitive Document Posted on Government Website Reveals Serious Security Flaws
April 20, 2011
February 27, 2008
Senators Upset Over Pentagon's Option for Destroying Chemical Weapons
July 16, 2008
Senator Proposes Solutions to Contracting Fraud
June 25, 2008
Senator McCaskill Calls for Terminations, Congressional Hearings on DCAA Scandal
July 24, 2008
Senate Unanimously Approves Repeal of SEC Secrecy Provision
September 22, 2010
Senate Report Says ArmorGroup Funded Warlords In Bed With the Taliban
October 8, 2010
October 19, 2011
Senate Committee's Decision to Close Markup on Defense Bill is Affront to Taxpayers
May 25, 2012
Senate Committee Shuts Public Out of the Debate Over Massive Defense Bill
July 1, 2011
Senate Banking Committee Fails To Hold SEC Nominee Accountable For Failed Self-Regulatory Apparatus
January 15, 2009
Sen. Grassley Seeks to Plug Multibillion-Dollar Contractor Accountability Loophole
March 13, 2008
Self-Regulatory Group Introduces Revolving Door Rule -- But Does It Go Far Enough?
July 14, 2011
SEC’s Revolving Door Blurs Line Between Regulator and Industry
February 11, 2012
Security Failure at Los Alamos National Laboratory Puts Nuclear Materials at Risk
October 26, 2012
Secretary Rumsfeld’s Decision Undermined by DCMA to Benefit Lockheed
September 8, 2008
SEC Failing to Hold Employees Accountable for Wrongdoing
March 9, 2011
April 28, 2008
Robert MacLean: Homeland Security Whistleblower
August 10, 2011
May 23, 2008
September 3, 2009
Rep. Waxman and Davis Call for Bloch's Resignation
July 29, 2008
Rep. Grimm’s Proposed Bill Would Gut Protections for Wall Street Whistleblowers
May 11, 2011
Rep. Dingell Asks GAO to Examine Livermore Lab's Security
June 27, 2008
Removing DCAA Director Won't Fix the Agency's Problems
October 26, 2009
Recombinant Vaccine for Pandemic Flu: Why Is It Not in Large‑scale Production?
September 30, 2009
Public-Private Partnerships Are Set to Begin, but Will the Public Really Benefit?
October 5, 2009
Protest of Latest Deepwater Contract Confirms Need for Contractor Responsibility Database
October 10, 2008
Proposal to Reform War Contracting Will Save Taxpayers Billions
March 1, 2012
President’s Executive Order on Human Trafficking Puts Contractors on Notice
September 25, 2012
President Obama's Road Map Leads to Promised Open Government Reforms
September 20, 2011
October 10, 2012
October 15, 2008
Powerful Leader Takes Command of a Battered FDA: Irresistible Force Meets Immovable Object
May 19, 2009
February 3, 2009
June 8, 2011
POGO’S Day In Court: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
February 12, 2008
POGO’s Danielle Brian Named U.S. EITI Advisory Committee Civil Society Co-Chair
April 17, 2013
POGO’s Concerns about Insurance Companies Confirmed by SIGTARP Report
December 10, 2009
POGO: Scrap Unnecessary Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Weapons Facility
January 18, 2012
POGO: Government Pandemic Flu Vaccine Program Lacks Leadership
March 6, 2008
POGO: DOI’s Minerals Management Service Wins “Worst Misconduct Abuse” Award
September 10, 2008
POGO/GAP Urge Senate to Investigate MRAP and Other Delays, Retaliation Against Gayl
February 27, 2008
April 21, 2009
POGO's Top Five Recommendations for Increasing Revenue and Cutting Costs
February 27, 2009
POGO's Statement on NRC Investigation into Security Failures at Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant
October 10, 2007
POGO's Request for Transparency to Revolving Door Database Denied
November 20, 2009
POGO's Message to NRC: Security Culture Change Starts at the Top
February 4, 2009
POGO's Guide to the 2011 State of the Union
January 25, 2011
POGO's Comment on Salazar Ending RIK
September 16, 2009
POGO's 2007 Baker's Dozen of Suggested Congressional Oversight Priorities
January 5, 2007
POGO urges the Supreme Court to take on case gutting GSA Schedule contracts
October 14, 2011
POGO Urges Senate to Consider Defense Spending Recommendations
June 9, 2011
POGO Urges Passage of SIGTARP Bill
December 9, 2008
March 12, 2007
March 12, 2007
May 15, 2012
January 14, 2009
POGO Urges Accountability in Inspector General System
August 21, 2007
POGO Updates FOIA Resources Page
August 26, 2009
POGO to Congress: Is FDIC Overstepping Its Authority?
