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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 and GAP Call for a Stay in the Ongoing Case Against Intelligence Community Whistleblower Advocate
Dan Meyer, the Executive Director of IC Whistleblowing & Source Protection has been on administrative leave for three months without notice of the allegations against him. POGO and GAP ask for a stay in Meyer's case until the new Inspector General for the Intelligence Communit...
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Policy Letter
POGO Asks SEC to Investigate Carl Icahn for Insider Trading
POGO urged the SEC to investigate Carl Icahn, former advisor to President Trump, for possible insider trading as well as whether government officials provided him with non-public, market-moving information.
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Policy Letter
POGO Requests Clarity on Contradicting Statements by House Intelligence Committee Chairman
Today, POGO submitted a letter to the Chairman Nunes and Ranking Member Schiff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence requesting clarification of contradicting statements made by Chairman Nunes in committee meetings and memos.
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Policy Letter
POGO Submits Hatch Act Complaint to Office of Special Counsel Alleging Violation by FCC Commissioner
POGO submitted a complaint to the Office of Special Counsel alleging a Hatch Act Violation by FCC Commissioner Commissioner Michael O’Rielly during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
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Policy Letter
POGO Urges Congress to Stop Improper Payments to Deceased People
We urge you to support the bipartisan “Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act” (S. 2374/H.R. 4929).
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Policy Letter
The Constitution Project at POGO Objects to the Department of Justice’s Proposed Closure of the Office for Access to Justice
We are writing to express our concern and disappointment over the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) apparent intent to close the Office for Access to Justice (ATJ).
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Coalition to Highlight Another Executive Branch Misstep on Whistleblower Gag Orders
The Make It Safe Coalition, a coalition of organizations concerned with government accountability, transparency and whistleblower protection, requests the Office of Special Counsel conduct an investigation into the Department of Justice’s violation of anti-gag provisions in th...
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Policy Letter
Whistleblower Coalition Urged Congress to Give Congressional Staff Whistleblower Protections
Whistleblower advocates urge Congress to include whistleblower protections in sexual harassment reform. Whistleblower protections make it safer for congressional staff to report harassment.
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports the “Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act”
The “Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act” is important legislation that would curb waste and fraud involving federal payments. The Project On Government Oversight urges support for this bipartisan bill.
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Policy Letter
POGO Calls for Removal of House Intelligence Committee Members After Vote to Release Memo
POGO Calls for Removal of Republican Members of HPSCI After Vote to Release Memo
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Letter Highlighting Problems Caused by Lack of Census Bureau Director
Without a nominee for the vacant Census Bureau Director position, the White House is running afoul of legal requirements to fill the position.
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Policy Letter
Civil Society Urges Congress to Rein in Surveillance Authorization
A bipartisan coalition of 44 organizations today urged members of the House of Representatives to vote "YES" on the USA RIGHTS amendment and "NO" on theFISA Amendments Reauthorization Act (S. 139) if the USA RIGHTS amendment does not pass.