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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 a man in a suit wearing the Supreme Court building as a crown, Supreme Court Justices, and a crowd waving U.S. flags.
    Testimony

    Presidents Should Not Be Kings. Neither Should Justices.

    Congress can help correct the current imbalance of powers. Here’s how. 

  2. Collage of paper clippings containing images of the pentagon, the F-35 fighter jet, the capitol, money, and an intercontinental ballistic missile.
    Testimony

    It’s Time for Congress to Challenge Years of Failed Pentagon Audits

    We can have a more effective military at a lower cost, but to do so will require an intentional effort from both the Pentagon and Congress. 

  3. Collage of a businessman holding a whistle and pointing, a line of terminated employees, and two men exchanging money while shaking hands.
    Testimony

    POGO to Congress: Protect Our National Security from Schedule F

    Protecting whistleblowers, not politicizing the civil service, is key to ensuring our national security and improving executive branch accountability.

  4. Collage of menacing eye, blurred face, security cameras, an airplane, a phone, a computer, the capitol building, an obscured agent, a family walking, and a patient in a doctor's office.
    Analysis

    We Built a Surveillance State. What Now?

    For decades, Republicans and Democrats have greenlit a massive surveillance apparatus. What happens when this powerful tool is in the hands of the wrong person?

  5. A collage shows a fishing trawler deckhand, a small business owner, a couple working on a tractor, and an aerial view of a small town.
    Analysis

    Schedule F Would Turn Its Back on Rural Communities

    A looming policy proposal, Schedule F, would leave historically disinvested rural communities even further behind.

  6. A collage of the Pentagon building and a close-up of a hundred dollar bill.
    Testimony

    POGO’s Testimony on Wasteful, Inefficient Pentagon Spending

    POGO’s testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

  7. Collage of an immigrant family standing in front of the U.S.-Mexico border wall and five obscured Customs and Border Protection officials on the other side.
    Policy Letter

    POGO Calls on CBP to Release Information on Border Patrol Misconduct

    Following multiple reports of misconduct from high-ranking CBP officials, POGO calls for far greater transparency on the facts of these and other cases.

  8. Collage of the Department of Justice logo, form questions, and the silhouette of a police officer
    Public Comment

    Collect Proper Data to Prevent Deaths in Custody

    DOJ still isn’t asking the right questions about deaths in custody.

  9. Collage of various U.S. veterans and servicemembers, a caduceus, and documents, in the shape of a red letter F
    Analysis

    Schedule F Betrays Veterans’ Service to Our Country

    A little-known policy proposal called Schedule F would, if enacted, threaten veterans’ health and the benefits, services, and care they receive from the VA. 

  10. Collage of an immigrant family standing in front of the U.S.-Mexico border wall and five obscured Customs and Border Protection officials on the other side.
    Analysis

    Leadership Crisis at Customs and Border Protection

    A pattern of high-level misconduct has enveloped Customs and Border Protection, but will the public ever know what happened?

  11. Collage of the Pentagon building, the H.R. 8070 bill, and a hundred dollar bill
    Policy Letter

    Support for Amendments to Defense Policy Bill

    POGO supports amendments to improve information that Pentagon procurement officials and policymakers have when they make decisions that impact readiness.

  12. Collage of a hand holding out a wish list toward the Pentagon building settled on top of a sea of money.
    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet: The Problem with Unfunded Priorities Lists

    Promoting Responsible Defense Spending by Streamlining Budgeting and Focusing on Strategic Priorities

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