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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
Pentagon Says Nyet To Russian Arms Company
The Pentagon announced last week that it will no longer buy helicopters from Rosoboronexport, a Russian state-owned arms company with a troubling client list.
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Analysis
State Dept. Won’t Name Advisers Already in Government’s Public Database
For four months, the State Department has refused to say which outside experts are working for the Department as special government employees (SGEs), ProPublica reported last week. Yet, the Project On Government Oversight was able to find more than 100 of the advisers identifi...
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Analysis
Some Senators Look to Spare the Pentagon from Immediate Cuts
News reports indicate that some Republican Senators are drafting an amendment that would spread out over time the spending reductions required of the Pentagon this year.
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Analysis
Game-Changing DATA Act Clears the House
Last night, the House passed with nearly unanimous bipartisan support a bill to shine a much brighter light on how the government spends taxpayer dollars.
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Policy Letter
POGO and Coalition of Whistleblowers and Organizations Support Enhanced Military Whistleblower Protections in the NDAA
A group of whistleblowers and organizations urge the Senate to support the Warner-Collins-Kaine-Grassley Amendment to strengthen protections for both military whistleblowers and victims of sexual assault.
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Analysis
At the Pentagon, “The Price is Wrong”
Representative Jackie Speier recently played the game, “The Price is Wrong,” on the House Floor in order to highlight cases in which government contractors are overbilling the federal government hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Policy Letter
POGO Calls for the Removal of Army General Unfit to Oversee Sexual Assault Prevention
In a shocking twist to the military's treatment of sexual assault cases, an Army General officially found to have restricted the rights of whistleblowers has assumed command of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. POGO raises concerns that his previous actions co...
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Analysis
Senate Poised to Fund Programs the Military Doesn’t Want
The Senate is yet again poised to authorize funding for programs that military leaders and the Pentagon don't want.
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Analysis
Company Linked to Terrorism Gets U.S. Contract Work
The Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog found that contractors supporting the insurgency continue to receive U.S. funds and access to U.S. facilities.
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AnalysisA Seminar on Combat Effectiveness, Addressing the Sequester, and Acquisition Reform
Close Air Support With and Without the A-10; Will U.S. Troops Get The Help They Need? A Seminar on Supporting US Ground Forces in Combat, Fighting Effectively in Future Wars, and Acquiring Effective Hardware at Affordable Prices
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Policy Letter
Groups Ask for Transparency Around Possible Trade Policy Surveillance
POGO joined nearly 40 groups in asking the National Security Administration and the Office of the US Trade Representative for transparency around any surveillance of trade policy advocates.
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Analysis
Tiny Bubbles: Afghan Reconstruction Oversight Shrinks
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan reconstruction is predicting an oversight access gap in the future. The troop drawdown is going to make it impossible to oversee many reconstruction projects that have been completed or are under construction.