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POGO's Correspondence With Government
2005 to present
For correspondence prior to 2005 please visit POGO's archives.
2008
 POGO and 100+ Orgs Urge Congress: Restore Strong, Comprehensive Whistleblower Rights. June 4, 2008.
 POGO Letter - POGO Proposes Additional Improvements To Ensure That Contractors Have A Satisfactory Performance Record, June 2, 2008.
POGO and Good Government and Openness Coalition Support Public Access to Government-Wide Contractor Responsibility Database, May 19, 2008.
POGO letter requesting NRC Inspector General Bell to investigate Chairman Klein's negative and misleading comments about a whistleblower, May 1, 2008.
POGO Supports Movement of Contractor Responsibility Database (H.R. 3033) in the House hope to Give Government Officials a Tool to Decide Between Responsible and Risky Contractors, April 23, 2008.
POGO’s comments to Congress on Air Force policy changes and CSAR-X report, April 15, 2008.
POGO and others urge White House to allow public input on secrecy rules for Controlled Unclassified Information, April 11, 2008.
POGO letter - POGO supports limiting length of noncompetitive contracts in “unusual and compelling urgency” circumstances, March 31, 2008.
POGO and Groups Urge Congress to Protect Whistleblowing Scientists, March 18, 2008.
POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Klein: he owes a public apology to a nuclear security whistleblower, March 18, 2008.
Letter from POGO to congressional transportation committees on FAA and manufacturer oversight of suppliers, March 12, 2008.
POGO Letter to Senator Kennedy Regarding the Production of the Pandemic Flu Vaccine, March 6, 2008.
POGO's Letter in Response to the February 26, 2008 NRC Region I Letter, March 5, 2008.
POGO/GAP letter to SASC Chairman Levin and Ranking McCain calling for hearings on MRAP delays, rapid acquisition problems in the Pentagon, February 27, 2008.
Letter to House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and related Agencies Appropriations regarding accountability for royalty collections, February 6, 2008.
POGO Letter to Senators Levin, McCaskill, and Webb regarding the President’s recent Signing Statement, February 4, 2008.
POGO Letter to Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen making the case that the Coast Guard should ask for more a larger refund from contractors working on the Deepwater program, January 31, 2008.
POGO comments concerning the proposed third-party private financing for the new NNSA Weapons Project, otherwise known as the Kansas City Project, January 31, 2008.
POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman, regarding the plutonium pit production program, January 18, 2008.
POGO Letter - POGO makes comment on Contractor Compliance Program and Integrity Reporting. POGO supports contractor compliance program and integrity reporting, but the proposed rule’s mandatory reporting requirement must be clarified and expanded to require contractors to disclose a broader array of unethical conduct. January 14, 2008.
POGO letter to Daniel Riemer, chair of the Royalty Policy Committee (RPC), addressing the Subcommittee on Royalty Management's recommendations to improve Department of Interior royalty collections, January 8, 2008.
2007
POGO Letter to NNSA Chief, Defense Nuclear Security William Desmond advocating federalizing the nuclear weapons facilities security force, November 30, 2007.
POGO letter to DOE Undersecretary Thomas D’Agostino requesting a stop work order for the CMRR at Los Alamos due to construction concerns, November 30, 2007.
POGO letter to NRC Chairman Klein regarding urgent need to implement overtime restrictions, October 31, 2007.
POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Klein concerning the NRC’s investigation of security officer Kerry Beal, October 17, 2007.
POGO urges Department of Transportation investigation into Traffic Information Contract, October 15, 2007.
POGO letter to Senators Webb and McCaskill supporting “The Commission on Wartime Contracting Act” (S.1825), September 19, 2007.
POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman regarding need for independent oversight of the nuclear weapons complex, September 5, 2007.
POGO's letter to Secretary Bodman regarding the security implications of the Pantex Nuclear Weapons Facility strike, May 10, 2007.
POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Dale Klein regarding the 10 CFR Part 26 Fitness-for-Duty Draft Final Rule, March 9, 2007.
Follow-up Letter from POGO to Energy Secretary Bodman regarding safety concerns at Pantex, January 22, 2007.
2006
POGO letter to DOE Secretary Bodman regarding serious safety problems at Pantex, a nuclear weapons assembly facility.
December 12, 2006.
POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Bodman concerning inadequate security at the Y-12 facility and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 31, 2006.
POGO
Letter – Government limits public access to contracting meeting by charging a fee. October 17, 2006.
POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Dale Klein regarding security concerns at the Sequoyah nuclear power plant. August 24, 2006.
POGO
fights to prevent multiple industry reps from determining how contractors account for their costs. August 10, 2006.
POGO warns of risky federal buying method. March 6, 2006.
POGO's letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Diaz on the proposed Design Basis Threat, February 21, 2006.
POGO Opposes Proposed Reductions in Oversight of Government Contracts. February 9, 2006.
DOD challenges defense contractors on ethics and integrity. January 2006.
2005
POGO letter to Commissioner Marin with the US Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission regarding a sole-source contract. December 20, 2005.
POGO’s comments to the NRC about the guard fatigue issue. December 20, 2005.
POGO
letter to OMB’s General Counsel inquiring about possible violations of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) for holding closed door "working group" sessions with industry.
October 18, 2005.
POGO Discovers Security Weaknesses at
Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, September 29, 2005.
POGO letter urges the Cost Accounting Standards Board to further financial transparency in accounting for the cost of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) sponsored by government contractors.
September 20, 2005.
POGO's Letter to Senator Collins (R-ME), Chair, Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, detailing government contracting concerns and recommendations in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, September 16, 2005.
POGO
Letter – Testimony before Defense Acquisition Review Panel should not be limited to defense contractors. September 2, 2005.
POGO
Letter –
POGO
provides additional information to the panel reviewing the government’s buying system. August 30, 2005.
POGO
Letter – Acquisition Panel cuts off testimony about problems with the government’s buying system. August 19, 2005.
POGO letter to Congress raising concerns with CDC investigative ability. A flawed CDC investigation of a laboratory-acquired infection raises concerns about the quality of CDC investigations. Faulty CDC investigations could lead to poor oversight at laboratories handling dangerous pathogens and a delayed response to incidents of bioterrorism. July 6, 2005.
POGO letter to NRC Chairman Diaz regarding ongoing nuclear security officer fatigue. June 10, 2005.
POGO
comments on a government attempt to restrict outsourcing jobs associated with purchasing goods and services, May 23, 2005.
POGO
opposes industry-driven effort to further remove contract oversight and provisions that protect taxpayers,
May 10, 2005.
POGO's comments to the Draft Request for Proposals for the contract to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory, January 6, 2005.
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