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Policy Letter
Letter from Open Government Groups to Senate Armed Services Committee regarding the nomination of William J. Lynn III
The undersigned groups commends you, Chairman Levin, for your decision to wait to evaluate the impact of President Obama's new revolving door restrictions requiring appointees to recuse themselves from work related to their former employer or clients, as well as from matters o...
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Analysis
ICBL Releases New Annual Landmine Report
In November 2008, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) released its tenth annual report, “Landmine Monitor Report, 2008: Towards a Mine-Free World.” The report acts as the de facto monitoring regime for the Mine Ban Treaty, and monitors states’ (party to it) impl...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Rep. Tanner Supporting Change to House Rules Requiring Periodic Hearings on Waste, Fraud, Abuse and Mismanagement
Thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) regarding H. Res. 40, which requires each standing committee of the House of Representatives to hold periodic hearings on the topics of waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement
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Analysis
SIGTARP Gets Down to Business
The jury is still out on Neil Barofsky, the recently confirmed Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), but it looks like he's off to a promising start.
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AnalysisStohl Analyzes CRS Annual Report on Arms Transfers
On Oct. 23, 2008, the Congressional Research Service released the most recent version of its annual arms transfer report, “Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2000-2007.” According to the report, U.S. arms agreements to both developed and developing countries in...
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Analysis
Andrew Cockburn interviews Winslow Wheeler on “America’s Defense Meltdown” for CounterPunch
Various blogs and websites have reproduced author Andrew Cockburn's interview of Winslow Wheeler on the subject of the recent military reform anthology "America's Defense Meltdown: Pentagon Reform for President Obama and the New Congress." The Center for Defense Info...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Congressional Oversight Committee Leaders Concerning Certain Financial Companies Seeking Backdoor Access to TARP Funds
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a non-partisan, non-profit government watchdog that works to achieve a federal government that is effective, accountable, open, and honest. In our continuing scrutiny of the Troubled Assest Relief Program's (TARP) implementation, w...
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Policy Letter
POGO letter to Glenn Podonsky, DOE Chief Health, Safety, and Security Officer, regarding beryllium
Thank you for continuing to dialogue with POGO on our shared concerns about improving safety and security within the nuclear weapons complex. We appreciate you asking that we bring to your attention any potential weaknesses in HSS' functioning and its staff that can be strengt...
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Analysis
Email Goof Exposes Whistleblower Problems at FAMS
POGO has obtained an email--mistakenly sent from the Deputy Director of the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) to a former FAMS Security Assistant--that raises serious concerns about the agency's attitude toward whistleblower retaliation.
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Policy Letter
POGO and 77 other open-government groups call for bailout transparency
We, the undersigned advocates for open and accountable government, are writing to express our deep concern that the executive branch has provided no transparency into how taxpayer money is being spent and the decision-making process behind the financial bailout initiatives. We...
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Report
Breaking the Sound Barrier: Experiences of Air Marshals Confirm Need for Reform at the OSC
The Office of Special Counsel is the agency to which whistleblowers in the federal government must turn for help. This investigative report seeks not only to set the record straight on former Special Counsel Bloch's actual accomplishments, but also to provide lessons learned f...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) Director Robert Bray regarding FAMS treatment of whistleblowers
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is an independent nonprofit that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and honest federal government.