April 14, 2009
POGO to Congress: Is FDIC Overstepping Its Authority?
April 14, 2009
POGO Testifies on Wasteful Homeland Security Spending
September 17, 2008
POGO Testifies on Treasury's Use of Private Contractors in Bailout Programs
September 23, 2010
POGO Testifies on SEC Secrecy Provision
September 15, 2010
POGO Supports Whistleblower Review
September 17, 2009
POGO Supports Senate Bill to Repeal SEC's Blanket FOIA Exemptions
August 5, 2010
POGO Supports Legislation to Reform MMS
September 25, 2008
POGO Supports Inspector General Bill Now Facing Administration Veto Threat
October 2, 2007
POGO Supports DOD Financial Accountability Act Of 2009
June 18, 2009
April 22, 2008
POGO Study: Private Service Contracts Cost Government Almost Double Expense of In-House Staff
September 13, 2011
POGO Statement Regarding Potential Dangerous Interaction Between Seroquel and Methadone
July 19, 2011
POGO Statement on Kabul Embassy Guard Firings
September 4, 2009
September 10, 2009
January 18, 2013
POGO Says NRC FOIA Response Littered With Holes
July 13, 2009
POGO Salutes NRC For Implementing New Work Rules; Security Guards No Longer to Work Excessive Hours
April 2, 2008
POGO Salutes Landmark F-22 Vote in Senate
July 21, 2009
POGO Salutes Good Government Legislation
September 30, 2008
POGO Royalties-In-Kind Report: Drilling The Taxpayer
September 17, 2008
POGO Reveals Internal OSC Document Shows Bloch Misused Own Task Force
May 7, 2008
POGO Response to F-35 Grounding
February 22, 2013
POGO Responds to GAO Report on Bailout
December 3, 2008
POGO Responds to GAO Report on Bailout
December 3, 2008
POGO Releases Report on Air Marshal Problems with the OSC
November 25, 2008
January 12, 2009
POGO Releases Names of Suspended and Debarred Contractors Profiled in GAO Report
March 25, 2009
POGO Releases Lynn's Responses to Senator McCain's Ethics Concerns
February 5, 2009
POGO Releases Its “Bakers Dozen” of Issues for Congress 2007
January 5, 2007
POGO Releases Federal Contractor Misconduct Database
July 18, 2007
POGO Releases DOD IG Report on MRAP Delays
December 10, 2008
October 10, 2008
POGO Releases 2nd Report on Inspectors General
March 20, 2009
POGO Receives Sunshine Award from Society of Professional Journalists
July 10, 2009
POGO Receives Major Gift From Wall Street Maverick To Bolster Oversight And Open Government
May 28, 2009
POGO Reacts to Senate Hearing on Defense Oversight Agency
September 11, 2008
POGO Raises Objections To DOE Closing Public Access To Contractor Performance Data
December 15, 2009
POGO Questions FDA Official’s ‘Campaign’ to Loosen Conflict of Interest Rules
August 3, 2011
POGO Provides Presidential Transition Teams Reform Priorities
October 16, 2008
POGO Provides Oversight Handbook To Congress And Hill Staff To Encourage Increased Oversight
July 31, 2009
POGO praises Senator Grassley for raising concerns about integrity of finances at UCSF
December 8, 2009
POGO Praises Secretary Gates For Courage; Urges Congress To Follow His Example
April 6, 2009
POGO Opposes White House Nomination of Industry Cheerleader for Nuclear Regulatory Commission
October 15, 2009
POGO Objects to Derivatives Loophole
December 3, 2009
May 11, 2009
POGO Launches Inspector General Vacancy Tracker: “Where Are All the Watchdogs?”
