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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
BP Suspension: What’s Behind Door Number Two?
Despite having several other companies from which it can purchase fuel, whichever company the Pentagon chooses to replace BP with will likely pose as great a responsibility risk.
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Analysis
Government Makes Opinion Heard in Contract Fraud Case
The government last week filed a complaint in a whistleblower lawsuit accusing The Gallup Organization of overbilling the federal government by millions of dollars and violating federal ethics laws.
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Analysis
DoD Contractors Cost Nearly 3 Times More than DoD Civilians
Defense Department contractor employees are costing nearly 3 times more than an average DoD civilian employee, but little is being done by DoD and Congress to prevent such wasteful spending.
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Policy Letter
Congress Being Misled About True Costs of Service Contracts
Federal agencies are misleading Congress about the true cost if hiring service contractors. Responses from OMB, DHS, and the Army show that the government is negligent in ensuring that it is hiring the most cost-efficient workforce.
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Analysis
EPA Sends a Message With BP Suspension
The EPA’s suspension of BP sends a message to all federal contractors, large and small, that they will be held accountable for their misconduct.
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Policy Letter
An Open Letter to the Senate in Support of More Protections for Whistleblowers and Taxpayer Dollars
We the undersigned organizations write with our strong support for Amendment 2942 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (NDAA), introduced by Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO). Based on the Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2011 (S. 24...
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Analysis
KBR November Litigation Round-Up
Despite a seemingly endless parade of legal troubles for KBR involving its Iraq logistics support work, the company remains a favored federal contractor.
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Policy Letter
POGO and Allies Stand with Wyden and His Hold on Anti-Speech “Anti-Leaks” Provisions
The undersigned organizations, concerned with government openness and accountability, are writing to thank you for delaying floor action on the Intelligence Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. We share Senator Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore) concerns about provisions included in...
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Analysis
Super Committee is a Super Failure, But There’s Still Hope for Taxpayers
The bipartisan Super Committee tasked with finding $1.2 trillion in budget cuts over the next decade is officially a super failure. Now, there's another question looming over the heads of American taxpayers: will Congress learn from its mistakes?
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Analysis
Star Creeps: Petraeus & the Price of the Top-Heavy Pentagon
In addition to extramarital affairs and “flirtatious e-mails,” the General Petraeus sex scandal highlighted another of the Pentagon’s dirty little secrets – generals live like billionaires, and taxpayers are footing the bill.
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AnalysisStill More on Our Ethically Challenged Generals
Politico alerted me this morning to a piece in Huffington Post describing a new report on the revolving door (double-dealing) problem with what Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW) in Washington calculates to be 70 percent of America's retired generals.