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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
POGO Urges Review of Ethics Reporting Omissions by President Trump
In light of the government’s case against Michael Cohen, OGE should review whether President Trump underreported the amount of his liabilities in his 2017 financial disclosure report.
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Policy Letter
Senator Warren’s Bill Offers Many Reforms to Improve Government Ethics and Accountability
Senator Warren's recently introduced Anti Corruption and Public Integrity bill would address many ethics loopholes, congressional oversight challenges, and the ability of the federal to function in a way that serves all Americans.
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Policy Letter
EPA Lacks the Authority and Supporting Data to Propose Transparency Requirements for Science
EPA lacks sufficient authority to propose the "Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science" rule and the proposal itself is incomplete, ill-considered, and contrary to the Agency’s mission to protect the public and environment. Therefore, the Project On Governme...
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges Congress to Advance Strong Election Security and Paper Ballot Measures
The Senate is preparing to hold a committee mark up of the Secure Elections Act, legislation that would provide various forms of assistance to states to bolster election security. However, reports indicate the Senate Rules Committee may water down the bill before advancing it...
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges Council to Limit When Contractors Deny Agencies Access to Vital Cost Information
Agencies need access to certified cost or pricing information, which substantially improves contract pricing, negotiation, and accountability, and saves taxpayer dollars. POGO supports expanding government access to certified cost or pricing information and urges the FAR Counc...
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Policy Letter
Advocates Applaud Bill Closing Whistleblower Loophole
Advocate groups sent a letter to Senator Duckworth in support of her bill that would close a loophole that is harmful to whistleblowers at the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Policy Letter
Civil Society Urges Senate Judiciary to Demand Access to Documents
POGO joined a nonpartisan group of nonprofit organizations in sending a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing concern over reports of partisan access to records related to Supreme Court Nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh and urging the committee to request full acces...
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Policy Letter
Census Should Remove Citizenship Question from 2020 Survey
The proposed inclusion of the citizenship question in the 2020 Census will unnecessarily jeopardize the accuracy of the survey, which we rely on to assign congressional seats and direct hundreds of billions in spending each year. The Project On Government Oversight strongly ur...
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Policy Letter
Civil Society Calls on Pentagon to Increase Public Access to Information
In a letter to Defense Secretary Mattis, Civil Society groups urge increased public access to information about our current wars.
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Policy Letter
Interior Blowout Preventer Rulemaking Violates Public Access Laws
Interior's proposed rule to revise existing regulations for well control and blowout preventer systems violates federal laws because it requires impeded access to American Petroleum Institute technical standards. Public access to those standards requires an account, consent to...
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports Grant of Testimonial Subpoena Power to Inspectors General
POGO sent a letter in support of bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives that would grant testimonial subpoena power to federal inspectors general.
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Policy Letter
Civil Society Defends Congressional Oversight
Bipartisan group of civil society members sent a letter to Congress pushing back on an effort to allow the executive branch to unilaterally limit information sharing to members of Congress.