February 8, 2012
POGO Lauds Senate Vote On Wartime Contracting Commission
October 1, 2007
POGO Joins Public Citizen to Comment On Proposed FOIA Implementation
May 26, 2011
POGO Joins Bi-Partisan Group of Senators in Demanding Obama Oust the SIGAR
September 23, 2010
December 10, 2010
September 24, 2009
POGO Endorses H. Res. 40 Calling for Periodic Oversight Hearings
January 13, 2009
POGO echoes today’s bipartisan request for a presidential review of SIGAR
December 9, 2009
POGO Disgusted by DOI’s ‘Honor System’ for Big Oil Companies
January 18, 2007
POGO Database Tracks Revolving Door Between SEC and Wall Street
May 13, 2011
February 1, 2008
POGO Condemns Sentencing of UBS Whistleblower
August 21, 2009
POGO Concerned DCAA Lacks Resources, Independence to Serve Taxpayer Interests
September 23, 2009
POGO Cites Failing Grade for Los Alamos Oversight and Accountability in Letter to DOE Secretary
September 6, 2007
POGO Cheers MMS Director’s Resignation
May 8, 2007
September 30, 2009
POGO Charges SEC Failed to Implement over 200 IG Recommendations
December 16, 2009
POGO Calls on SEC to Provide Safe and Open Channels for Whistleblower Tips
December 20, 2010
POGO Calls on Congress to Hold Bailout Policymakers Accountable
November 21, 2008
POGO Calls on Congress to Hold Bailout Policymakers Accountable
November 21, 2008
May 25, 2011
June 8, 2009
POGO Calls for Greater Transparency in Financial Industry Bailout Plan
September 23, 2008
POGO Calls for Greater Oversight at Nuclear Labs to Prevent Beryllium Exposure
December 10, 2008
POGO Calls for Congress to Protect Whistleblowers Despite White House Veto Threat
March 14, 2007
POGO Calls for Ban on Risky Contractors in Hill Testimony
February 26, 2009
December 3, 2007
POGO Asks Air Force to Hold Officials Accountable for Security Breach
September 4, 2008
POGO Applauds White House Ethics Waiver Decision
September 4, 2009
September 23, 2009
POGO and Others Urge White House to Wrap Up OSC Investigation
July 31, 2008
POGO and Others Call for Improvements in Federal Electronic Record-Keeping
July 9, 2008
POGO and Allies Ask for Full Release of Crucial Information Regarding Camp Lejeune
January 24, 2012
POGO Adds Veteran Washington Post Reporter David Hilzenrath to Lead Investigative Team
April 25, 2012
August 5, 2009
Photos Show the Brass and Troops are Worlds of Class Apart
August 21, 2008
June 3, 2008
Pentagon's Senior Mentors to File Public Financial Disclosure Reports
October 14, 2010
Pentagon Report Rebukes Air Force Demands for More C-17s; More C-17s are "Unaffordable," Unnecessary
February 21, 2008
Pentagon Reform Briefing Papers
February 23, 2009
Pentagon Radically Reducing Oversight of Contracts Worth Tens of Billions
October 29, 2010
Pentagon Panel Studying "Initiative" to Lease, Not Buy, Future Weapons of War
January 29, 2002
Pentagon Not Properly Overseeing Hundreds of Billions Spent on Service Contracts
October 25, 2012
Pentagon IG: Watchdog Agency Outgunned by Rising Tide of Defense Spending
May 27, 2008
May 1, 2008
May 9, 2008
Pentagon Cuts Back Contract Audits, Opens Door for Contractor Overpayments
February 10, 2011
Pentagon Audit Reveals Widespread Problems in Iraq Contracting
May 23, 2008
Pentagon Action Against Lockheed Part of Larger Crackdown on Contractors
October 8, 2010
Parsons Corp. Goes Back to School in the Big Easy
May 23, 2008
Pandemic Flu Threat Raises Question: Is U.S. Ready to Protect the Public?
