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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
DoD IG Pledges to Better Protect Contractor Whistleblowers
The Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) responded positively to a bipartisan Hill letter inquiring about a recent decision by his office that seemed to undermine contractor whistleblower protections.
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Analysis
KBR Iraq Fraud Case Gets to Supreme Court
A nearly decade-old whistleblower lawsuit alleging KBR defrauded the government and provided contaminated water in Iraq hangs in the balance at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Analysis
No News on the Uranium Processing Facility May Be Good News
The Government Accountability Office released its fourth report on the proposed Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at the Y-12 nuclear complex, and indicates that alternatives to this multi-billion-dollar boondoggle are finally being explored.
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Analysis
FBI Proposes Changes to Whistleblower Protections
The DOJ recently released a comprehensive—albeit imperfect—list of recommendations for improved whistleblower protections in the FBI.
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Analysis
New Report of IG Concealment: Déjà Vu All Over Again?
The Inspector General at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is in the hot seat over allegations of hiding negative findings. Recently, there have been a slew of recent reports about inspectors general who allegedly hid or edited negative findings.
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Analysis
Dead Air: TV Trucks Purchased for Afghanistan Never Used
Taxpayers paid $3.6 million for television production vehicles donated to Afghanistan that have never been used.
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Analysis
POGO Weighs in on Pending Defense Policy Bill
While congressional staff are busy preparing a final version of the National Defense Authorization Act, POGO supports several specific policy reforms that could benefit the Pentagon and the American taxpayer.
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Groups Seeking Executive Opinion on FOIA Reforms
POGO joined 50 organizations to ask the White House to go on record with its position on FOIA reforms before Congress now, in the FOIA Improvements Act of 2014. Among other necessary reforms, the Act would codify the President's presumption of openness.
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports ARB’s Burden of Proof Standard
POGO applauds the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board decision in Fordham v. Fannie Mae. This decision is vital to sustain the legal burdens of proof that have defined modern whistleblower law.
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Policy Letter
Bipartisan Coalition Sends Letter to Armed Services With Final NDAA Recommendations
As you prepare for final, bicameral consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015, the undersigned groups appreciate your consideration of the following recommendations. Doing so will help the Department of Defense save valuable resources ...
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Analysis
Government Becomes Master of Its Data Domain
POGO was pleased to see the General Services Administration step in and buy the rights to the federal government’s two most important spending transparency databases: the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation and USASpending.gov.
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Analysis
Commission on DOE Labs Looks at Interagency Work
A commission established to review the efficiency of Department of Energy laboratories met for the third time to discuss interagency work and attempt to discover any waste or redundancy in the laboratory system.