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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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AnalysisDrug Problems: Nominee to Head FDA Led Clinical Trial FDA Faulted
Robert Califf, President Obama’s nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration, helped lead a clinical trial that was sharply criticized by FDA reviewers and outside advisors.
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Analysis
Big Pharma, Oil Dominate List of Federal Contractors Most Penalized for Misconduct
For the first time since the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) began tracking misconduct by the largest federal contractors, pharmaceutical and oil companies make up the top five highest penalized companies in POGO’s annual update.
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Analysis
Retired Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis: Protect Military Whistleblowers
In a Veteran's Day OpEd, Center for Defense Information Military Advisory Board member Lt. Col. Daniel Davis USA (ret.) argues that we must do more to protect whistleblowers in the military.
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Analysis
Energy Lab Commission Appeals for More Trust, Less Oversight
The recommendations of the Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories are unlikely to improve governance of DOE's most troubled labs.
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Groups Urging President Obama to Include Beneficial ownership transparency in the National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct
POGO joins groups urging President Obama to include beneficial ownership transparency in the National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct. The proposals will help prevent the ability to incorporate a company anonymously, which will curb corruption and protect against h...
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Testimony
POGO’s Lydia Dennett on Whistleblower Retaliation at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Testimony of Lydia Dennett, POGO Investigator, before Senator Kirk at a field hearing on Department of Veterans Affairs whistleblowers.
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AnalysisLegislation Aims to Fix Bad OLC Decision that Stymies IGs
POGO supports the bipartisan Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2015.
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Analysis
NAP Causes Irritability Among Civil Society Groups
The White House's National Action Plan is filled with many promises, but lacks details and misses opportunities.
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Analysis
DoD Pays Premium for Gas Station in Afghanistan
The Pentagon won't explain why it spent nearly $43 million to build a gas station in Afghanistan that shouldn't have cost more than $500,000.
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Analysis
Congressional Transparency Caucus Drives CRS Reports Talks
Recently, a bipartisan panel from the Congressional Transparency Caucus discussed the importance of making taxpayer-funded reports by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) accessible to the public.
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Analysis
POGO Urges SEC to Finally Act on Extractive Transparency
POGO and other civil society organizations wrote to the Securities and Exchange Commission in support of a rule requiring companies extracting natural resources from public lands to provide more data on specific projects.
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Analysis
Time to Retire the “Hastert Rule” and Return to Order
New Speaker of the House Paul Ryan should retire the "Hastert Rule" and lead the House of Representatives back to a place where genuine debate guides the legislating process.