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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.

  1. Collage of a power line, a tractor, a teacher helping a student, a house, money and the outline of the U.S. map.
    Report

    Census Matters: How Census Shapes Funding for Rural Communities

    In FY 2023, billions of dollars went to census-guided programs for rural communities. A census miscount can influence where billions of dollars go.

  2. Collage of the U.S. flag, a classified stamp, and a man holding a phone. The phone contains images of stock trend lines and the Pentagon.
    Analysis

    Prediction Markets Are a National Security Risk

    Profit motives created by prediction markets incentivize trading on military information for personal gain, potentially compromising national security.

  3. Collage of U.S. President Donald Trump, a map of Iran and a clock.
    Commentary

    The War Clock Never Stopped

    The Trump administration claims we’re in a new war with Iran that justifies a reset of the War Powers Resolution clock. Neither claim is true.  

  4. Collage of f-35 fighter jet, money, airmen pushing a missile, a hellfire missile going to an Apache helicopter, a THAAD interceptor being launched, a ship firing a missile, and missiles being assembled.
    Report

    Munitions: The American Military’s Center of Gravity

    What Operation Epic Fury revealed about munitions procurement.

  5. Collage of pieces of the CIGIE logo and the White House.
    Policy Letter

    Don’t Put Independent Watchdog Office Under White House Control

    Congress should reject the Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2025, which will weaken oversight and introduce conflicts of interest.

  6. Collage of the capitol building and the CIGIE logo broken in pieces.
    Policy Letter

    Former IGs to Congress: Protect CIGIE’s Independence

    15 former inspectors general oppose legislation to abolish the IG coordinating body and consolidate control of federal oversight within the Executive Office of the President

  7. Collage of the U.S. map with holes, and money clippings.
    Report

    Tracking Taxpayer Dollars: Fixing a Flawed System for Federal Spending Data

    A review of USAspending.gov data reveals significant problems tracking spending to the local level, but there are fixes available.

  8. Collage of the Capitol building, an shadowy man in a business suit, the presidential seal, money, a computer, and an obscured woman blowing a whistle.
    Testimony

    Common Sense Reforms Would Prevent Waste and Fraud

    POGO again testifies before Congress to share steps they can take today to cut down on waste and fraud in government spending.

  9. Collage of Elon Musk, the DOGE logo, a magnifying glass and a question mark.
    Commentary

    DOGE Owes Us an Explanation

    Transparency and oversight are key to reducing government waste. Sunsetting without issuing a final report shows DOGE never really cared about either.

  10. Photo collage. Money spills out of a crack in the side of the U.S. Capitol dome. Shadowy Office and Management and Budget documents occupy the background.
    Public Comment

    Public Comment: OMB’s Federal Assistance Proposed Rule Should Be Withdrawn

    A proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget would create opportunities for waste in government programs and funds.

  11. Photo collage. A map of the continental U.S. is covered by the text of the Declaration of Independence. The Statue of Liberty, soldiers in uniform walking, a family holding hands, a child holding an American flag, an old-style lightbulb, and an etching of the signing of the Declaration of Independence layer on top of the map.
    Commentary

    America’s First Big Idea Was Accountability

    We must uphold the promise made in our founding documents.

  12. Collage of obscured employees with their mouths covered and the OPM seal.
    Public Comment

    POGO Opposes Increasing Government-Wide Secrecy

    The administration’s proposed nondisclosure agreement is overboard, unnecessary, and a threat to federal whistleblowing, oversight, and transparency.

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