Oversight in your inbox
Weekly newsletter and updates
Latest Policy Publications
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.
-
Analysis
FOUO? Phooey!
The Pentagon's Inspector General is using the "for official use only" information label to bury findings of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement in defense programs.
-
Analysis
DoD IG Narrowing Whistleblower Protections
The DoD IG must reconsider its ruling that restricts who can receive a protected disclosure from contractor employees. The IG is ignoring the law and making it more difficult for whistleblowers to expose waste, fraud, and abuse.
-
Analysis
DynCorp, Northrop Overcharge for Anti-Terrorism Program
POGO obtained a Pentagon Inspector General report not released to the public that found Northrop Grumman and DynCorp International overcharged the government more than $91 million on a counter-terrorism contract, including $3 million for labor hours that exceeded 24 hours in a...
-
Analysis
POGO, IAVA Urge VA Whistleblowers to Report Problems at VAOversight.org
To help hold the VA accountable and find solutions to the systemic problems, the Project On Government Oversight has partnered with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) to launch VAOversight.org.
-
Analysis
DoD Finalizes Counterfeit Part Rule at Last…Only to Backtrack
After getting bogged down by contractors' complaints, the DoD finally put an anti-counterfeit electronic parts rule into effect on May 6. Within three days, however, yet another public meeting was announced, giving contractors the opportunity to slow things down again.
-
Analysis
Defense Contract Competition Rate Stands Pat
After several years of steady decline, a new report finds that the rate of competition in defense contracting stayed the same in the last year. This might be a sign that acquisition reform at the Pentagon is succeeding.
-
AnalysisBuck McKeon’s A-10 Sell-Out
Supporters of the A-10 "Warthog" close air support aircraft in Washington and US combat Soldiers and Marines who have seen, and are seeing, combat in Afghanistan were stunned Monday to read about a decision of the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Congr...
-
Analysis
Navy Should Shrink Its Carrier Fleet
As Congress and the Pentagon work toward achieving the deficit reduction targets set out in law by the Budget Control Act, they should forgo the refueling of the USS George Washington and allow the carrier fleet to shrink permanently to ten vessels.
-
Analysis
Senate Subcommittee Slams Former Acting Homeland Security IG
A Senate Subcommittee recently released a report on their investigation into allegations of misconduct against Charles Edwards, the former Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security. The report illustrates the importance of IG independence.
-
Analysis
Snowden, Poitras Awarded Truth-Telling Prize for Exposing Illegal NSA Surveillance
Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who exposed, arguably, the biggest government overreach into Americans’ privacy in the nation’s history, and Laura Poitras, the journalist who helped bring the story to the public, were honored Wednesday with the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-...
-
Analysis
DoD Commits to American-Made Shoes
The Department of Defense will enforce the Buy American Act and Berry Amendment by ensuring recruits only buy 100% American-made shoes with government money.
-
Analysis
“Flagrant 5” Firm Among Top USAID Afghan Relief Recipients
A top recipient of USAID Afghanistan reconstruction funding is the Louis Berger Group, one of the infamous "Flagrant Five" Wartime Contracting Commissioner Charles Tiefer called out for poor performance and questionable ethics.