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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 Letter
Groups Call for Congress to Restore Funding to Technology Experts
POGO joins government accountability groups in urging Congress to restore funding to the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). OTA's expertise will be useful as Congress considers national security and telecommunications policy.
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Analysis
DOJ Gets It Wrong on Camp Lejeune – Again
In an important case that will soon come before the Supreme Court, the U.S. Solicitor General is supporting a known polluter’s attempts to get out of paying for damages.This could have a huge impact on the victims of the Camp Lejeune water contamination.
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Analysis
FAPIIS Finally Gets a Hill Hearing
Tomorrow, the public will finally get the lowdown on the government's FAPIIS database when the Senate convenes a hearing on contractor performance information.
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Analysis
House Unanimously Passes Freedom of Information Improvements
Last week, the House of Representatives passed important legislation that will go a long way towards reforming the Freedom of Information Act.
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Analysis
FDA Surveillance Threatened Whistleblowers
On Wednesday, POGO's Angela Canterbury testified in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee on the wrongful surveillance of whistleblowers at the FDA.
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AnalysisChuck Hagel’s A-10 Legacy
Winslow Wheeler and Pierre Sprey respond to SecDef Chuck Hagel's misstatements on the A-10.
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Analysis
Will DOJ Hold Tax Cheats Accountable?
A bipartisan report released yesterday by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations paints a picture of “lax enforcement” by U.S. authorities who have been investigating Swiss bank secrecy and offshore tax evasion.
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Testimony
POGO’s Angela Canterbury testifies on “Limitless Surveillance at the FDA: Protecting the Rights of Federal Whistleblowers”
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spied on whistleblowers—resulting in this hearing after significant media attention, statements and letters from concerned members of Congress, reports by my organization, lawsuits, and investigations by the Office of Special Counsel, the...
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Analysis
Fed Business Still Good for USIS, Despite Legal Woes
Despite mounting legal troubles, background-check contractor USIS continues raking in millions of dollars in federal contracts.
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AnalysisPBS News Video on the A-10
Below are the links to two video clips from PBS. The first is their News Hour piece on the A-10 from February 25. It shows some of the arguments for and against the Air Force's plan to send every existing A-10 close air support aircraft to the boneyard, and museums, as soon ...
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Policy Letter
POGO Calls for Acting Chief of Defense Nuclear Security to be Replaced
Steve Asher, is the Acting Chief of Defense Nuclear Security but his most recent job was as a Target manger in Spokane, WA. Before that he was the Group Commander at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana where cheating on launch readiness tests was extensive, a culture that the ...
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Analysis
The Department of In-Justice?
In an upcoming Supreme Court case, the Department of Justice shows that it is set on skirting justice for the victims of the Camp Lejeune water contamination crisis.