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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
Congress Locks Pentagon into Commercial Item Ripoffs
New legislation and industry concerns might have killed a Defense Department commercial item buying rule that would have prevented wasteful spending. We'll have to wait until next year, but it certainly looks like the Pentagon is locked into more bad deals.
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Analysis
After Problems Revealed, FDA Seeks Solutions for Blood Testing Devices
The FDA has scheduled a public meeting to discuss issues related to the safety and effectiveness of point of care PT/INR blood testing devices. The devices measure the clotting rates of patients on the blood thinner warfarin and are used to prevent incorrect dosing, which can ...
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Analysis
Many Top Federal Contractors Have Human Rights Violations
As Human Rights Week wraps up, we invite the public to explore our Federal Contractor Misconduct Database for instances in which the federal government's largest suppliers were alleged or found to have violated basic human rights and freedoms.
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AnalysisColonel John Boyd’s “Patterns of Conflict” Online
A comprehensive recording of John Boyd's famous "Patterns of Conflict" brief is now available online.
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AnalysisEITI Report Shows Impact of Resource Extraction on Taxpayers
The U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) released a report on oil, gas, minerals, and renewable resources, and made data about those resources available to the public.
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Analysis
Federal Fraud Recoveries Drop More than 38 Percent
In fiscal year 2015, the Department of Justice recovered more than $3.5 billion in cases involving fraud against the government—a dramatic decrease from the previous fiscal year’s total.
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AnalysisVisualizing 20 Years of Contractor Misconduct
POGO's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database comes alive in an online interactive graph.
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AnalysisNuclear Weapons Complex Misconduct by the Numbers
POGO's recently re-launched Federal Contractor Misconduct Database sheds new light on waste, fraud, and abuse by nuclear weapons complex contractors.
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Analysis
Safety Board Slams Pantex for Lax Emergency Preparedness
Pantex's disaster preparedness problems include a lack of training for staff, poor communication with public safety personnel, and inefficient decision-making tools for emergencies.
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AnalysisHow the System Went After a War Hero
When the Army turned against its own for blowing the whistle on a dysfunctional hostage recovery process, POGO helped whistleblower Lt. Col. Jason Amerine assemble a guerrilla army of congressional supporters, attorneys at Katz, Marshall and Banks, and a few courageous militar...
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Analysis
Leaders of Xarelto Clinical Trial Reaffirm Conclusions
After reviewing a clinical trial of the blood thinner Xarelto to see if defective testing devices affected the results, leaders of the trial reaffirm their original conclusions.
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Analysis
Drawing a Bead on Contractor Misconduct
Last month's announcement that defense contractor L-3 Communications will pay over $25 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit for selling defective gun sights left us with mixed feelings.