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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 LetterSenate and House Homeland Security Subcommittees - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023
The subcommittees should advance these appropriations requests in order to strengthen Congress’s ability to conduct fact-based oversight and protect civil liberties.
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Policy LetterHouse Legislative Branch Subcommittee - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023
The subcommittee should advance these appropriations requests in order to strengthen Congress’s ability to conduct fact-based, bipartisan oversight.
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Policy LetterSenate Legislative Branch Subcommittee - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023
The subcommittee should advance these appropriations requests in order to strengthen Congress’s ability to conduct fact-based, bipartisan oversight
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CommentarySidebar: A Seismic Moment
Like so many people, we’re still digesting the draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
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AnalysisFinancial Regulator Flexes Its Weakness
A disciplinary action against a former KPMG vice chair shows that the board that polices corporate auditors remains a weak enforcer of its own rules.
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Policy LetterPromoting Judicial Ethics with the 21st Century Courts Act
The Supreme Court needs ethics reform. The 21st Century Courts Act is an important step forward.
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Fact SheetClose Accountability Loopholes for Military Contractors
Congress should stop contractors from hiking prices for the Pentagon and wasting taxpayer dollars.
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TestimonyFully Equip FinCEN to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism
POGO’s testimony before the House Financial Services Committee on FinCEN oversight outlines steps to help ensure bad actors can’t make illicit financial transactions that harm our national security.
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TestimonyBuilding Confidence in the Supreme Court Through Ethics and Recusal Reforms
Having been entrusted with that great power, the justices owe the public not only a commitment to the ethical use of power, but also a conspicuous demonstration of their ethical conduct.
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AnalysisCan We Track Infrastructure Dollars?
The federal government is beginning to spend the $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending authorized by Congress, but limited award data will almost certainly prevent the public from knowing where the funds go and what they accomplish.
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AnalysisAir Force Leaders Defy Congress’s A-10 Mandates
Congress saved the A-10 five times over eight years when Air Force leaders tried to retire the only aircraft designed to support ground troops. Despite these clear mandates, Air Force leaders pressed forward with their plans anyway.
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Policy LetterReducing Personal Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government
After Congress passes legislation to prohibit insider trading by its members, it should begin drafting government-wide solutions to personal financial conflicts of interest.