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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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Public Comment
POGO Raises Concerns About FDIC’s Legacy Loans Program
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) appreciates the opportunity to submit a public comment on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) proposed Legacy Loans Program (LLP).
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Report
Transforming the U.S. Strategic Posture and Weapons Complex for Transition to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World
POGO, as part of the Nuclear Weapons Complex Consolidation Policy Network, contributed to a major study of nuclear deterrence, nuclear doctrine, force structure, the supporting weapons complex, and how they inter-relate, Transforming the U.S. Strategic Posture and Weapons Comp...
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Analysis
A Tempered View of Gates’ Budget Cutbacks
The acclaimed defense budget recommendations and possible terminations by Defense Secretary Robert Gates require a closer, more detailed analysis of what exactly is going to change, explains CDI's Straus Military Reform Project Director Winslow Wheeler.
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Analysis
Congressional Pressure Finally Leads to Resignation of NASA IG
Government Executive reported today that NASA Inspector General (IG) Robert "Moose" Cobb has resigned amidst pressure from Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), and Charles Grassley (R-IA) calling for his removal. The Senators cited his "inef...
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Coalition Calling on President to Strengthen Whistleblower Rights
We write on behalf of organizations representing hundreds of thousands of concerned Americans to respectfully call upon you to make your campaign promise for stronger whistleblower protections the unequivocal policy of your administration and the law of the land.
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Analysis
What does an F-22 Cost?
The recent event of a tragic F-22 crash in California, killing the pilot, was exploited by some to disseminate some misinformation about the cost of F-22 fighters. Straus Military Reform Project Director Winslow Wheeler sets some of the facts straight in a commentary on the tr...
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Danielle Brian on The Roles and Responsibilities of Inspectors General
Watching the watchdogs is an essential factor in keeping this vital system in balance, and holding Inspectors General accountable is a job that needs to be embraced more thoughtfully by Congress and accomplished more effectively by their peers through the Inspector General Cou...
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Report
Inspectors General: Accountability is a Balancing Act
In part two of POGO's investigation into the federal Inspector General (IG) system, POGO examines how to hold IGs accountable. The report seeks to consider the right balance between quantity and quality of reports, prioritizing small problems versus significant issues, and foc...
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to FDA’s Daniel Schultz MD regarding the lack of GLP inspections
We are writing to ask about the failure of your office to disclose an action taken within CDRH: the decision to stop enforcing an important safety regulation.
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Analysis
Superficial Defense Reform Once Again
Straus Military Reform Project Director Winslow Wheeler exposes the useless and cosmetic nature of feints at acquisition reform from the Defense Department and phony reformers in Congress in a commentary that was published in the Monday, March 16, 2009 issue of Politico.
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Public Comment
POGO Wants Public DoD Revolving Door Database
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to DFARS Case 2008-D007 – "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Senior DoD Officials Seeking Employment With Defense Contractors." (74 Fed. Reg. 2408 (January 15, 2009)).
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Public Comment
Non-Competitive Contract Documents Need Contract Database Home
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) provides the following public comment to FAC 2005–30, FAR Case 2008–003—"Public Disclosure of Justification and Approval Documents for Noncompetitive Contracts." (74 Fed. Reg. 2731 (January 15, 2009)). POGO is an independent...