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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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AnalysisHow Whistleblowers Can Work With POGO
For decades, POGO has worked with government insiders to expose wrongdoing that affects the public. Learn how to work with POGO to spark change while staying anonymous.
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AnalysisTracking Obama’s Corporate Crime Crackdown Coda
Good Jobs First added to its Violation Tracker corporate misconduct database a flood of cases settled in the final weeks of the Obama administration, as well as enforcement data from nine more federal agencies.
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AnalysisLet There Be Light: The FDA’s Surprising New Policy
The Food and Drug Administration has a brand-new policy bringing greater transparency regarding the agency's advisory committee members. The increased transparency will help address concerns over these members' conflicts of interest and the advice they give on drug and medical...
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AnalysisStormy Seas Ahead for US Shipbuilding Safety
There’s an “unhealthy codependency” between the US Navy and Coast Guard and private shipbuilders, who thrive on federal contracts but neglect workplace safety. President Trump’s plan to expand the US fleet could put shipyard workers in even greater danger.
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AnalysisUnmuzzle the Ethics Watchdog
Congress should expand the law to ensure the Office of Government Ethics has clear, independent authority to investigate complaints and to issue binding corrective and disciplinary actions when there is an ethics violation.
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Policy Letter
Suggested Ethics Reforms for 2017
POGO submitted a response to an invitation from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to share our ideas and proposals with on how to uphold and protect the independence and vital role of the Office of Government Ethics and to strengthen ethics in the executive b...
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AnalysisBipartisan Leadership of House Oversight Committee Urges Punishment of Conway
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings asked that the Office of Government Ethics recommend disciplinary action against Kellyanne Conway after her public endorsement of the Ivanka Trump brand. Their joint lett...
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Policy Letter
POGO and Colleagues Object to Actions of Transparency Initiative Stakeholders
The Project On Government Oversight and civil society colleagues from the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative sent a letter to the federal government, objecting to government and industry actions that are harmful to the initiative.
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Policy Letter
DOJ Should Investigate Potential Ethics Violations by White House
POGO is requesting that the Department of Justice launch an investigation into possible ethics violations by White House staff, including the recent communications of Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway and Assistant to the President and Director of Social Media Dan Sc...
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AnalysisTrump Orders Review of Wall Street Ethics Rule
A forthcoming regulation that will protect consumers from unscrupulous retirement advisers may be in jeopardy after President Trump ordered the Department of Labor to review it.
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AnalysisNew Freeze on Regulations Leaves Nuclear Whistleblowers out in the Cold
President Trump’s freeze on all regulations has halted a rule that would have clarified the Department of Energy’s authority to levy civil penalties against contractors who retaliated against whistleblowers who raised nuclear safety concerns.
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AnalysisPentagon Leadership Roles Being Filled with Defense Industry Reps
The nomination of Heather Wilson, and rumored nomination of Robert Rangel, to Department of Defense leadership roles shows where current ethics laws fall short in curtailing the influence of the military-industrial-complex.