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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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AnalysisWhite House Silence to Lawmakers’ Requests Raises Eyebrows, Questions
Trump reportedly told his agencies to ignore questions from Congressional Democrats. But is he any different from his predecessors?
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AnalysisWhite House Releases Ethics Waivers After Battle with OGE
The White House reversed its decision to fight the Office of Government Ethics over the release of government ethics records the day after POGO requested that it should proactively release copies of ethics waivers on public websites.
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AnalysisA Special Counsel Shouldn’t Keep Congress from Investigating
Congressional investigations can bring to light important information that would have been left unaddressed by a criminal investigation.
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Civil Society to Raise Red Flags in VA Bill
POGO joined the whistleblower advocacy community in raising red flags about language in a whistleblower protection bill signed by the President.
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AnalysisSaudi Arabia Lobbying Efforts in the Spotlight
With the media spotlight on foreign influence in the US, the Project On Government Oversight’s (POGO) work on reforming the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) is more important than ever.
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AnalysisLittoral Combat Ship Budget Games
Any restraint in Pentagon spending often buckles under the pressure of pork barrel politics
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AnalysisTrump Will Not Delay Launch of Retirement-Adviser Fiduciary Rule
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced the Trump administration will not postpone the June implementation of a rule imposing a higher ethical standard on financial advisers. “Respect for the rule of law” compelled Secretary Acosta to allow the rule to start taking effect n...
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AnalysisStrengthening Whistleblower Protections Still a Bipartisan Issue
Before Memorial Day recess and with little fanfare, Congress passed legislation to close a significant loophole in the Whistleblower Protection Act. The Follow the Rules Act protects whistleblowers from having to obey orders from a supervisor that would require them to break a...
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Policy Letter
POGO Requests that the White House Publicly Release Ethics Records
The Project on Government Oversight urged the Office of Management and Budget to withdraw its request that the Office of Government Ethics stay its data call for appointees’ ethics waivers and authorizations. POGO also requested that the Trump administration list and provide c...
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Analysis
America’s $1.1 Trillion National Security Budget
In the first budget of the Trump administration, defense agencies are asking taxpayers to pay $1.1 trillion for our national security budget.
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AnalysisInvestigation Pro-Tips from the Church Committee’s Chief Counsel
Fritz Schwarz, Jr., on what made the Church Committee work—and why Congressional investigations today are harder.