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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
Whistleblower Advocates Praise Creation of House Office, Cite Need for Independent Leader
Creation of the House Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman is a great first step but the next step must be hiring an independent whistleblower advocate to lead it.
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Policy Letter
Congress Must Increase Judicial Accountability and Transparency
POGO and more than a dozen other stakeholders urge Congress to act in the 116th Congress to make the federal courts more transparent and more accountable to the public.
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges Accountability Over DOD Surplus Program
New legislation would establish much-needed transparency, accountability, and oversight for the Defense Department’s program that gives police surplus military gear.
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Policy Letter
POGO Voices Support for Bipartisan Bill to Increase Court Record Transparency
POGO joined a letter sent by 16 organizations expressing support for the Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019 which would enable much greater public access to court records.
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Letter Urging House Democratic Caucus to Publish Rules
POGO joined 16 organizations in urging the House Democratic Caucus to promote transparency and accountability by posting their caucus rules publicly.
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Letter Objecting to Interior’s Proposed FOIA Rule
It is troubling that Interior’s apparent solution for handling the recent influx of FOIA requests is not to reallocate agency resources to ensure that it can better fulfill its statutory obligations.
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Policy LetterWatchdog Report on Trump Hotel Review Raises Serious Questions
A government watchdog detailed the GSA’s inadequate review of the Trump International Hotel lease, involving constitutional questions on the appropriateness of the lease. POGO has serious concerns about how the agency responded to the report.
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Policy Letter
Whistleblower Advocates Concerned About Attorney General Nominee
The Project On Government Oversight joined with other whistleblower advocates to raise concerns about William Barr, Attorney General nominee, and his previously articulated opposition to the whistleblower recovery provision of the False Claims Act.
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Policy LetterPOGO Reminds New Defense Chief of Importance of Transparency
After President Trump vented his displeasure with Inspectors General at a Cabinet meeting this week, POGO wrote to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan urging him to rein in secrecy at the Pentagon.
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Policy LetterPOGO Urges Congressional Ethics Committees to Revise Conflict of Interest Rules
There are major gaps in current conflict-of-interest rules for Congress's stock trading.
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Policy Letter
POGO Sends Letter to OSC Seeking Revision of Hatch Act Guidance
The Office of Special Counsel’s guidance threatens to chill speech and should be reconsidered.
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins 50 Organizations in Calling for DHS to Release Border Plan
Congress shouldn’t give the border wall more funds until DHS releases mandated report on the wall’s cost, impact and effectiveness.