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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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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Scott Amey on The State of Federal Contracting Opportunities and Challenges for Strengthening Government Procurement and Acquisition Policies
Problems in today's federal contracting stem from workforce reductions but additional problems such as inadequate competition, deficient accountability, lack of transparency, and risky contracting vehicles deserve attention.
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Danielle Brian on S. 372: The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009
POGO believes H.R. 1507, the “Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009,” does a much better job providing meaningful protections for federal employees who blow the whistle than Senate companion bill S. 372 because it allows access to jury trials extends meaningful prot...
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Danielle Brian regarding the Accountability and Oversight of Funding Provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act)
Certain provisions of the Recovery Act provide a terrific opportunity to finally crack open the opaque world of government contracting, but some essential protections are missing including lack of funding for state and local auditors and investigators and a clear system for po...
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Danielle Brian on The Roles and Responsibilities of Inspectors General
Watching the watchdogs is an essential factor in keeping this vital system in balance, and holding Inspectors General accountable is a job that needs to be embraced more thoughtfully by Congress and accomplished more effectively by their peers through the Inspector General Cou...
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Testimony
Peter Stockton’s comments to the NRC’s Regulatory Information Conference Seminar regarding the security officer community’s perspectives on the NRC and industry reactions to managing guard fatigue issues at Peach Bottom in 2007
I'm happy to be here and share the security officer community's perspectives on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and industry reactions to managing guard fatigue issues at Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station in 2007.
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Testimony
POGO’s Scott Amey Testifies on Hill about Suspension and Debarment System Failures
POGO remains concerned with the award of taxpayer dollars to contractors with long rap sheets and urges this Committee to think big when creating a new and improved suspension and debarment database.
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Scott Amey on “Waste, Abuse, & Mismanagement: Calculating the Cost of DHS Failed Contracts”
For years, reports have exposed specific contracting missteps in individual cases of waste, fraud, and abuse. But the findings and recommendations from the individual cases are applicable to the larger systemic problems with the Department of Homeland Security's contracting la...
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Testimony
Written Testimony of POGO’s Danielle Brian on “Getting Royalties Right: Recent Recommendations for Improving the Federal Oil & Gas Royalty System”
We applaud the Royalty Policy Committee’s report shedding light on the many problems inherent within the royalty collection systems at the Department of Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) and encouraging reform, oversight, and transparency. However, much of what we k...
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Scott Amey on the Status of Contracting Reform
POGO has been asked to present its views on the recommendations made by the Acquisition Advisory Panel, as well as on the proposals made in H.R. 3033 (the “Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007”), H.R. 4881 (the “Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of ...
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Scott Amey on “Federal Contracting: Why Do Risky Contractors Keep Getting Rewarded With Taxpayer Dollars?”
Testimony of Scott Amey, General Counsel, Project On Government Oversight (POGO), before the House Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, on "Federal Contracting: Why Do Risky Contractors Keep Ge...
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Beth Daley on “Ensuring a Merit-Based Employment System: An Examination of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel”
Whistleblowers are the Congress' most important allies in the war against Executive Branch corruption, waste, fraud, and abuse, yet they face enormous risks. I hear from many whistleblowers who are seeking assistance and justice from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) an...
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Danielle Brian before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on “Strengthening the Unique Role of the Nation’s Inspectors General”
Inspector General (IG) offices play a tremendously important role in advancing good government practices, but only if they are led by independent and qualified IGs, and those IGs are allowed to do their job