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POGO’s experts push policymakers to enact commonsense reforms that tackle waste, corruption, and abuse of power; hold those who’ve violated the public trust accountable; protect our constitutional rights; and make the government work for all people.
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AnalysisDefense Bill Language Could Let F-35 off the Hook
This year’s $700 billion defense authorization bills contain a number of provisions that are likely to increase the risk of cost overruns for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and undermine the ability of Pentagon officials and Congress to assess the combat suitability of ...
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AnalysisA Profile in Discouragement: Base Motives
Congressional cowardice continues to keep unneeded military installations open
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Ethics Watchdogs in Demanding Transparency
POGO joins ethics watchdogs in asking the Office of Government Ethics to clarify that anonymous contributions from lobbyists to legal defense funds should be prohibited.
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AnalysisIntelligence Committee Signals Concern for Whistleblowers: Will it Lead to Action?
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence recently signaled a growing concern “about the level of protection afforded to whistleblowers within the IC and the level of insight congressional committees have into their disclosures.”
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AnalysisFederal Ethics Process Needs to Be Clear and Transparent
The Project On Government Oversight sent a letter to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) urging it to require agencies to issue more comprehensive ethics agreements. This follows a push for more proactive disclosure of ethics waivers.
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges OGE to Require Comprehensive Appointee Ethics Agreements
The Office of Government Ethics should promote a clear written record of all appointee ethics restrictions. Generally, appointee ethics agreements only cite a one-year recusal period, which ignores any extended recusal period required pursuant to the President’s ethics pledge....
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AnalysisNavy Collisions Are Its Own Fault
Responsibility for recent fatalities goes far up the (anchor) chain
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Policy Letter
POGO Opposes Bill to Hide Border Security Information
POGO joins Cause of Action, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, and OpenTheGovernment in opposing a provision in Senator Cornyn's border security bill that would shield all bill implementation from public scrutiny.
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Policy Letter
POGO to Congress: Don’t Change Testing Standards
The Project On Government Oversight urges the Senate Armed Services committees to maintain requirements for comparative testing to determine if more expensive weapon systems provide an actual gain in capability over legacy systems, and, if so, whether that gain is worth the ex...
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AnalysisDisaster Relief Needs Oversight to Stop Waste and Fraud
As Congress contemplates funding billions of dollars in disaster aid, it should ensure the money is overseen adequately.
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AnalysisThe Military’s Leadership Problem
Leadership, not technology failures, are at the root of most wasteful Pentagon programs
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