Oversight in your inbox
Weekly newsletter and updates
Latest Policy Publications
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.
-
AnalysisThe F-35—A Master of None: Interview with Dan Grazier
Dan Grazier is interviewed on the James T. Harris show about the recent congressional hearing on the F-35 and the upcoming fly-off with the A-10.
-
AnalysisSenator Begins Inquiry into Navy Admiral’s Whistleblower Retaliation
Senator Claire McCaskill is asking Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to explain why Rear Admiral Brian Losey was not held accountable after the Department of Defense Inspector General found he illegally retaliated against whistleblowers.
-
Policy Letter
Civil Society to FBI: Show Us How Section 702 Affects Americans
POGO joins letter requesting the FBI to provide certain basic information about how Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) affects Americans and other U.S. residents
-
AnalysisLt. Gen. Bogdan Hedges on Operational Testing
Air Force officials are reluctant to subject the F-35 to realistic close air support testing because they admit it will not perform as well as existing aircraft.
-
AnalysisA Few Unresolved Joint Strike Fighter Issues
The House Armed Services Committee has a myriad of unresolved F-35 issues to consider during its upcoming hearing. CDI suggests the top five for which the American people deserve answers
-
Analysis
United Nations: Whistleblowers Need Protection
The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression has weighed in on whistleblower protections, highlighting especially the need to provide protections to employees in the national security field.
-
Analysis
FDA Approves Antidote for Pradaxa, Calls It “Necessary”
Five years after approving the blood thinner Pradaxa without an antidote, the FDA approved an antidote and said it was “medically necessary” when bleeding “can’t be controlled."
-
Analysis
Congress Adds Insult to 9/11 Injuries
Congress lets funding for 9/11 medical assistance for first responders expire, which is just the latest in a series of poor government actions around health and safety issues surrounding the 9/11 attacks.
-
Analysis
The 100-Hour Workday Is the New $435 Hammer
Why have there been so many federal contractor labor fraud cases in the news lately?
-
AnalysisAir Force Campaign Against the A-10 Takes Readiness Hostage
Senators are accusing the Air Force of engaging in backdoor and illegal divestment of the A-10. The best way for the Air Force to show their support for readiness and the close air support mission is to give the Warthog fleet the resources Congress has already authorized.
-
AnalysisPentagon Acknowledges Problem of Contractor Mergers
Remarks by the Pentagon's acquisitions chief Frank Kendall have set the defense community abuzz. Highlighting a trend towards fewer and fewer prime contractors, Kendall followed it to its natural conclusion: “one can foresee a future in which the department [of Defense] has at...
-
Analysis
U.S. Embraces Conditional Aid for Afghanistan
Beginning to impose conditions on our aid to Afghanistan may help incentivize systemic changes within the Afghan government, especially in the areas of sexual abuse prevention and anti-corruption.