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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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Analysis
Department of Homeland Security Finally Has a Permanent IG
John Roth was confirmed at the permanent Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security last week, filling a position that had been vacant for over three years.
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Analysis
Total U.S. National Security Spending, 2014-2015
Total U.S. National Security Spending, 2014-2015
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AnalysisAmerica’s $1 Trillion National Security Budget
The Pentagon's current leadership and most on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees in Congress describe President Obama's 2015 defense budget request as painfully austere, if not dangerously inadequate.
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AnalysisReport Shows Continued Growth in Suspensions and Debarments
Federal agencies are increasingly relying on suspension and debarment to protect taxpayers from fraud, waste and abuse, according to a new report.
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Analysis
More Fantasy Budgeting From the Pentagon
This week's Pentagon budget request sets the stage for more fantasy budgeting and gimmickry.
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Analysis
Federal Contracting Hearing Leaves Unanswered Questions
Thursday's Senate subcommittee hearing on the government's contractor performance and integrity databases left the public with many unanswered questions, but Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) is totally on the case.
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Analysis
Outsmarting the MOX
The President's FY 2015 budget has put the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX) at the Savannah River Nuclear Site on "cold-standby," a victory in eliminating waste and mismanagement on nuclear construction projects.
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Analysis
DOJ Gets It Wrong on Camp Lejeune – Again
In an important case that will soon come before the Supreme Court, the U.S. Solicitor General is supporting a known polluter’s attempts to get out of paying for damages.This could have a huge impact on the victims of the Camp Lejeune water contamination.
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Analysis
FAPIIS Finally Gets a Hill Hearing
Tomorrow, the public will finally get the lowdown on the government's FAPIIS database when the Senate convenes a hearing on contractor performance information.
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Analysis
House Unanimously Passes Freedom of Information Improvements
Last week, the House of Representatives passed important legislation that will go a long way towards reforming the Freedom of Information Act.
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Analysis
FDA Surveillance Threatened Whistleblowers
On Wednesday, POGO's Angela Canterbury testified in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee on the wrongful surveillance of whistleblowers at the FDA.
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AnalysisChuck Hagel’s A-10 Legacy
Winslow Wheeler and Pierre Sprey respond to SecDef Chuck Hagel's misstatements on the A-10.