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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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AnalysisSecret Spending Decisions Undermine the Rule of Law
As an executive branch office routinely undermines the rule of law with secret decisions on taxpayer dollars, Congress must act to uphold its role under the Constitution.
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AnalysisMillions Turn Out to Protest and the Government Watches from Above
Customs and Border Protection’s drones, criticized as wasteful and expensive, are surveilling protesters far from borders
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AnalysisAir Force’s Tanker Aircraft Continues to Struggle
The Air Force is proving that even utilitarian programs like the KC-46 refueler aren’t immune to the systemic acquisition problems that drive up costs.
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AnalysisPoisoning Our Police: How the Militarization Mindset Threatens Constitutional Rights and Public Safety
The militarization of police departments across the United States begins to resemble a primary mechanism to threaten and menace the public rather than a tool to protect public safety in exceptional circumstances.
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Analysis“Insecurity”: How the Trump Administration is Placing Border Wall Speed before the Law
As border wall construction is ramping up, the Trump administration continues to waive vital laws that protect taxpayers, the environment, and wildlife.
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AnalysisInspectors General Wanted: Swamp Creatures Need Not Apply
Senator Grassley recently called inspectors general “the ultimate swamp drainers.” But if senators send a politician to do an auditor’s job, they probably won’t like the results.
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AnalysisBrother, Can You Spare a Missile?
Trying to keep the unneeded, and unnecessarily dangerous, nuclear triad alive
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AnalysisAdministration Seeks to Minimize Transparency of Coronavirus Relief Funds
The $2.4 trillion in coronavirus relief funds came with strict reporting and oversight requirements, but recent guidance from the Office of Management and Budget defies Congress and instructs agencies that less detail and slower reporting is fine.
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AnalysisWill the Courts Watch as the President Thwarts Checks and Balances?
If the DC Circuit doesn’t step in, a dangerous court ruling could upend congressional oversight.
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AnalysisIgnored Warnings Left the Military Health System Unprepared
The military’s health system has been gutted over the past decade despite repeated warnings from medical professionals. Ignoring their advice has reduced the system’s ability to respond to the coronavirus.
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AnalysisThe First 100 Days of the U.S. Government’s COVID-19 Response
POGO has compiled a day-by-day timeline of the first 100 days of the U.S. federal government’s response to the novel coronavirus outbreak to enhance understanding of what the government did, didn’t do, or did ineffectively in response to COVID-19.