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Policy Letter
POGO’s FAPIIS Fee Waiver Request
I have included this FOIA Fee Waiver Supplement to provide a detailed account of POGO’s planned use of the requested information and to fully respond to GSA’s fee waiver criteria governed by 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(A)(iii) and 41 C.F.R. § 105–60.305–13.
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Policy Letter
POGO’s FOIA Request for Contractor Responsibility Database Information
I am making this request under the Freedom Of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552. Please provide records that are maintained by an agency or for an agency by a government contractor in any format, including an electronic format.
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Analysis
Why the Recent Osprey Crash Is Turning Heads: An Explainer
On April 9, the Air Force announced that a CV-22 Opsrey crashed in the Zabul Province of southern Afghanistan, killing three service members, one civilian employee, and injuring many others. The aircraft had only been delivered to Afghanistan a few days before as part of the f...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to DHHS on Pandemic Flu Vaccine: Answer Questions Instead of Dodging Them
I have received your letter of January 15 written in response to the October 30 letter to Secretary Sebelius from Danielle Brian and me. Unfortunately, your letter again avoids dealing with the issues we raised.
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Public Comment
POGO Condemns Increase of Contracting Thresholds That Will Further Reduce Oversight
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Federal Acquisition Regulation proposed rule entitled “Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds” (75 FR 5716, February 4, 2010). Founded in 1981, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is an independent nonprofi...
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Policy Letter
POGO Requests End of KBR’s Monopolistic LOGCAP III Contract
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) was recently informed that the Army is considering awarding KBR, Inc., additional work in Iraq under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) III contract. That action continues KBR’s monopoly on LOGCAP work in Iraq rather th...
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Analysis
Kabul Embassy Guards Back in the Spotlight
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) continues to shine a light on the State Department’s controversial use of contractor security guards at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Last Friday, she sent this letter pressing the Department for additional information about its plans ...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Congress Calling for Oversight of Small Business Bailout Program
Even as the administration begins to wind down many of its programs to stabilize the financial system and stimulate the economy, it is imperative that the remaining programs—which continue to place billions, if not trillions, of taxpayer dollars at risk—be subject to extraordi...
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Analysis
FINRA’s Enforcement Chief to Step Down
The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that Susan Merrill, head of enforcement at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), will be stepping down from her post, following a period in which FINRA’s lax enforcement of its large member broker-dealers and its fail...
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Coalition Supporting The Faster FOIA Act
The undersigned organizations write in support of the Faster FOIA Act, which would establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays (the Commission). This advisory commission would be charged with recommending to Congress and the President steps that sh...
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Policy Letter
POGO requests clarifications to Defense regulations to ensure independent audits and timely corrections to deficiencies found in contractor business systems, including withholds
As such, one of POGO’s areas of focus is government contracting. Accordingly, we urge the DFARS Council to ensure that contractors are provided with appropriate incentives to correct deficiencies in their business systems in a timely manner including, but not limited to, withh...
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Coalition Support For Public Information Being Available Online, Calls for Hearings on the Public Online Information Act
The undersigned organizations and individuals respectfully urge Congress to hold hearings on the Public Online Information Act (POIA). The Public Online Information Act requires government information that is public to be made available in the broadest, most accessible manner ...