April 28, 2009
Overview of Customs and Border Protection’s Self-Policing Import Programs
December 23, 2009
Oversight Panel Asks All the Right Questions about Auto Industry Bailout
September 10, 2009
Over 900 Whistleblower Fraud Cases in Backlog
July 2, 2008
Osprey Odyssey: Rep Jones' Ten-Year Quest to Clear the Names of Two Marine Corps Pilots
November 7, 2011
April 15, 2008
September 7, 2011
January 23, 2009
Oil Companies Billed $66 Million In Late Interest Payments
October 2, 2007
Oberstar Pushes Stronger FAA Whistleblower Office
July 17, 2008
Obama's Pick for Director of National Intelligence Has Conflicted Past
January 8, 2009
Obama's BP Oil Spill Report Favored Public Relations Over Scientific Concerns
January 26, 2011
Obama Signs SEC Secrecy Repeal into Law
October 5, 2010
Obama Should Remove Top Advisor on Bioethics
July 12, 2011
Obama Outlines Contracting Reforms
March 4, 2009
June 4, 2008
January 13, 2011
Obama Administration Prosecuting "Exactly the Kind of Whistleblower Who Deserves Protection"
June 8, 2011
January 24, 2011
Oak Ridge Managers Enjoy Luxuries at Taxpayers' Expense
May 30, 2008
Nuke Weapons Site Deploys Grenade Launcher
July 19, 2007
NRC Stalemates on Security Improvements Highlight Need for Obama to Appoint New Commissioners
January 29, 2009
September 8, 2008
NRC IG and POGO Investigation and Supporting Documents of Jeffrey Merrifield
October 27, 2009
NRC Feeling Heat on Fire Safety
July 3, 2008
Note to Treasury, Fed: Taxpayers Can Handle the Truth
October 7, 2009
Not Exactly a Vote of Confidence
July 14, 2008
July 8, 2008
Not a TRACE of Transparency for Troubled Assets
December 19, 2009
NIH's Plan for Public Disclosure Is Getting Help from Senator Grassley
August 5, 2011
NIH Should Stop Funding Researchers Who Sign Their Names to Ghostwritten Articles
November 30, 2010
Next Steps on Government Transparency and Openness
September 8, 2011
April 21, 2009
New Wartime Contracting Commission Members Named
June 20, 2008
New Reports and Testimony from TARP Watchdog
July 20, 2009
New Report Discloses Recent Investigations by SEC Inspector General
December 1, 2010
April 26, 2007
New Navy Combat Ship Plagued with Cracks, Flooding and Engine Failures
April 23, 2012
New National Poll finds Strong, Bipartisan Demand for Transparency in Economic Recovery Package
February 4, 2009
New Legislation Closes Tax Loophole for Federal Contractors
June 20, 2008
Need for Greater Transparency in the Government's Vaccine Program for Pandemic Flu
September 30, 2009
Navy's Misinformation Campaign Aimed at Protecting Lockheed's Troubled Ship
May 17, 2012
Navy Deserves Praise for Cutting Carriers
August 8, 2011
Myths about a Federal Contractor Responsibility Database
October 15, 2008
Moving Beyond the Cold War: A Modern Approach to U.S. Highly Enriched Uranium
September 14, 2010
Most State Recovery Websites Lack Whistleblower Protection, Hotline, and Procedure Information
May 13, 2009
More Piggies at the Federal Trough: Big Banks Squeal for TARP 'Goodies'
December 18, 2008
More F-22s Wasteful Spending, Irresponsible Budgeting Say Accountability Groups
July 8, 2009
Minot Misses Again. Lost Nuclear Launch Code
July 24, 2008
Minerals Director Burton Resigns After 5 Years of Aiding Big Oil
May 8, 2007
Mineral Royalties Hearing: Data Reliability is a Major Risk Factor
March 14, 2008
Memo: Analysis of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
August 18, 2011
Medicare Officials Gave Valuable Inside Information to Investors
December 8, 2011
McCain Raises Concerns About Former Raytheon Lobbyist's Ability to Be Effective
January 28, 2009
December 10, 2010
Majority of Top Contractors Could be Defunded by House Legislation
September 29, 2009
Lurching from Bad to Worse to...
