http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net feed-30723869 Pam Rutter and Michael Smallberg 2008 Convio Content Management System Module en-us pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-309537664 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/letters/government-corruption/gc-ii-20120206-boehner-cantor-letter.html Enclosed is a letter our organizations have sent to all House Members expressing our strong support for voting on and passing the Senate-passed STOCK Act and sending it immediately to President Obama for his signature. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-309529791 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/letters/government-corruption/gc-ii-20120206-pogo-and-partners-support-stock-act.html Last week, the Senate passed the bipartisan “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge” (STOCK) Act by an overwhelming vote of 96 to 3. Reform groups strongly supported this legislation. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-296753652 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/government-corruption/lawrence-lessig-corruption-20111214.html 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. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-295091517 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/government-corruption/wall-street-in-washington-gc-ii-20111208.html Nearly a dozen senior staff at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the giant agency that administers hundreds of billions in federal health care dollars, had been called to a meeting. After a discussion with five Wall Street professionals that lasted nearly two hours, one senior CMS analyst filed an ethics complaint that later went to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-295327734 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/government-corruption/medicare-officials-gave-valuable-insider-information-gc-ii-20111208.html Federal Medicare officials held a private briefing for Wall Street insiders in 2009 on the future of specific medical devices, giving the select group insight on impending agency decisions. The information from that meeting could help investors make decisions about a market worth hundreds of millions, according to an account released today by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-293705913 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/letters/government-corruption/gc-coi-20111202.html The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) would like to provide the following public comment to the Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) regarding the proposed recommendation dealing with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-288525372 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/letters/government-corruption/gc-ii-20111114.html On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we would like to provide the following public comment regarding the Office of Government Ethics’ (OGE) “Proposed Amendments Limiting Gifts From Registered Lobbyists and Lobbying Organizations” (RIN 3209-AA04). Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-279991737 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/letters/government-corruption/gc-coi-20111012.html On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing in strong support of the “Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2011” (H.R. 3124), scheduled for consideration by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee this Thursday. This legislation, introduced by Representative Wm. Lacy Clay, Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, with several cosponsors, takes a major step toward ensuring that federal advisory committees are more transparent and accountable. These committees play an important role in our democracy. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-280317529 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/alerts/government-corruption/gc-coi-20111006.html Yesterday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued final guidance on a June 2010 memorandum from President Obama seeking to remove registered lobbyists from federal advisory committees. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net-273103672 http://pogoarchive.pub30.convio.net/pogo-files/letters/government-corruption/gc-ii-20110916.html For more than three decades the FCPA has served as a deterrent to bribery and helped to level the playing field for law-abiding firms using solid business practices in international commerce. However, there is a misinformation campaign underway to convince Congress that a law that is not broken requires fixing. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500