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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.

  1. Collage of an aerial shot of the Pentagon building, a cutout of the definition of the word "commercial", a smaller Pentagon, stacks of money, and a contractor hiding money.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: End Price Gouging on Federal Contracts

    Fixing the definition of “commercial” gives contracting officers the ability to aggressively negotiate and results in less wasteful spending.

  2. A photo collage shows barbed wire, the U.S.-Mexico border wall, a CBP officer holding a gun, and handcuffs incorporated on the pieces of a torn hundred dollar bill and blank check. The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is in the background.
    Policy Letter

    Congress: Do not Write DHS a Blank Check

    POGO opposes proposed massive budget increases that could enable corruption and abuse.

  3. Collage of a sea of money, a broken F-35, and a broken military vehicle covered in bandages labelled with the DOD logo. Behind, a large clipping of the Pentagon building looms.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: The Right-to-Repair for the United States Military

    DOD must have fair and reasonable access to information and materials needed to maintain its own weapons systems, and to be a ready and agile military. 

  4. Testimony

    POGO Calls for Focus on Real Reforms to Improve Federal Spending Accountability and Transparency

    Testimony Before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency.

  5. Policy Letter

    POGO and Partners: The Senate Must Demand Answers on IGs

    The Senate must press for answers on President Trump’s attempt to fire inspectors general

  6. Collage of a giant, looming hand pointing; underneath, a queue of fired workers hold cardboard boxes with danger symbols scattered around them.
    Analysis

    The Dangers of Trump’s Schedule Policy/Career Executive Order

    Schedule F attempted to replace nonpartisan federal workers with partisan lapdogs. Schedule Policy/Career is even worse.

  7. Collage of a Michigan county map, a grocery shopper, a bag of groceries, a school lunch tray, a doctor treating a toddler, a child eating an apple, and two schoolchildren eating lunch.
    Report

    Census-Guided Health Funds in Michigan

    Michigan received over $5 billion in census-guided health funds in FY 2022. Accurate census data is essential to properly distribute funds across the state.

  8. Collage of a Michigan county map, a row of students waiting for a school bus, kids running with backpacks, a group of kids reading, and a girl in a wheelchair browsing a bookshelf.
    Report

    Census-Guided Education Funds in Michigan

    Michigan received over $1 billion in census-guided education funds in FY 2022. Accurate census data is essential to properly distribute funds across the state.

  9. Collage of a Michigan county map, a set of house keys, a couple moving in, an apartment building, a woman signing papers, and a couple looking out over a row of houses.
    Report

    Census-Guided Housing Funds in Michigan

    Michigan received over $1 billion in census-guided housing funds in FY 2022. Accurate census data is essential to properly distribute funds across the state.

  10. Collage of a Michigan county map, engineers and construction workers, a city bus, people waiting at a bus stop, road work signs, and the Blue Water Bridge.
    Report

    Census-Guided Infrastructure Funds in Michigan

    Michigan received over $2 billion in census-guided infrastructure funds for FY 2022. Accurate census data is essential to properly distribute the funds across the state.

  11. Collage of a Michigan county map, a row of small businesses on a street, a barber sweeping, three industrial workers walking and talking, two employees working on a tablet, and two workers standing next to a sign that reads: Abierto / Open.
    Report

    Census-Guided Economic Development Funds in Michigan

    Michigan received close to $1 billion in census-guided economic development funds in FY 2022. Accurate census data is essential to properly distribute the funds across the state.

  12. Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, stand in front of a backdrop of the Capitol building.
    Commentary

    The Inspector General Caucus Must Stand Up Against Trump’s Illegal Firings

    Congress must ensure that Trump removes inspectors general only for legitimate reasons — and only in a legal manner.

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