July 11, 2008
Los Alamos National Laboratory Researchers Accidentally Blow up Building with a Cannon
December 23, 2009
August 26, 2009
Livermore Mock Terrorists Exercise Ends in Debacle: TIME Magazine Reports Massive Security Failures
May 13, 2008
Livermore Lab Has to Pay for Safety and Security Problems: Is that Enough?
December 19, 2008
List of Contractors That Could be Defunded as a Result of Anti-ACORN Bill
September 29, 2009
Less Alphabet Soup, Maybe, but Less Transparency
May 12, 2008
Leaked email says ArmorGroup out as Kabul Embassy security contractor
December 8, 2009
LEAKED DOCUMENT: Urgent Requests at Marine Corps Stymied
May 31, 2007
April 18, 2012
February 29, 2008
Leaked Assessment Says Deficiencies Have Plagued the Military Whistleblower System
December 6, 2010
Lawsuit: Kabul Embassy Guards Told to Lie About Long Hours
January 23, 2013
December 14, 2011
LANL Blackberry is Vacationing in a Sensitive Foreign Country
January 29, 2009
Key Watchdog Posts Remain Unfilled Across Executive Branch
July 1, 2011
KBR Whistleblower Comes Forward
June 17, 2008
Katrina Contractor Named FEMA Chief Of Staff: Revolving Door Poses Threats to Effective Management
April 3, 2009
It's Final--No More Lobbyists on Federal Advisory Committees
October 6, 2011
Is the U.S. State Department up to the Post-War Challenges in Iraq?
December 15, 2011
Is the Pentagon Downplaying Design Flaws in the Joint Strike Fighter?
September 23, 2011
June 2, 2011
Investigators Prematurely Closed Military Whistleblower Cases, States Draft GAO Report
February 22, 2012
Investigative Lead: Pentagon Inspector General Resigns
August 31, 2005
Investigative Lead: Missing Computer from Los Alamos Methamphetamine Drug Raid
September 14, 2007
INVESTIGATIVE LEAD: Is DOE Playing Red Light/Green Light at LANL?
September 24, 2008
February 20, 2008
Internal Pentagon Proposals to Boost Contract Oversight Go Kaput!
