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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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AnalysisCongress Questions Air Force’s Commitment to Close Air Support
In recent hearings Senator Kelly Ayotte and Senator John McCain and Representative Martha McSally have questioned the Air Force's decision to retire the A-10 without a real replacement to provide close air support for ground troops.
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Policy Letter
Good Government Groups Pen Open Letter to Obama
In a letter to the President, transparency organizations prescribe recommendations for the last year of Obama's administration that will have a lasting impact beyond 2016.
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Analysis
Is the Government Too Transparent?
To celebrate Sunshine Week, two noted scholars debated the question “Is Our Government Too Open?”
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Analysis
DHS Took 9 Years to Reject FOIA Request for Katrina Records
After a delay of over nine years, POGO finally received a response to a 2006 FOIA request regarding a potential conflict of interest when four massive sole-sourced contracts were awarded without any objective evaluation criteria.
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Analysis
A Fitting Tribute for the A-10’s Air Force Father
Colonel Avery Kay, the Air Force officer most responsible for creating the A-10, received a special flyover honor at his Arlington National Cemetery funeral.
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Public Comment
POGO Supports Federal Rule Denying Funds to Companies That Restrict Employees’ Whistleblower Rights Through Confidentiality Agreements
In honor of Sunshine Week, POGO issued a public comment supporting the White House's effort to safeguard federal funds from companies that make employees sign away their right to report misconduct.
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AnalysisBusiness as Usual Building a New Bomber
An Air Force official used contradictory statements to justify the risky contract to build the B-21, while others revealed that some of the same old tricks are being used to ensure the program’s political support.
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Analysis
Drug Problems: Did Bad Blood Tests Turn a Clinical Trial into a Mistrial?
Recent studies by the European Medicines Agency and a team based at Duke University dismissed concerns that malfunctioning testing devices compromised a clinical trial of the blood thinner Xarelto, but each of those studies leaves questions.
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Analysis
VA Inspector General Confronted over Feeble Investigations
In a letter to the President, Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner put the VA's Office of the Inspector General in the spotlight over how it failed to fully investigate allegations of secret wait lists for mental health patients.
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Analysis
Bill May Finally Make Congressional Research Reports Public
A new bill introduced in Congress would require that Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports be posted online by the Government Printing Office so the public would finally have easy, free access to the informative materials.
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Analysis
A Guaranteed Taxpayer Rip-Off?
The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard are "essentially rewarding" contractors for producing defective ships, according to a recent GAO report.
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AnalysisPentagon Watchdog Changed Files Ahead of GAO Audit
Acting Department of Defense Inspector General must address his office's shortfalls when it comes to protecting military whistleblowers.