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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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SIGIR Releases Its Final Report
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) released its final report this week, detailing an impressive list of accomplishments over the past decade.
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Watchdog Finds Flaws in DOE Contractor Responsibility Checks
A report by the Department of Energy Inspector General found the Department needs to improve its policies and procedures for ensuring that contracts are awarded only to responsible vendors.
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Map Shows State Dept. Official Gave Misleading Testimony to Congress
A top State Department official delivered inaccurate and misleading testimony to a Senate panel in July, when he dismissed concerns about security at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
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State Department Gives Misleading Testimony to Senate
Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy delivered inaccurate and misleading testimony to a Senate panel in July when he claimed that the contractor now responsible for protecting the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, rebuffed two direct attacks on the embassy...
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Sen. Grassley Writes White House to Protect Whistleblowers
In a letter to President Obama, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pushed for clarification of a recent court ruling that would strip many federal employees of their civil service rights and whistleblower protections.
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DoD IG Confirms POGO’s DARPA Concerns
DARPA improperly awards contracts, often without proper evaluations, required support or approvals, and checking the adequacy of contractor accounting systems.
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POGO Supports Sen. Collins’s Contracting Legislation
POGO calls on the DoD IG to audit domestic preference contracting laws. In addition to following the law, the military might end up saving a buck or two.
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SEC to Close Revolving Door Loophole
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is closing a loophole—highlighted by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) in a February report on the revolving door—that allowed certain employees to lobby the agency immediately after leaving.
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AnalysisIndependent U.S. Air Force Debate
There is been an interesting debate at David Axe's and Medium.com's "War Is Boring" over whether the United States benefits or loses military power from its independent Air Force.
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POGO’s Transparency Efforts Taking It to Ghana
Through the years, our work has taken us to Europe, Asia and South America. Next week, we’ll add Africa to the list when Project On Government Oversight investigator Mia Steinle travels to Ghana thanks to a Ford Foundation grant.
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Analysis
DynCorp Faces Another Subcontractor Nonpayment Lawsuit
For the second time in two months, a subcontractor has sued DynCorp International seeking money it claims DynCorp owes for Afghanistan reconsruction work.
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The False Choice Between Security and Liberty
How do we maintain fundamental American rights of liberty and privacy while responding to the need to keep our country safe?