July 4, 2011
May 8, 2008
Interior Staff Had Inappropriate Relationships with Oil Industry
June 5, 2008
November 17, 2006
Interior Department Ethics Problems Spill into BLM
October 13, 2010
Inspector General’s Report Backs NSA Whistleblower’s Allegations of Waste
June 22, 2011
March 2, 2011
Industry Proposals Would Gut Wall Street Whistleblower Programs, Undermine SEC, CFTC Investigations
May 24, 2011
August 8, 2008
Important Victory for Inspector General Oversight & Accountability
April 25, 2008
IG Found Former NRC Commissioner Merrifield Violated Ethics Laws
October 29, 2009
House’s Passage of Whistleblower Bill is Turning Point in Fight to Protect Truth-Tellers
September 28, 2012
House Passes Federal Whistleblower Bill, S. 743
September 28, 2012
June 24, 2011
House Financial Services Committee Passes Paul-Grayson Amendment to Audit the Fed
November 20, 2009
House Dems Introduce Corporate Monitor Oversight Bill
July 16, 2008
House Appropriations Stimulus Bill Omits Protections For Federal Whistleblowers
January 16, 2009
Hostile Work Environment & E-Discovery: OSC Gives On-the-job Lessons
June 19, 2008
Highlights from the SIGTARP Hearing
July 22, 2009
High-Maintenance F-22 Stealth Features Keeping It in the Shop
February 20, 2009
Here We Go Again: No Accountability For Federal Credit Cards; Pushes Limits To New Highs (Or Lows)
April 9, 2008
GTSI Is Back In Business: SBA Lifts Suspension of Major Contractor
October 19, 2010
GSA Hired CACI to Process Suspension and Debarment Cases
February 5, 2007
October 11, 2007
Groups Strongly Urge Gates to Curb Congressional Earmarks
October 14, 2009
Groups Seek Whistleblower Rights Clarification from Obama
April 1, 2009
January 27, 2009
January 27, 2009
Grassley Says Lynn Waiver “Effectively Gutted the Ethical Heart” of Obama's Revolving Door Ban
January 29, 2009
Government Subpoenas Result in Suspension for IBM
April 1, 2008
Government Audit: Marine Corps Rapid Acquisition System "Not Effective"
October 22, 2007
Good News: Marine Whistleblower Franz Gayl's Indefinite Suspension Is On Hold, For Now
October 14, 2011
Good Government Groups Urge Congress to Remove Funding for More C-17s
September 29, 2009
May 6, 2009
July 9, 2009
GAP, POGO Praise Senator McCaskill's Contractor Whistleblower Bill
October 1, 2009
GAO: Bad Problems Worsen with Pentagon Programs
March 31, 2008
GAO Report: NRC Capitulates to Industry on Nuclear Security
October 3, 2007
GAO Report Confirms POGO Report Citing DOE Failures on Nuclear Materials Storage
October 29, 2007
GAO Gives Treasury Its One-Year TARP Checkup
October 14, 2009
GAO Confirms That Bajagua Project Is A Stinky Deal
April 25, 2008
GAO Confirms POGO's Concerns About Contractor Performance Data
May 26, 2009
Galleon Insider Trading Case Raises Questions about SEC-DOJ Coordination and Unprosecuted Cases
June 23, 2011
Former NRC Commissioner Moves through the Revolving Door
September 25, 2007
Former NRC Commissioner Failed to Disclose $3,000 Trip from Future Employer
September 3, 2009
Foreign Influence Peddling Resource Page
June 1, 2011
Flu Vaccine Shortage? The Whole Truth, Please.
July 20, 2009
Flu Vaccine Shortage: It's Time to Explain Why It Happened
October 22, 2009
Flawed Thunderbirds Contract Tainted with Improper Influence
April 18, 2008
August 1, 2012
Feds Reverse Course: Some Crime Not OK
April 3, 2008
Feds Can Learn a Contractor-Responsibility Lesson from the States
September 9, 2009
Federal Whistleblowers Get Mugged In Final Stimulus Bill
February 11, 2009
Federal Government’s Largest FY2010 Contractors Paid Billions in Fines, Penalties
September 29, 2011
Federal Government’s Largest Contractors Have Paid Billions in Fines, Penalties
March 13, 2013
February 1, 2011
August 21, 2009
Federal Agencies Blocking FOIA Requests with 'Exemptions Gone Wild,' POGO Tells Congressional Panel
March 17, 2011
FDA's Risky Gamble with the Safety of Medical Devices
February 18, 2009
FDA Announces New Policies to Improve Transparency and Public Disclosure for Advisory Committees
August 8, 2008
May 6, 2008
Failed Oversight and Management of Security Contract at U.S Embassy in Afghanistan
September 1, 2009
Experts Recommend Federalizing Guard Forces at DOE Nuclear Weapons Facilities
