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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
Mine Games: How Federal Coal Program Loopholes Can Cheat Taxpayers
A 25-year-old loophole can allow coal companies to cheat the federal government and taxpayers out of revenues, but a proposed rule from the Interior Department may change that.
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AnalysisAir Force “Treason” Debacle Reveals Deeper Problems
On January 10, Maj. Gen. James Post addressed participants in the Air Force’s annual Weapons and Tactics conference. Responding to a question about the future of the A-10, he made two remarks that ended up costing him his job.
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Testimony
POGO Provides Statement for House Hearing on VA Whistleblowers
POGO has provided a statement for a House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing regarding whistleblower retaliation within the VA.
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Policy Letter
Whistleblower Watchdogs Ask President to Remove Zinser
Organizations concerned with whistleblower protections ask the President to remove Department of Commerce's Inspector General, Todd Zinser, due to his shady treatment of whistleblowers.
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Analysis
Flying the Whistleblower-Unfriendly Skies
Add United Airlines to the list of major companies that may be suppressing whistleblowers with restrictive confidentiality agreements. The agreement United requires its employees to sign is very similar to the one for which KBR was recently punished.
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Analysis
Afghanistan Oversight: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?
The end of Operation Enduring Freedom and the beginning of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel on January 1, 2015, are creating a bureaucratic stir in Washington. The result might be a turf battle by Inspectors General and a loss of much needed oversight.
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Analysis
Now is the Time to Downblend Highly Enriched Uranium
Downblending highly enriched uranium will enable the Department of Energy to more easily consolidate the U.S. nuclear complex, saving money and increasing security.
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Analysis
Report Finds Shaky Whistleblower Support by Big Contractors
A State Department Inspector General report found that some of the government's largest contractors have confidentiality policies that may have a chilling effect on whistleblowers.
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Analysis
Watchdog Scrutinizes Pentagon Spending in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense provided an incomplete picture of the billions of dollars it has obligated for Afghanistan reconstruction.
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Analysis
Other Areas that Could Use a Little Sun
Although Sunshine Week 2015 is over, there are still so many areas of government that would benefit from increased transparency and openness.
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Analysis
The Pentagon’s Wartime Slush Fund
It’s called the Overseas Contingency Operations Account, or OCO, and it’s the Pentagon’s warfighting fund. Or at least it’s supposed to be. Instead, it has become a slush fund for Pentagon programs that have no connection to our war efforts.
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Analysis
The Few, The Proud, The Small Business Contractors
A new report by the Pentagon’s watchdog found that Marine Corps Base Quantico is not doing enough to ensure that small businesses are getting their fair share of federal contracts.