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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 LetterOpen Letter from Republican and/or Conservative Former Elected and Senior Officials Defending Mueller
It is critical that the Special Counsel be allowed to complete his review with the full support of DOJ and without interference, for the benefit of the country as well as for that of the Administration.
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Policy Letter
Civil Society Urges Congress to Support the Special Counsel Integrity Act
Nonpartisan civil society organizations sent a letter to Members of Congress today urging them to support the bipartisan and bicameral Special Counsel Integrity Act.
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Policy Letter
Groups Urge Congress to Strengthen the Law Requiring Foreign Lobbying Disclosure
The Project On Government Oversight joined a group of good government advocates to call for Congress to pass the Disclosing Foreign Influence Act.
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports Bill to Increase Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports
Today, POGO joins dozens of civil society organizations in supporting the bipartisan Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA), common-sense legislation that improves Congress’s ability to oversee the Executive branch and provides needed governmental transparency.
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Policy Letter
POGO Strongly Opposes House Bill to Protect Secrecy Around Oil and Gas Payments
POGO's Executive Director, Danielle Brian sent a letter today to the House Financial Services Committee to express our opposition to legislation aimed at protecting industry secrecy at the expense of the American taxpayer.
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Policy Letter
POGO Supports Improved FEMA Proposal Aiding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Unless altered, FEMA's supersized proposal to hire a single vendor to handle all of the shipping, transportation, logistics, and delivery of disaster relief to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for the next 12 months might slow recovery efforts.
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Policy Letter
POGO Joins Civil Society in Opposing Expanded Government Surveillance
Civil society expressed it's strong opposition to the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, highlighting that the bill is not reform but an expansion of government surveillance authorities.
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Policy Letter
POGO Calls for an Investigation into Possible Violation of Whistleblower Protection Law
Today, POGO sent a letter to the Office of Special Counsel asking that the office open an investigation into a possible violation of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act by Customs and Border Protection.
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Policy Letter
USEITI Civil Society Members Urge Government, Industry to Resume Work on Transparency Initiative
Despite nearly five years of effort by the members of the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the government's inability to revive meetings so that civil society can adequately participate in the process threatens the legitimacy of the initiative in the United ...
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Policy Letter
Whistleblower Advocates Demand Accountability for Substantiated Case of Defense Contractor Whistleblower Reprisal
Multiple government investigations have substantiated allegations of reprisal against Michael Sandknop, a defense contractor whistleblower. The Army and the National Guard, like the rest of the federal government, increasingly relies upon contractors to provide goods and servi...
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Policy Letter
Civil Society Demands Open Surveillance Markup
A bipartisan coalition of 22 transparency and civil liberties organizations urged the Senate Intelligence Committee to hold an open markup, as possible, when it considers draft surveillance legislation.
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Policy Letter
POGO Tells National Defense Authorization Act Conferees to Prioritize Troops and Taxpayers, Not Contractors
POGO sent a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees urging them to prioritize proposals that will save taxpayer dollars and increase the military's effectiveness.