January 14, 2013
May 24, 2011
Expert Agrees: Over 300 Metric Tons of Highly Enriched Uranium is Surplus to U.S. Needs
September 21, 2010
Exchange Between Senator McCaskill and Marine Commandant Conway on Franz Gayl
February 29, 2008
Email: Air Force Secretary Wants to "Stay With" Boeing for CSAR-X
August 16, 2007
Email Goof Exposes Whistleblower Problems at FAMS
December 8, 2008
Dr. Ned Feder: Ethical Problems at NIH - The Struggle Continues
October 24, 2008
DOJ's Seizure of AP Phone Records Doesn't Just Cross Line, It Tramples It
May 13, 2013
DOJ Issues Guidelines on Corporate Monitors
March 11, 2008
DOJ Grant Program: Cronyism And Favoritism Taint Process
June 19, 2008
DOJ Follows POGO’s Recommendation, Posts Byrne Grant Recipients Online
October 6, 2008
DOJ Drops Civil Suit Against POGO
January 3, 2013
DOJ Documents Shed Light on Deferred Prosecution Agreements and Corporate Monitors
May 29, 2008
DOE: Broken System for Protecting Nuclear Material Could Compromise Los Alamos Operations
February 26, 2009
DOE Slams LANL Spending “taxpayer funds with no accountability”
April 30, 2009
DOE "Frustrated" by "Significant Weaknesses" in Los Alamos' Handling of Recent Missing Computers
February 11, 2009
DOD IG Report on Tenenbaum Leaves Questions Unanswered
July 22, 2008
DoD IG Investigating C-17: Yet Another Reason Why the Air Force Needs to Grow Up
June 5, 2008
Do Private Contractors Serve The Public Interest?
October 13, 2009
Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation Reports 1999-2009
February 25, 2011
Did Revolving Door Lead to AIG Bailout?
March 12, 2009
Did Education Department Officials Leak Market-Sensitive Info to Stock Traders?
June 13, 2011
Deputy Criticizes Office of Special Counsel Scott Bloch in Resignation Letter
July 17, 2008
Department of Energy Must Address Security Concerns at Oak Ridge Nuclear Lab
January 25, 2012
Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme
June 4, 2008
Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Monthly Assessment Reports (MARS) July 2007- November 2009
February 25, 2011
Defense Board Catches Los Alamos Trying to Dodge Plutonium Safety Vulnerability
October 27, 2009
Deepwater Whistleblower Challenges Testimony by Lockheed Martin
May 25, 2007
DCAA Responds to GAO Report on Auditing Controversy
August 12, 2008
DC Labor Filmfest Highlights Whistleblower Rights
September 23, 2009
DC Government Considering Strong Whistleblower Protection Bill
July 8, 2009
DATA Act Would Revolutionize Transparency in Government Spending
April 25, 2012
Cutting the W88 - The Right Target
June 25, 2008
April 28, 2008
June 22, 2011
Court Rules Against University of California Whistleblowers
August 12, 2008
Court Orders IRS to Comply with 30-Year-Old FOIA Request
June 17, 2008
Court Finds POGO Acted in “Good Faith”
April 11, 2008
Corrupt Politicians: Watch Your Back or Clean Up Your Act
July 8, 2009
Correspondence between POGO and the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the FDA
October 9, 2008
Contractors are more than a shadow government
March 11, 2008
Contractor Whistleblowers Need Legislative Protections, POGO Tells Senate Panel
December 6, 2011
Constituents & Taxpayers Don't Wynn
July 1, 2008
Conservatives, Progressives Unite on Call for Congress to Find Savings at the Pentagon
February 27, 2013
Congressional Pressure Finally Leads to Resignation of NASA IG
April 3, 2009
Congress: 33 Groups Support Public and Government-wide Federal Contractor Database
May 19, 2008
Congress vs. the President: The Scope and Limits of Congressional Oversight Powers
July 1, 2009
Congress Urged To Examine Wall Street Firms: Conflicts Of Interest Raise Serious Concerns
May 19, 2009
Congress Unwilling To Abide By Competitive Contracting Rules For Congressional Earmarks
November 5, 2007
Congress Turns Its Attention to Royalty Collection
March 10, 2008
Congress Needs to Learn a Little Openness Itself
March 13, 2008
Congress Compromises with Executive Branch on Oversight of Intel Community
October 5, 2010
Conflicts of Interest Rules Causing Conflicts
March 28, 2008
August 8, 2008
January 13, 2011
Commentary: Flu Vaccine Shortage: Why Did It Happen? How Can It Be Overcome?
