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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 Response to President Trump’s Letter
POGO's Danielle Brian sent a letter to President Trump over a year ago detailing some ways he could create meaningful transparency in his administration. Last month we received a response and today we sent a letter requesting a meeting to further discuss our suggestions.
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges Congress Not to Confirm Nominee Who Used Nonprofit for His Own Benefit
President Trump's nominee to head NASA used his nonprofit’s resources to benefit a company that he simultaneously co-owned, POGO therefore urges the Senate to vote against his confirmation.
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Policy Letter38 Former Elected Republicans and Former Judges and Prosecutors Call on Congress to Protect the Special Counsel
POGO gathered over three dozen former elected Republicans and Republican-appointed federal judges and prosecutors to call on Senate Republicans to support a bipartisan bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from an unjustified termination.
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports House Efforts to Preserve Special Counsel’s Work
POGO commends Representatives Doggett and Raskin for introducing legislation that would preserve Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative work in the event that he is fired before he completes his investigation.
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Policy Letter
Civil Society Calls for Open Hearings with Service Chiefs
A broad group of organizations from across the ideological spectrum urged the House Armed Services Committee to reconsider its decision to hold closed, classified roundtables in lieu of open hearings with service chiefs. Opening those proceedings allows for citizens to see how...
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Policy Letter
POGO Asks Chairman Gowdy to Give the Oversight Gavel to a Member Willing to do the Job
POGO has asked the Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to pass his gavel to another member after an appearance on CBS's Face the Nation where he appeared to disparage Congress' ability to conduct meaningful oversight.
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Policy Letter
POGO Asks Pentagon Agency to Reveal Foreign Military Sale Reimbursement Waivers
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) review found the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) waived a requirement for foreign governments to repay taxpayers for research and development for weapon systems sold overseas. Now POGO wants the agency respons...
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges the President to Look at the Revolving Door as Part of Opioid Crisis Work
POGO sends an open letter to President Trump saying that any steps his Administration takes to combat the opioid crisis must address this revolving door between government and pharmaceutical companies if it is to successfully stop this growing crisis.
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Policy Letter
Civil Society Demands Transparency and Accountability for CIA Nominee’s Role in Torture of Detainees
Today POGO joined 28 other concerned civil society organizations in demanding that the Senate refuse to consder the Nomination of Gina Haspel to lead the CIA until they are able to conduct legitimate oversight over her reported role overseeing the torture of detainees at a sec...
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Policy Letter
POGO to Attorney General Sessions: Opioid Task Force Must Examine the Revolving Door
The opioid crisis has been fueled for decades by the legalized corruption created by the revolving door between the government and drug companies, that is why POGO asked Attorney General Jess Sessions to instruct the new opioid crisis task force.
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports Funding Request Benefiting Election Cybersecurity
POGO wrote Senate Appropriations Committee leadership to support a grant funding request that would fund the Election Assistance Commission. The money would go toward election cybersecurity training and would ensure the establishment of voting paper trails and post-election au...
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges ICE and Border Patrol to Not Outsource Hiring Functions
POGO writes to highlight the potential negative impacts of the recent Customs and Border Protection (CBP) award for contractor support to hire thousands of new CBP employees and the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) solicitation for contractor support to hire t...