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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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AnalysisAbout-Face: Examining Amazon’s Shifting Story on Facial Recognition Accuracy
Confidence thresholds and the stakes for civil rights and civil liberties
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AnalysisApril Oversight Training: Working with Insiders and Whistleblowers
POGO's Congressional Training Program aims to educate Hill staffers and other people in the legislative branch about the oversight powers of Congress.
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AnalysisThe Legislative Value of the Mueller Report
Attorney General Barr’s letter to Congress summarizes the work that went into Special Counsel Mueller’s final report about Russian involvement in the 2016 election; Congress must now have access to that work to inform any necessary legislation.
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AnalysisHow the FAA Ceded Aviation Safety Oversight to Boeing
The two recent crashes of Boeing’s 737 Max have led to the question: Has the FAA given the aircraft industry too much power to oversee itself?
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Analysis“Fill ‘Er Up!” Why It’s Taken the Pentagon Nearly Two Decades to Buy a New Aerial Tanker
Corruption, complexity, and cost increases have fouled up a pretty simple purchase
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AnalysisMarch Oversight Training: The Nuts & Bolts of Conducting Oversight
POGO's Congressional Training Program aims to educate Hill staffers and other people in the legislative branch about the oversight powers of Congress.
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AnalysisCongress Needs to Build Up Election Security Protections, and Also Contingencies
If hackers infiltrated a state’s registration database and the list of registered voters, it would have a catastrophic effect on elections.
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AnalysisThe Wall’s Missing Pieces
Department of Homeland Security Fails to Provide Congress with Reports Needed to Make Border Wall Funding Decision
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AnalysisCould the New Yemen Resolutions Further Erode Congressional War Powers?
A well-intentioned Congressional effort to end the carnage in Yemen may unintentionally undermine wider efforts to challenge the executive branch’s overreach in our endless illegal wars around the globe.
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Analysis
Watch: Improving Bipartisanship in High-Profile Congressional Investigations
Watch a panel moderated by POGO's Director of the Congressional Oversight Initiative, Justin Rood and hosted by The Federalist Society.
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AnalysisPutting the Hype in Hypersonic Weapons
President Trump’s new call to defend against missiles “anywhere, anytime, anyplace” is a recipe for military futility and fiscal insanity