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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
New Report Slams Contract Oversight in Afghanistan
The latest quarterly report from the Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog found serious shortcomings in contract oversight, including “a pervasive lack of accountability.”
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Analysis
House Votes to Save More than $4 Billion at the Pentagon
POGO is pleased to report over $4 billion in Pentagon savings after we and our partners helped champion several commonsense amendments to the House Defense Appropriations bill.
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Analysis
Contracting Policy Office Wants Industry Inside Agencies
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is promoting the idea of allowing contracting personnel to rotate between the government and the private sector. But this proposal is the last thing we need if we want to enhance the federal acquisition workforce.
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Analysis
Halliburton Pleads Guilty to Destroying Evidence
Halliburton pleaded guilty to destroying evidence pertaining to the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster, which killed 11 men and triggered a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. POGO has obtained the criminal information outlining the government’s allegations and...
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Analysis
LCS: Still a Sinking Ship
Recent GAO testimony shows that the Navy continues to spend money on untested parts of the Littoral Combat Ship, despite ongoing concerns about cracks, corrosion, and engine failures.
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Analysis
Nuclear Site Unable to Protect Bomb Material in Recent Tests
POGO has learned that the Savannah River Site in South Carolina failed its recent security test.
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Analysis
Former SEC Enforcer Joins Major Law Firm
Robert Khuzami, the former enforcement chief at the Securities and Exchange Commission, has accepted a job at a major corporate law firm that represents clients before the SEC, highlighting concerns raised by POGO and others about the revolving door between financial regulator...
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Analysis
Chairman Issa’s SUSPEND Act: Pros and Cons
Chairman Issa's SUSPEND Act draft bill has been the subject of a hearing and a recent panel discussion. Although many contracting experts don't see a need for change, it might be time for legislation that will improve the suspension and debarment system and finally hold contra...
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Analysis
Billions of Defense Contract Dollars May Go Unaudited
Potentially billions of taxpayer dollars may be going out the door to defense contractors without the normal scrutiny Defense Department auditors usually give to this spending. And it might be too late for the government to get our money back even when some of those contract d...
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Analysis
Critical Votes on Savings at the Pentagon Today
This year there are more opportunities to cut unnecessary spending in the Defense Appropriations Act than there has been in a very long time.
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Analysis
Court Chips Away at Whistleblower Protections
A decision this week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit narrowed the scope of Dodd-Frank protections for one whistleblower, and potentially for the many others who blow the whistle to their employers.
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Analysis
Executive Office Reports that Classification Is Declining
According to an executive office report, portions of the classification system are shrinking. The report was released amid national debate over the balance of security and privacy, and the necessary amount of government secrecy.