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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
Open Government Advocates Call for Release of Report on Post-9/11 CIA
POGO joins other open government groups in calling on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to release its recent report on the CIA's post-9/11 rendition, detention, and interrogation program.
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Policy Letter
POGO and Open Gov Advocates Support Reforms to Freedom of Information Act
POGO joins other open government groups in calling for the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 1211, the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014.
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Analysis
Here’s What 60 Minutes Didn’t Tell You About the F-35
The millions of viewers who tuned into 60 Minutes Sunday may have gotten the impression that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is ultimately necessary to maintain U.S. air superiority. Fortunately, a new video from Brave New Films tells the other side of the story.
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Analysis
Y-12 Protestors “Destroyed the Mystique” of Nuclear Security
A group of protesters who broke into the Y-12 Nuclear Complex in 2012 were sentenced yesterday and will face jail time for their crimes, though significantly less than expected.
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Policy Letter
Groups Call for Vote on Transparency Measure
POGO joins open government groups in supporting a vote on the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act. The bill would require online publication of reports mandated by Congress.
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Analysis
Navy Looking For Some F-35 Relief
The Navy has requested a three-year pause in acquisition of the F-35C—the carrier-launched variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. Unfortunately, the Office of the Secretary of Defense has reportedly blocked the Navy’s proposed break in procurement.
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AnalysisThe Men Who Really Run the Pentagon
Bob Gates wrestled the defense budget back from the Joint Chiefs. Chuck Hagel is handing it back.
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Policy Letter
Good Government Groups Encourage Accountability in Federal Grant-Making
POGO joins transparency groups in supporting the GRANT Act, which would require new transparency in federal grants and cooperative agreements. Provisions we strongly support include uniform standards for grant proposals and an online portal for all grant information.
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AnalysisWhat Is Beneath the Officer Ethics Scandals
There is more to the recent reports of ethical problems in the US military than just a few isolated incidents, and - unsurprisingly, there is more to the solution than what has been proposed.
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Policy Letter
Transparency Groups Call on President Obama to Support DATA Act
POGO joins other transparency groups in asking President Obama to support the current draft of the DATA Act -- a bipartisan effort to reform financial transparency on a federal level. Leaked OMB language includes changes to the bill that would seriously undermine the reforms. ...
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Policy Letter
Transparency Groups Urge Congress to Pass Current Draft of DATA Act
Leaked OMB language threatens to seriously weaken the DATA Act, a bill that reforms federal financial transparency. Transparency groups, including POGO, call on Congress to uphold the current draft of the bill.
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Analysis
Head of SEC Given Waiver to Oversee Past Client
Mary Jo White, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will be allowed to oversee her former client, Credit Suisse, according to a new ethics waiver the U.S. Office of Government Ethics posted to its website this week.