September 30, 2009
Combating Waste: C-17 Resources Needed for Troops in Afghanistan
October 6, 2009
March 19, 2008
Closer Than Ever to Justice for Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Victims
July 19, 2012
CDRH Director Offers Resignation
August 11, 2009
Bush Legal Eagles Soar To Prestigious Private Roosts
April 14, 2008
Brownout Accidents Plague CSAR-X Helicopter: Controversy Surrounds Air Force Selection
June 21, 2007
Broad Coalition Launches Campaign During Sunshine Week To Open the Senate Markup of the NDAA
March 14, 2012
Breaking News: House Voting Today on Contractor Database Legislation
April 23, 2008
August 25, 2009
BP Suspension was Needed to Protect Taxpayers
November 29, 2012
BP Oil Spill Bills Revive the Reforms Needed to Prevent another Disaster
January 28, 2011
Boeing Overcharged U.S. Army Millions for Spare Helicopter Parts
June 28, 2011
Boeing and Textron Try to Prevent Osprey from Going the Way of the Dodo
August 8, 2011
BlackRock to the Rescue (Again)
October 8, 2009
Bill to Expand Protections for Whistleblowers and Taxpayers Passes the Senate by Unanimous Consent
May 9, 2012
April 25, 2012
Big Penalties for Big Pharma: Just Another Cost of Doing Business
September 9, 2009
Bailout Watchdog Issues Recommendations for Limiting Outside Influence Over TARP Decisions
August 6, 2009
Awlaki Memo: The Law Should Not Be Secret
October 11, 2011
Attorney Urges End to Investigation Into Coast Guard Whistleblower
February 29, 2008
May 22, 2008
February 12, 2008
Armed Services Language Strikes Blow to Earmark Reform
May 23, 2007
July 17, 2008
Anti-Corruption and Whistleblower Advocacy Groups Urge Holder to Review UBS Whistleblower Case
October 22, 2009
Another Security Breach at Los Alamos
August 6, 2007
Another Conflicted Nominee Takes Office
September 10, 2009
An Agency Reborn Joins Contractor Ethics Debate
January 14, 2011
An "A" for Contracting Accountability
April 21, 2008
August 6, 2009
Amendments to Defense Budget Will Hold Pentagon More Accountable; POGO Urges Senate to Follow Suit
May 27, 2011
Air Force Weakens Requirements Of Key Search And Rescue Project
November 15, 2007
Air Force Wants Contractors to Write Its Strategy
March 28, 2008
November 13, 2012
Advocates Laud President Obama’s Signing of Federal Whistleblower Reforms
December 3, 2012
Advocates Laud President Obama’s Signing of Federal Whistleblower Reforms
November 27, 2012
Advocates Applaud Progress of Bill to Strengthen Protections for Whistleblowers and Taxpayers
July 29, 2009
A Treasure Trove for Stimulus Oversight
May 27, 2009
A Taxing Time on the Hill for Contractors
May 21, 2008
96 Groups Tell the House S. 372 Is a Good Deal for Whistleblowers and Taxpayers
December 14, 2010
April 3, 2008
400+ Groups Urge Congress & President: Finish Whistleblower Law
September 17, 2010
May 31, 2012
112 Organizations Endorse Quick Action to Restore Comprehensive Federal Worker Whistleblower Rights
June 5, 2008
'Small' Business Administration?
June 12, 2008
"New" LANL Management Can't Get a Grip
March 22, 2007
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act Summary of Reforms
September 17, 2012
Defense Contractors: Driving the Pentagon Budget Debate
July 30, 2012
