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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 U.S. soldiers pointing at the Constitution. Text: We the People.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: Reclaiming Congress’s War Power

    Congress can’t give up this key power — or responsibility.

  2. Collage of three F-35s and a clipping from the Truth in Negotiations Act.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: How Congress Can Improve Oversight of Weapons Programs Acquisition

    Congress can improve its oversight of defense spending. We recommend four measures Congress could take now.

  3. Collage of a crowd of people, Executive Order No. 14110, a suited man holding money, bar charts, and line graphs.
    Public Comment

    Federal Acquisition of Commercially Available Information

    Federal agencies must take immediate action to close the data broker loophole.

  4. Collage of a lineup of broken down F-35s, the Pentagon, and the cover of the DOT&E assessment report of the F-35.
    Analysis

    F-35 Testing Report Reveals Problems with Production Decisions

    The decision to enter full rate production on the flawed F-35 shows that current statutes do not support sufficient congressional oversight.

  5. Collage of a map of the U.S., a handcuffed person, an inmate, and sets of numbered data.
    Analysis

    How States Are (and Aren’t) Collecting Death-In-Custody Data

    What we learned reviewing states’ plans for complying with the Death in Custody Reporting Act.

  6. Collage of President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari.
    Policy Letter

    President Biden: Remove Inspector General Cuffari Before You Leave Office

    Recent investigations by the Integrity Committee and POGO make it clear IG Cuffari must be removed.

  7. Collage: paper clippings of the National Archives logo, a man blowing a whistle, money, an executive order, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, a politician on a podium, the Caduceus, and the DOJ seal.
    Public Comment

    Public Comment for Sixth Open Government National Action Plan

    Eight transparency and accountability recommendations POGO is endorsing for the next Open Government National Action Plan.

  8. Collage of the Pentagon, a $100 bill, and a clipping from the Audit the Pentagon Act.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: Auditing the Department of Defense

    The DOD has an enormous budget, but has never passed a financial audit. Congress needs to step in and hold DOD accountable. 

  9. Collage of a menacing eye, protestors with hands raised, riot police, a drone, security cameras, a blurred man's face, a social media post, a protestor holding a megaphone, and the Constitution.
    Analysis

    Protest Under a Surveillance State Microscope

    Modern surveillance technology allows the government to target protests in new and alarming ways.

  10. Collage of a surveilling eye, an upset woman, security cameras, the Supreme Court, cuffed hands, a phone, a frustrated doctor, and location trackers on a map.
    Analysis

    Surveillance & Policing Bodily Autonomy

    After Dobbs, states can use the tools of the surveillance state to enforce anti-abortion laws. Here’s why that’s dangerous.

  11. Collage of the White House building in front of a clipping from the Federal Vacancies Act.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: Amend the Federal Vacancies Reform Act

    Congress must strengthen rules for temporarily filling vacant executive branch positions requiring presidential nomination and Senate confirmation.

  12. Collage of a businessman with a small Pentagon peeking out of his pocket fixing his tie while standing in a waist-high sea of money.
    Analysis

    Loopholes for Military Contractors Are Costing You Money

    Unchecked loopholes in the law help military contractors overcharge the Pentagon — and taxpayers. 

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