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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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Policy LetterPOGO Joins Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Congressional Powers
POGO is one of 20 organizations spanning the political spectrum to express our commitment to working towards structural reform to improve how the Congress engages with the Executive Branch on national security matters and national emergencies.
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Policy Letter
POGO Opposes the Nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve
Confirming the nomination of Judy Shelton would threaten the Federal Reserve’s independence.
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Policy Letter45 Civil Liberties Groups Endorse the Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act
Controversial PATRIOT Act surveillance authorities are about to expire in just a few weeks – POGO and dozens of other groups are calling on Congress to a bipartisan bill that would significantly reform NSA surveillance and protect our privacy.
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Policy LetterSenate Should Prohibit Outing a Whistleblower
Given the invaluable role whistleblowers play in congressional oversight, POGO is urging the Senate to send a signal to all future whistleblowers that their identities will be protected by Congress.
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Policy Letter
Amicus Brief: Prosecutors Say Unreliable Evidence Requires New Trial
Jailhouse informants provided the testimony that sent James Dailey to death row. The jury didn’t learn that the testimony was untrustworthy.
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Policy LetterPOGO Joins Broad Coalition Urging House to Repeal Iraq War Authorization
Congress must reassert its constitutional duty to declare war, and end an authorization that has been repeatedly abused to pursue unauthorized and unrelated military activities.
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Policy Letter
Amicus Brief: Precedent Shows Removal Protections Aren’t Unconstitutional
The outcome of Seila Law LLC v CFPB could run counter to the founding fathers’ vision of checks and balances. POGO defends the Constitution citing largely ignored historical precedent.
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Policy LetterElection Security Coalition Opposes Weakening Encryption
A bipartisan group of organizations and individuals working to protect election security highlighted the importance of encryption, and, in order to protect the integrity of our elections, called on the DOJ to end its efforts to weaken encryption.
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Policy Letter
Amicus Brief: Challenging the Constitutionality of Oklahoma’s Death Penalty Statute
Oklahoma’s death penalty statute has been interpreted so broadly that it could apply to the vast majority of murders committed in the state. This violates the Constitution.
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports New Guidelines for Lowest-Price Procurement Process
POGO has come out in favor of proposed new standards for the government’s use of the “lowest price technically acceptable” method of selecting contractors.
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Policy LetterBroad Coalition Opposes PATRIOT Act Extension Absent Major Reforms
In response to Congress including a short-term 90 day reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act in a spending package, a broad coalition of groups called on Congress not to extend the controversial surveillance authority, absent major reform.
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Policy Letter
Preserve Government’s Access to Cost and Pricing Data to Ensure Fair Prices
POGO opposes a proposed rule to increase thresholds for the government’s ability to obtain cost or pricing data, making it more likely the government will pay excessive prices.