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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
Strengthening Congressional Committee Rules: Recommendations for Improved Oversight and Transparency
POGO is writing to Congress in order to urge specific improvements to House and Senate committee rules in order to strengthen Congressional oversight.
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Policy Letter
POGO Asks Congress to Request DOJ Ethics Guidance to Acting Attorney General Whitaker
Mr. Whitaker’s public comments regarding the Special Counsel’s investigation and his ties to a grand jury witness raise legitimate questions about whether he can oversee the investigation fairly.
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Policy Letter
POGO Files Hatch Act Complaint Against USDA Secretary
POGO filed a complaint because the Secretary of Agriculture may have violated the Hatch Act by endorsing Illinois Representative Mike Bost at a town hall meeting.
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges Testing Director to Maintain Annual Report Transparency
The Pentagon’s Testing Director was reportedly considering a move to classify his office’s annual report, hiding the results from Congressional staffers and the public.
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter Supporting the Arms Sale Oversight Act
Global arms sales are an issue that involves much more that simply transferring equipment from seller to buyer. This bill would strengthen Congress’s ability to protect the interests of the American people in foreign arms sales.
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges Congress to Protect Inspector General Independence
Move to replace Interior Department watchdog shows need for reform
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Policy LetterLetter to Senators Regarding Secretary Nielsen’s Inaccurate Testimony
Senators should require Nielsen to correct her misleading testimony about family separation, and subpoena documents that are still secret.
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Policy LetterPOGO Urges Congress to Make Future F-35 Spending Contingent on Correcting Known Design Flaws
Rather than actually fixing potentially serious F-35 design flaws, documents show program officials are simply altering paperwork to make it appear as though the development process has been completed.
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Policy Letter
Advocates Ask Defense Secretary for Update on Required Retaliation Training
Whistleblower advocates are seeking an update from Defense Secretary Mattis on the steps he has taken to implement training for employees who investigate retaliation, as required under the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Policy Letter
Defense Department Needs Certified Contracting Information to Prevent Waste
The Defense Department’s proposed rule requiring certified cost or pricing information when only one offer is received is a step in the right directing, but it falls out of bounds.
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges Hearing on Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board Nominees
POGO and 30 other civil society organizations are urging the Senate Judiciary Committee hold hearings on Privacy and Civil Liberty Board nominees, which has been unmanned far too long.
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Policy Letter
NGOs Ask Senate to Review Record before Confirmation Hearing
POGO joined the open government community in asking the Senate Judiciary Committee to wait for the National Archives and Records Administration to complete its review of Brett Kavanaugh's records before proceeding with his confirmation hearing.