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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 makes comments on the final Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Records of Decision on Complex Transformation
We are writing to point out some serious deficiencies in the Final Complex Transformation Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (SPEIS).
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Congress Urging Immediate Oversight on the Bailout
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 line with our mission, we are worried about the continued lack of openness concerning th...
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Analysis
The Pentagon’s Challenge to President-elect Obama
The challenges posed by the Defense Department and the U.S. military are imposing to say the least, explains Straus Military Reform Project Director Winslow Wheeler. Also, CDI releases the advance, electronic version of the "America's Defense Meltdown" preface, a mil...
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Analysis
New Contractor Ethics Rule Set for December Rollout
Last November, the civilian and defense acquisition councils proposed changing the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to impose greater ethical responsibilities on federal contractors. The proposed rule would require contractors to implement a code of business ethics and an...
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Analysis
The Other Meltdown
The financial and economic collapse, our deeply flawed health care system, the gridlock in Washington, two long wars not going well, and long-term, fundamental problems with energy and Social Security do not complete the list of raging crises the new president must face. Add t...
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Analysis
More Bad News on the Iraq Contracting Front
It's Halloween today, and taxpayers should be afraid--VERY afraid. On Monday, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) released another report guaranteed to make you scream in terror.
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Analysis
Dr. Ned Feder: Ethical Problems at NIH - The Struggle Continues
My past battles with the NIH's leaders have recently been featured in stories on Pharmalot, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Nature. As a scientist at NIH I pointed out that too many researchers funded by the NIH were privately receiving consulting fees and other paymen...
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Policy Letter
POGO Letter to Vought Aircraft Inc., regarding product substitution
In May 2008, The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) released a 2006 Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) memorandum which revealed that from 1997 to 2005, Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., along with other aircraft manufacturers, was supplied with bogus materials by ...
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Report
POGO’s Recommended Good Government Reforms for Presidential Transition Teams
Over the past 27 years, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has worked towards achieving a more accountable federal government. During that time, POGO has enjoyed a strong working relationship with your Senate office [Senator McCain and Senator Obama] working towards th...
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Analysis
Myths about a Federal Contractor Responsibility Database
The government is shirking its mandated requirement to only do business with responsible contractors. The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is concerned that pre-award contractor responsibility determinations have fallen by the wayside.
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Analysis
Bailout Shambles is No Surprise with this Congress
Don't think the fiasco in the House of Representatives was out of the norm for congressional behavior these days. The director of the Straus Military Report Project, Winslow Wheeler, explains that the American public can expect more in a commentary that appeared in the Oct. 2,...
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Policy Letter
POGO letter supporting the nomination of George Mulley from the NRC Office of Inspector General for the NRC’s Edward McGaffigan Jr. Public Service Award
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) enthusiastically endorses Mr. George Mulley for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Edward McGaffigan Jr. Public Service Award.