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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’s letter regarding the draft bill proposed by Representative Grimm to amend the whistleblower incentives and protections programs at the SEC and CFTC
We are writing to express our deep concerns with the draft bill proposed by Representative Michael Grimm (R-NY) to amend the whistleblower award programs at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) before the programs have be...
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Analysis
Will the President Sign an EO to Increase Disclosure of Political Spending by Contractors?
President Obama is considering issuing an executive order that will require the disclosure of and online public access to federal contractor spending on elections.
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Policy Letter
Pentagon Watchdog Should Investigate DARPA Conflicts
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is writing to express our concerns about the award and administration of contracts, grants, and other transactions, as well as about the effectiveness of avoiding or preventing conflicts-of-interest, at the Defense Advanced Research P...
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Groups in Supporting Transparency in Government Contracting E.O. Contractor Accountability?
The undersigned organizations, on behalf of our members and supporters, write today to express our strong support for the April 13th draft executive order that would require full disclosure of campaign spending and contributions by business entities that seek federal governmen...
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Analysis
DoD Identifies 14 “Should-Cost” and “Will-Cost” Demonstration Programs
The Air Force, Army, and Navy have identified fourteen weapons programs where they will employ two management techniques to prevent massive cost overruns, according to an April 22 Department of Defense (DoD) memo obtained by Inside Defense.com.
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Analysis
FCMD Contractors in the News
The Department of the Interior announced on Thursday that BP Exploration and Production, Inc., will provide $1 billion for early oil spill restoration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico as part of an agreement with the federal government and the five states bordering the Gulf. The ...
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Policy Letter
An Open Letter to United States Senate: Oppose the Anti-Speech Policy in the Intelligence Authorization Bill
Our undersigned groups are writing to oppose a troubling provision in the Intelligence Authorization bill, S. 719, Section 403, which threatens free speech rights of current and former federal employees in the intelligence community.
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Analysis
Suggestions for How to Make the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a Prototype for a More Open, Effective, and Accountable Government
In April 2011, POGO and other open government advocates met with Professor Elizabeth Warren, Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), to discuss how the brand new CFPB can meet her call ...
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Analysis
FAPIIS First Impressions
Friday, April 15, 2011 marked the public debut of the government’s contractor and grantee responsibility database, the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System, or FAPIIS. POGO gave it a test drive and has a few things to say about it.
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Analysis
Tax Tidbits
Well, not quite. The filing deadline this year was moved to Monday, April 18 because today marks the observance of Emancipation Day. Enjoy your weekend, procrastinating taxpayers.
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Analysis
Two Pitfalls
There are two pitfalls that could ultimately harm the media’s access to government information. First, although the Obama Administration has certainly emphasized the open government agenda, some of the most significant accomplishments in open government have been piloted by ou...
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Analysis
OMB’s Confusing Reply to Concerns that Post-WikiLeaks Directives Could Lead to Rights Infringement
What are agencies supposed to do about WikiLeaks? We had some concerns about the directives for agencies issued in the wake of the November WikiLeaks disclosures and wrote to the administration on January 28, along with some of our allies, seeking clarification. On March 29, J...