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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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AnalysisHistorically High Pentagon Spending Creates a Hollow Force
Historically high Pentagon budgets aren’t a problem because they steal funds from other programs. They’re a problem because the force they produce is smaller and less effective than it should be.
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AnalysisThe Incredibly Shrinking Defense Industry
Fewer contractors mean less competition and innovation
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AnalysisFacial Recognition Surveillance Doesn’t Necessarily Make You Safer
If we don’t recognize facial recognition’s problems and implement policies to mitigate them, the technology will sweep innocent individuals into investigations, undercut police-community relations, and waste law enforcement resources.
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AnalysisJuly Oversight Training: Making the Most of Your Resources, Part 2: CRS
POGO's Congressional Training Program aims to educate Hill staffers and other people in the legislative branch about the oversight powers of Congress.
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AnalysisTo Protect the Courts, Start Here
Congress could begin shoring up the legitimacy of the courts by requiring a Supreme Court ethics code and greater transparency for judges’ financial disclosures and recusal decisions.
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AnalysisThe B-52 as Lazarus
What the Pentagon’s resurrection of the ancient bomber tells us about its priorities
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AnalysisThe History and Future of Mass Metadata Surveillance
Learn how the NSA’s system of mass collection of our phone records came about, how we've dealt with it so far, and steps Congress should take this year to reform a broken system.
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AnalysisThe F-35 and the Captured State
The Pentagon lacks information to even start driving down costs
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AnalysisIndustry Influence on an FCC Advisory Panel
The Federal Communications Commission is supposed to help keep our communication networks secure. But its reliance on an industry-dominated group for cybersecurity advice undermines that mission.
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AnalysisJune Oversight Training: Making the Most of Your Resources, Part 1: GAO
POGO's Congressional Training Program aims to educate Hill staffers and other people in the legislative branch about the oversight powers of Congress.
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AnalysisTitles of 13 New “Secret Laws” Revealed
POGO has obtained new details about legal opinions from the Justice Department’s secretive Office of Legal Counsel, including 13 new titles.